Palmer Tigers Football Flat E G C G E Flat C Gap B Gap A Gaps B Gap C Gap Defensive Alignments May 2017 2 Defenses Eagle 3-2 front zone defense; Ends contain <C Gap> (hadow Bird) Kansas 3-2 front zone defense; Ends crash B gaps (BB hooqng MoQon) 4-1 4-1 front zone defense (Golf Clap) Jackie 4-2 front man- to- man defense (Baseball wing) Gut 5-1 front zone goal- line defense (Belly Rub) Elf Wizard 3/4 Front man- to- man spread defense (pirit Fingers) Horns 2 front zone, spread defense (Texas Horns sign) Coverage D- J Cover 2 (Chest tap with both hands or Crotch tap with both hands) T- Magic Cover 3 (Fist & arms held straight out from shoulders <makes a T>) Free Bird One Free afety over the top (Flapping Wings) Eight Ball Man- to- Man (ideways 8 or infinity sign) Eagle (3-2) front line calls: Updated: 5/13/15 Black=Left Orange=Right Itch= inside blitz (B Gap) Thumb=outside blitz (C Gap) by Cloud=zone blitz (linemen drop into coverage, while blitzes) X=Left blitzes right B Gap & Right blitzes left B Gap Black Twist=Nose left A Gap, Left linebacker Blitzes right A gap Orange Twist=Nose right A Gap, Right linebacker Blitzes left A gap Black Thumb= Left end crash B gap, Left linebacker Blitz left C gap Orange Thumb=Right end crash B gap, Right linebacker Blitz right C gap Black Hammer=Left inside blitz Orange Hammer=Right inside blitz Lightening=Left C Gap blitz, Left slants to B Gap Thunder=Right C Gap blitz, Right slants to B Gap torm=both s C Gap blitzes, both s slant to B Gap Black Itch=Left blitzes B Gap, L rushes the C Gap (outside contain) Orange Itch=Right blitzes B Gap, R rushes the C Gap (outside contain) Double Itch=Both s blitz B Gaps, both s rush C Gaps (outside contain) Black Cloud=Left blitzes C Gap, L drops into coverage Orange Cloud=Right blitzes C Gap, R drops into coverage Double Cloud=Both s blitz C Gaps, both s drop into coverage 4 Eagle/D-J (Cover 2) =trong ide W=Weak ide End has QB, has pitchman, has Dive Eagle/T-Magic (Cover 3) End has QB, has pitchman, has Dive W W 5 6 1
Eagle/Thunder (Cover 2) Eagle/Black Itch (Cover 2) 7 8 Eagle/Orange Cloud (Cover 2) Eagle/Black Twist (Cover 2) 9 10 Eagle/Orange Twist (Cover 2) Eagle/X (Cover 3) 11 12 2
Eagle/Black Hammer (Cover 2) Kansas (3-2) front line calls: Updated: 5/13/15 Black=Left Orange=Right Itch= inside blitz (B Gap) Thumb=outside blitz (C Gap) by Cloud=zone blitz (linemen drop into coverage, while blitzes) Black Thumb= Left end crash B gap, Left linebacker Blitz left C gap Orange Thumb=Right end crash B gap, Right linebacker Blitz right C gap Black Hammer=Left inside blitz Orange Hammer=Right inside blitz Lightening=Left C Gap blitz, Left slants to B Gap Thunder=Right C Gap blitz, Right slants to B Gap torm=both s C Gap blitzes, both s slant to B Gap Black Cloud=Left blitzes C Gap, L drops into coverage Orange Cloud=Right blitzes C Gap, R drops into coverage Double Cloud=Both s blitz C Gaps, both s drop into coverage 13 14 Kansas/D-J (Cover 2) =trong ide W=Weak ide has Dive, has QB, has Pitchman Kansas/T-Magic (Cover 3) has Dive, has QB, has Pitchman W W 15 16 Kansas/Thunder (Cover 2) Kansas/Black Thumb (Cover 2) 17 18 3
4-1 front line calls: Updated: 5/08/17 Black=Left Orange=Right Itch= blitz the B Gap Cloud=zone blitz ( drops while blitzes) Pinch-DTs line up in A gap to stop sneak Indian-DTs slant into A gap Outlaw-DTs slant out to B gap Lucie-DTs slant left Reggie-DTs slant right Lucie Twist=DTs slant left & M crash right B gap Reggie Twist=DTs slant right & M crash left B gap Black Tornado=Left crashes left B Gap & Left DT loops to left C Gap Orange Tornado=Right crashes B Gap & Right DT loops to right C Gap Lightning Reggie=Left corner blitz C gap, DTs and left end slant right Thunder Lucie=Right corner blitz C gap, DTs and right end slant left torm=both corners come on an outside blitz (C Gaps) Black Itch=Left blitzes the left B gap, contains/flats, LDT slants B gap Orange Itch=Right blitzes right B gap, contains/flat, RDT slants A gap Double Itch=Both s blitz B gaps, s contain/flat, both DT s slant A gaps Black Cloud=Left blitzes C Gap, L drops back into coverage Orange Itch Cloud=Right blitzes C Gap, R drops back into coverage Double Itch Cloud= s blitz C Gaps, s Drop into coverage 19 41 DJ Cover 2 =trong W=Weak DT/ have Dive, has QB, & has pitchman T T W W 20 41 T-Magic Cover 3 DT/ have Dive, has QB, & has pitchman 41 Lightening Cover 2 =trong W=Weak DT/ have Dive, has QB, & has pitchman DT DT B T T W W 21 22 41 Orange Itch Cover 2 =trong W=Weak DT/ have Dive, has QB, & has pitchman 41 Black Cloud Cover 2 =trong W=Weak DT/ have Dive, has QB, & has pitchman T T W W T T W W 23 24 4
41 Orange Tornado Cover 2 =trong W=Weak 41 Orange Twist Cover 2 =trong W=Weak DT/ have Dive, has QB, & has pitchman T T W W DT DT W W 25 26 Jackie (42/Man to Man) front line calls: Updated: 5/08/17 Black=Left Orange=Right Itch= blitz the B Gap Cloud=zone blitz (linemen drop into coverage, while blitzes) Pinch=DTs line up in A gap to stop sneak Indian=DTs slant into A gap Outlaw=DTs slant out to B gap Lucie=DTs slant left Reggie=DTs slant right Orange Tornado=Right crashes right B Gap & Right DT loops to the right C Gap Black Tornado=Left crashes left B Gap & Left DT loops to left C Gap Jackie 4-2 Man has QB, has Dive, & afety has pitchman DT DT Linebackers are man- to- man on the RB s (whichever comes to their side of the field) afeqes are man- to- man on the ends on their side of the field 27 28 Gut (5-1 Goal Line) front line calls: Updated: 5/08/17 Black=Left Orange=Right Pinch-DTs line up in A gap to stop sneak Indian-DTs slant into A gap Outlaw-DTs slant out to B gap Lucie-DTs slant left Reggie-DTs slant right Lucie Twist=DTs slant left & M crash right B gap Reggie Twist=DTs slant right & M crash left B gap Black Tornado=Left crashes left B Gap & Left DT loops to left C Gap Orange Tornado=Right crashes B Gap & Right DT loops to right C Gap Lightning=Left corner blitz C gap, DTs and left end slant right Thunder =Right corner blitz C gap, DTs and right end slant left torm=both corners come on an outside blitz (C Gaps) Black Itch=Left blitzes the left B gap, contains/flats, LDT slants B gap Orange Itch=Right blitzes right B gap, contains/flat, RDT slants A gap Double Itch=Both s blitz B gaps, s contain/flat, both DT s slant A gaps Gut (Goal Line) has Dive, has QB, & afety has pitchman T T 29 30 5
Elf Wizard (pread Man-to-Man): Updated: 5/08/17 Elf Wizard mash (4 front)=all linemen rush Note: If a receiver goes in motion, the man covering the receiver blitzes, the linemen shift with the motion, & the backside picks the motion man up man-to-man. No shifting if a RB motions out of the backfield. Elf Wizard/mash Elf Wizard py (3 front)= 3 linemen rush, the extra spies the Quarterback Elf Wizard DJ (2 front)=2 linemen rush 4 others are man-to-man, 2 safeties in a cover two Elf Wizard Free Bird=3 linemen rush, 4 others man-to-man, & Free afety either shades towards their best receiver or plays center field DT DT 31 32 Elf Wizard/py Elf Wizard/DJ DT *Note: Linebacker spies the Quarterback 33 34 Elf Wizard/Free Bird Horns (pread Zone): Updated: 5/08/17 Horns DJ=2 front cover 2 zone defense Horns T-Magic=3 front cover 3 zone defense 35 36 6
Horns/DJ Horns/T-Magic DT 37 38 7