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Jerry GordonSplit Eagle vs. Run

Cover 4 Read/3

Why Split Eagle?

• Always +1 around the ball • Gap control defense. Mostly Outside

Shades

• Highly Flexible 3 down or 4 down (40 or 50)

Option to flip/flop personnel

Why Split Eagle?

• Allows us to play fast and aggressive– Tough to stay on doubles

• Have two Tandems 35, and 5,9

• Set it and forget• No easy release of TE• Not a lot of teams play it

When do we call Split Eagle 4/3

• TE is in the game

• 2 Backs are in the game

• Expecting Run

• Vs. 2 backs Cover 4

• Vs. 1 Back 3

What it looks like

S

M

T T

W

E E

RF

Right

The player lined up over a TE issaid to be in BANDIT Position

Defensive Line Alignments

• Dline- Ball hand down and Ball foot back

• DT’s are in a 3 or a Shade

• DE’s are in a 5 or a 7– Crowd the ball– Line up as tight of a shade as possible

without being reached. We are spill players

LB Alignments

Mac- Line up in a wide 30 Read OG to Flow Down, Pull, Reach, Pass

Will- Line up in a 20 never be leveragedRead Flow to OGWide, Tight, Split, Pass

Depth- 4 ½ to yards 5

Rover Rules• Line up away TE or Boundary

Normal 1x7 off OT (2 backs and 1 WR)

Low 2x5 off OT (2 backs Slot)

Hip 2x2 off TE (Double Tight)

Apex Two receivers to your side and 1 back in the backfield (Cover 3 check)

Sam Rules• Line up to TE or Field

• 9 Inside shoe to outside shoe

• Low 2x5 off OT (2 backs and no TE)

• Apex Two receivers to your side and 1 back in the backfield (Cover 3 check)

Let’s Get Set

SM

T T

Sam and Mac line up to the Stud Te If no TE line up to Field

Tackles are head up on the guards right now

Let’s Get Set

S

M

T T

WWill now sets the front AWAY from the Sam and to him

The tackle AWAY from the call is in a SHADEThe Tackle TO the Call is in a 3

RIGHT, RIGHT

Let’s Get Set

S

M

T T

W

E E

DE away from call is in a 5DE to Call is in a 7 or a 5

RIGHT

Let’s Get Set

S

M

T T

W

E E

RRover always align TO the call

Free Always align to the MOST Receivers

Right

Let’s Get Set

T ETE

WMS

C CFS R

1X81x7

1X8

8

All Alignments are Ability Based And Game Plan BasedThe Free Safety is in a BANDIT Position

30 20

Let’s Get Set

T ETE

WMS

C CFS

R

8

2x51x8

2x10

The Rover is in a Low PositionThe Corner is in a Bandit Position

Let’s Get Set

T ETE

WMS

C CFS

R2x2

RIGHT

The Rover is in a Hip Position because of the 7 Tech

Let’s Get Set

T ETE

W MS

C CFS

R

Left, Left

Let’s Get SetRight

T EE

S

T

M W

CC

FR

Sam is in a Low because of 2 backs

Let’s Get SetLeft

Rover is in an APEX because of 2 backsWe now check to Cover (3 or 1) because 1 back

Field is Left

T EE ST

MW

C

C

F

R

Let’s Get SetLeft

We make a SLIDE call. ONLY Time LB’s will moveWe now check to Cover 3 because 1 back

NOTE: Backer Force for Will

Field is Left

T EE ST

MW

C CF

R

What if Sam is Wrong?RIGHT

Will MUST Set Front AWAY Sam

T EES

T

M W CC

F

R

Not what we want but it is still sound

Force Calls

• Sky- Rover Force

• Cloud- Corner Force

• Backer Force- LB Force

• Read- TE inside release = Bandit Force

TE outside release = Backer Force

Read Force TE Outside

S

BA

Sam has Pitch and Bandit has Outside half of the QB

Remember: Bandit can be a Safety or Corner

Read Force TE Inside Release

S

BASam is a spill player and has QB on ISV and Dive on OSV

Bandit is a Pitch player

Power “B” Gap Open

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Power “B” Gap Open

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Sam Under and Bandit Over

Power “B” Gap Open

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Mac Over and Will Under

Power “B” Gap Open

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Backside Read

Power “B” Gap Closed

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Power “B” Gap Closed

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Sam Spill

Power “B” Gap Closed

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Bandit Over, Mac UnderMac Over, Will Under

Power “B” Gap Closed

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Backside Read

TOSS

T ETE

W M

S

BA

R

TOSS

T ETE

W M

S

BAR

Sam: Work to a point 2x2 and try to set an edge

TOSS

T ETE

W M

S

BAR

Mac, Will and X: Run inside out at a proper angleALWAYS BALL BEHIND

TOSS

T ETE

W M

S

BAR

Bandit: Fill Where needed

TOSS Weak

Bandit: Fill Where needed

T EES T

M W

FR

ISO

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

ISO

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Mac Over and Will Under

ISO

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Bandit and Safety fill as needed

Counter 2 Man Side

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Counter 2 Man Side

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

DE Spill: Take 2 if possible

Counter 2 Man Side

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Safety Over and Will Under

Counter 2 Man Side

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Mac Over, DE Spill, Bandit read

Inside Veer To The TE

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Inside Veer to The TE

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Vs. Outside Release: Sam has PitchWe like to slow play and Bandit has Pass

Inside Veer to The TE

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Vs Inside Release: DE has Dive Mac Has QB (gap replace)

Inside Veer to the TE

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Will Over and Safety Under

Inside Veer to the SE

T EES T

M W

BAR

Inside Veer to the SE

T EES T

M W

BAR

DE has Dive vs. Inside Release

Inside Veer to the SE

T EES T

M W

BAR

Will Has the QB and R has the Pitch

Inside Veer to the SE

T EES T

M W

BAR

Will Has the QB and R has the Pitch

Outside Veer

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Outside Veer

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Sam to Dive Vs TE inside release

Outside Veer

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Bandit has Pitch Mac has QB

Outside Veer

T ETE

W M

S

XBa

Will Over Safety Best Path

Mid Line Follow

T EES

T

M W

BAR

Mid Line Follow

T EES

T

M W

BAR

DT and Mac have Dive

Mid Line Follow

T EES

T

M W

BAR

Will Has INSIDE half of QB Rover has OUTSIDE half of QB

Mid Line Follow

T EES

T

M W

BAR

Sam is a FOLD player and the BA has Pitch

Trips Speed Strong

T EES

T

M WCC

F

R

Trips Speed Strong

DE has QB outside and W has QB insideVs. a big speed team we would set the front

to the Sam

T EES

T

M WCC

F

R

Trips Speed Strong

Mac, Sam, and CB have to fight over their blocks They are PITCH Players

T EES

T

M WCC

F

R

Trips Speed Strong

Rover plays CounterFree checks for pass and becomes a Fill as needed Player

NOTE: Backer Force

T EES

T

M WCC

F

R

Speed Weak Trips

T EES

T

M WCC

F

R

Speed Weak Trips

T EES

T

M WCC

F

R

DE has QB OutsideWill has QB Inside

Speed Weak Trips

T EES

T

M WCC

F

R

Rover has PitchNote: Sky Force

Speed Weak Trips

T EES

T

M WCC

F

R

Mac has counter and cutback

Common Line Stunts- Clap

Call side DT

T EES T

M W R

Clap Vs. ISO Weak

T EES T

M W R

Helps keep ISO front side… Forces FB to Change PathLike Pinch Here too

Common Line Stunts- Clobber

Call side DT and DE

T EES T

M W R

Common Line Stunts- Pinch

T EES T

M W R

DE AWAY from call

Pinch Vs. Power Strong

T EES T

M W RBA

This Closes B gap so OG must Pull Wide

Common Line Stunts- Pirate DE and Sam AWAY from call

T EES T

M W R

Common Line Stunts- RaiderDE away and Tackle to

T EES T

M W R

Alignment Variations Split G

T EES T

M W R

Alignment Variations Split 11

T EES T

M W R

Never Vs. Two TE’S

Alignment Variations Split 33

Never Vs. Two TE’S

T EES T

M W R

Alignment Variations Tight 5

T EES T

M W R

LEFT, LEFT

Never Vs. Two Tights

Resources

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