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^ Zimmerman, New Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football, p.So, instead of being pure run defenders and pass rushers, as 4-3 ends are, 6 man defensive ends with contain responsibilities function in ways much like outside linebackers in other defenses.
This means that the ends acquire pass coverage responsibilities, and may have to step off the line and away from the defensive tackles to defend against certain pass patterns. In a "five spoke" contain strategy, ends, along with the three man defensive backfield, become part of the contain unit. 56īy the 1950s, however, new contain concepts, such as the "five spoke" unit emerged. The ends and linebackers must have the strength and ability to play the run and the agility to be involved in pass defense., Bill Arnsparger, Arnsparger's Coaching Defensive Football, 1999, p. Only occasionally were they asked to fall back into pass defense, take on the role of a "wide" linebacker, or cover an offensive end man-for-man. Even into the early 1940s, as Aldo Forte noted, the crashing ends of the 6-2 could present considerable problems for an opponent. Ends were often asked to crash (rush) at 30 to 45 degree angles from the vertical. Play of the ends in the six man front Īn important function of ends in the original 6-2 or 5-3 defense were as penetrating linemen. In this formation, the linebackers line up behind the guards instead. Stemming from the Wide Tackle 6 front is the Stacked 6–2. A formation where the linebackers are over the ends, in a fashion akin to the 5-2 Eagle, then the formation is referred to as the Tight 6. If two guards are found between the two linebackers, then the formation is called the Wide 6 or the Wide Tackle 6. If the linebackers are in the interior of the formation, with three defensive linemen to either side of them, then the formation is called the Split 6. Steve Belichick differentiates between three fundamental forms of the 6–2, based on the position of the linebackers. The wide tackle six was and remains today a favorite of many., Bill Arnsparger, Arnsparger's Coaching Defensive Football, 1999, p. Gap control concepts were introduced, and to defend against the original option offense, the Split-T, rotating backfields were introduced. The defensive lines grew tighter, to gain numerical advantages over the five interior linemen. 8 man front defenses were still popular in the college ranks, and the six man line evolved. By 1950, the base defenses in the NFL were all five man line defenses, either the 5-3 or the 5-2 Eagle. The usage of the 6–2 defense waned as the T formation became more popular and more effective. Secondary rotations were common as an adjustment to a "man in motion" from the T. Players would pull out of the line, to fall into short zones, as zone blitz teams do today, rushing four and having four players in short zones. Pass defenses were man-to-man, zone, or a combination, the three man secondary lending itself to a Cover 3. īy the 1940s, one could see this defense overshifted or undershifted. The 5-3 was regarded as a pass defense, and the 6–2, for most teams, was the base defense. By the late 1930s, the two standard defenses in college and the NFL were the 6-2 and the 5–3. In the early 1930s, pro football's passing rules were liberalized. The 6-2 is a defense that became popular in the 1930s due to the demands of the improving passing attacks of the time. Yellow triangles are linemen, yellow squares are linebackers, yellow circles are defensive backs.
This shows a refinement of the 8 man front, where the cornerback clamps tight on the wingback, presenting a de facto 9 man line to the single wing offense.
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