Defensive Strategies Against the Option Play in Football: A Complete Guide

1. HOW TO STOP THE OPTION! F $ C W M C B T N T E C Z T G G T Y Q X F S

2. #1 YOU HAVE TO TACKLE PEOPLE! DO IT CORRECTLY..... EVERY TIME!

3. DEFENSIVE NUMBERING SYSTEM DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENT IS CALLED WITH A FOUR DIGIT NUMBER . 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DEFENSIVE CALLS PLACE STRONG TACKLE WITH THE FIRST DIGIT. STRONG END WITH SECOND DIGIT. WEAK TACKLE THIRD DIGIT. WEAK TACKLE WITH FOURTH DIGIT.

4. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C DEFENDING THE INSIDE VEER

5. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C 2525 COVER 1 OPTION RESPONSIBILITES DT – DIVE DB – MAN COVERAGE - DE – QB PASS FIRST/SUPPORT ILB – DIVE OLB - PITCH

6. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C 2525 COVER 1 OPTION RESPONSIBILITES DT – DIVE DB – MAN COVERAGE - DE – QB PASS FIRST/SUPPORT ILB – DIVE OLB - PITCH

7. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C 3535 COVER 1 OPTION RESPONSIBILITES DT – DIVE DB – MAN COVERAGE - DE – QB PASS FIRST/SUPPORT ILB – DIVE OLB - PITCH

8. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C 2525 P STACK OPTION RESPONSIBILITES DT – DIVE WDB – MAN COVERAGE - DE – DIVE SDB – PITCH TO 1.2 AWAY MLB – DIVE SAFETY - 1/2 TO - READ SLB – QB CHECK TE AWAY - ROLL SOLB – OFF-TACKLE WOLB- PITCH

9. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C OPTION RESPONSIBILITES NDT – DIVE DB – MAN COVERAGE - MLB – DIVE PASS FIRST - SUPPORT DE – QB ILB – DIVE OLB - PITCH O5 STACK

10. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C OPTION RESPONSIBILITES NDT – DIVE DB – MAN COVERAGE - MLB – DIVE PASS FIRST - SUPPORT DE – QB ILB – DIVE OLB - PITCH O5 STACK

11. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C DEFENDING THE OUTSIDE VEER

12. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C 3636 COVER 1 OPTION RESPONSIBILITES DT – DIVE DB – MAN COVERAGE - DE – DIVE PASS FIRST/SUPPORT ILB – QB OLB - PITCH

13. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C 3636 STACK COVER 1 OPTION RESPONSIBILITES DT – DIVE DB – MAN COVERAGE - DE – DIVE PASS FIRST/SUPPORT ILB – ATTACK AND READ STACK ILB - QB OLB - PITCH

14. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C 2525 WHITE OPTION RESPONSIBILITES DT – DIVE DB – OUTSIDE 1/3 COVERAGE DE – DIVE PASS FIRST/SUPPORT ILB – DIVE OLB – PITCH SAFETYS – FLOW TO QB / FLOW AWAT MIDDLE THIRD

15. S F X Q Y T G G T Z C 2525 WHITE

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