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Bomber 3-3-5 - Defending the Spread
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- WN-14034
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About this video
Defending the spread offense starts with an honest answer about the quarterback across from you, and that is exactly where Coach Steve Specht opens this session. Using his 3-3-5 odd stack front and coverage at St. Xavier, he sets priorities by quarterback type, assigns linebacker and defensive end reaction off the offensive blocking scheme, and puts the extra safety in the box as a bonus defender whenever the call asks for it. The second half is about the 'key' receiver — finding him, then taking him out of the game plan.
What you'll learn
- Setting defensive priorities based on the type of quarterback you are facing, including a running quarterback
- Responsibilities when a wide receiver requires double coverage
- What to call against backside isolation passing concepts versus front-side concepts
- How the offensive blocking scheme determines linebacker and defensive end responsibility
- Base read schemes including 'backside scoop' and 'backside base'
- Defensive stunts that predetermine responsibility, including the 'edge', 'nasty' and 'flash' stunts
- Using an additional safety in the box as a bonus defender by call
- How to identify and then eliminate the 'key' receiver
- Key-receiver coverages: 'mouse' and 'snake', plus taking away the 'concept side'
- Coverage 6 with a four-man pattern, plus 'silver' and 'bronze' with five-man patterns
Who it's for
High school and college defensive coordinators who see spread offenses every week and want an odd-stack plan that adjusts by quarterback, blocking scheme and receiver rather than by formation alone.
About the coach
Steve Specht, head coach at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, compiled a 103-33 record with two state championships and is known as a defensive specialist who runs the 3-3-5 as both an odd stack front and a coverage system.
The fourth session of Coach Specht's 3-3-5 series, with actual game footage illustrating each answer to the spread.
Frequently asked questions
What problem does this video solve?
How to defend spread offenses out of a 3-3-5 — prioritizing by quarterback type, fitting the run off the blocking scheme, using predetermined edge, nasty and flash stunts, and erasing the offense's key receiver with 'mouse' and 'snake' coverage.
What coaching level is it pitched at?
High school defensive staffs first, since the entire system is taught for high school personnel, but college and small-college coordinators facing spread run-pass offenses will recognize the structure and the concept-side rules immediately.
How does streaming work?
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Do I need the rest of the series?
This is the last of Coach Specht's four sessions. It assumes the front, read scheme, coverages and blitz package from the first three, so pairing it with those gives you the complete 3-3-5 install, but the spread answers here stand on their own.