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Specific Defensive Strategies - The Okie 3-4
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- WN-11091
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About this video
The Okie 3-4 is built to fit whatever personnel you have and whatever personnel the offense lines up in. John Thompson, one of the most respected defensive coaches in the country, lays out his philosophy of defense and the full Okie 3-4 defensive package - why it holds up against any offense, how it flexes into multiple fronts, and how disguise and movement keep an offense from ever getting a clean pre-snap picture.
What you'll learn
- How the Okie 3-4 package adapts to your personnel strengths
- How the 3-4 adjusts to every opponent personnel grouping
- Running multiple fronts and strategies out of one package
- Why disguise, stem and rush packages are effective
- Georgia State's base Bite package
- Georgia State's 3-4 Whip package
- Basic zone blitz and man blitz packages that adapt to any defense
- Detailed variations on the different defensive packages
Who it's for
High school and college defensive coordinators and linebacker coaches, especially anyone considering a move to an odd front or looking for pressure packages that transfer into a defense they already run.
About the coach
John Thompson coordinated the defense at Georgia State and was defensive coordinator at four SEC schools - Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina and Mississippi - over a long college career.
Clinic session with fronts, packages and blitzes diagrammed. Part 1 of Coach Thompson's four-part series on specific defensive strategies.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Okie 3-4 package?
It is Coach Thompson's odd front system - a 3-4 built to adapt to your personnel and to any offensive grouping, with multiple fronts, the Bite and Whip packages, stem and disguise, and both zone blitz and man blitz pressures.
Do I have to be a 3-4 team to use it?
No. Coach Thompson presents the blitz packages as concepts that can be adapted to any defense, so four-down coordinators at the high school and college levels can take the pressures and the disguise ideas without changing fronts.
How do I watch it?
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How deep is Coach Thompson's background?
He coordinated defenses at Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina and Mississippi in the SEC, was a head coach at East Carolina, and coordinated the defense at Georgia State.