PASS RUSH PROGRESSION IN THE 3-5-3

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PASS RUSH PROGRESSION IN

THE 3-5-3

THOMAS COUSINS


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PASS RUSH

SINCE WE ARE A SLANTING DEFENSE,WE EXPECT OUR DEFENSIVE LINEMENTO ALWAYS BE IN PASS RUSH MODE.

OUR RUN READS AND PASS READS ARENO DIFFERENT. WE SLANT- FIND THEBALL THEN RUN, RUN, RUN.

BUT BECAUSE OUR DL WILL ENGAGE

THE OL AFTER THEY HAVE LOSTGROUND TO CUT US OFF WE MUST USEMORE TRADITIONAL PASS RUSH MOVES.


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THE INTERSECTION

WE TALK ABOUT BEATING THE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN TO THE INTERSECTION. THE

INTERSECTION IS THE POINT AT WHICH HE TRIES TO CUT OFF YOUR SLANT.

IF WE BEAT THE OL TO THE INTERSECTION WE CONTINUE WITH OUR RIP AND WORK UP

FIELD, IF HE KICKS OUT OR BACK AND BEATS US, WE MUST FLIP OUR HIPS AND WORK A

MOVE.

T N T

THE INTERSECTION


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WHAT A GOOD PASS RUSHER

MUST ACCOMPLISH You must constrict the QBs area. You must not give the QB time to look around or

throw to a secondary receiver.

You must force him out of his area and throw on therun.

You must cause the QB to lose confidence in hisblockers.

You must keep your feet moving up field, if yourfeet stop you are dead.

You must not get out of your lane.


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Principles of pass rush

1. A pass defense is only as good as its rush.

2. You must get off the ball.3. Your transition to pass read must be

seamless.

4. You must flip your hips and grab cloth.5. Never attack a full man.

6. Always have a counter move ready.


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A pass defense is only as good as

its rush.

You only have 3 seconds to get to the

QB so you cant have any wastedmovement.

Force the QB to make bad decisions.


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Everyday musts

Get off

b. Tennis ball drills- ball must not bouncetwice. (teaches get off and staying low.)

c. Get off with football, accelerate 10

yards up field.


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Hip flip

The most essential element of pass rush.

You must create separation with the offensivelineman.

If you dont create separation he will hold you.

By flipping your hips you not only createseparation, but you assure yourself that he will

only get of your body.


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Everyday musts

Hip flip

b. Pair off (two players face each other.)

c. Reach for shoulder pad and flip hips.

Get perpendicular.


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Hip flip


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Everyday musts

Hoops- (Teaches body lean and

footwork.)a. figure eight (two hoops together for lean

and change of direction)

b. speed (one hoop- full speed all the way

around.)


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Hoops


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Hoops Rabbit


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Everyday musts

Grab

b. Grab cloth

c. Propel hips up field

d. Work seamless transition from hands inchest to hands on shoulder.


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Grab


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Everyday musts Bull rush

Everything starts from a bull rush.

If the offensive lineman is leaning back,accelerate your feet and bull rush.

This is the only time you will not flip your hips.

Push the offensive lineman into thequarterback.

Be ready with a counter in case the offensivelineman anchors.


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Bull rush


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Everyday musts

Swim

b. Pull down and in

c. Punch arm over and get hips up field.

d. Slap the offensive lineman on the buttto clear his body.


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Everyday musts

Rip

b. See the target (put your eyes on the target.Aim for the bicep.)

c. Grab outside cloth and shoot arm through. Lift

and push up.

d. Lean into the rip and accelerate up field.


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Everyday musts

Club

b. Stab off numbers, use head fake to thatside.

c. Club with opposite hand.

d. Rip/ swim over.


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Everyday musts

Speed rush

b. Get off the ball.

c. Beat the blocker to the intersection ( 1.5

yards wide and 1.5 yards deep)

d. Accelerate by the blocker.


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Speed rush


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Everyday musts Spin

b. Used only when parallel with the quarterback.

c. Reach with inside hand and pull.

d. Sit down.

e. Hook with outside hand.

f. Swing your head around.

g. Stab the offensive lineman in the back to clear hisbody.


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Everyday musts

Counters

b. If using swim, counter with rip.

c. If using rip, counter with swim.


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Schedule

When we are in individual defense (20minutes,) the defensive linemen will mostly

work run reads. When we go to skelly (20minutes) they will shift to pass reads.

Our defensive line coach will work the same setof drills everyday. We feel that it is better for us

to be great at a few things that average at abunch of different skills.


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D- line practice schedule example

Hoops

Grab

Bull rush Hip flip

Rip

Swim

Spin

Counters

Speed

10- minutes

10- minutes

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