Las Vegas Raiders Defensive Playbook Blitz Packages for BNOG Big Nickel Over G
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3-4 ODD Big Nickel Over G Setup: Shift DL towards NB, Blitz all LB,
Casino Blitz DE opposite Hard Flat, can contain or
Coaching Adjustments Setup: Shift DL away from NB, Slant DL not
Slot CB Package away from NB Reads: User opposite LB away from NB,
Reads: User ILB closest to NB, your you have middle of the field coverage
Auto Line - Base
responsibility is the player not in man
Zone Coverage - Match
coverage, typically a HB, TE, or WR if
Big Nickel Over G Personel trips
2 DE - 2 Best Pass Rushers
2 DT - NT and Best 3-4 DE move inside
Big Nickel ILB's - Speed, Coverage,
Main Users when blitzing, sub out LB
for Safeties Big Nickel Over G
Star (Nickel Back) - Speed, Coverage, C4 Qtr or Palms (same setup)
going to be coming on lots of blitzes Seup: Slant DL towards NB, Nickel Back
CB's - Speed, coverage, size for jump Blitz, ILB closest to NB Hard Flat, DE
balls opposite Bluff Blitz
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Safeties - Speed, Coverage, Main users Read: User Safety and know your
in Match (2 Mid Zone KO) SS Blitz 2
assignment based off what play you
Setup: Shift DL away from NB, Slant DL are running.
3-4 ODD Personnel away from NB, blitz all LB, can shade
over or under your coverage
NT - Big Strong run stuffer (Inside
Reads: User ILB closest to NB, your
Stuff)
responsibility is middle of the field
3-4 DE's - Big Strong Run Stuffer, Good
pass rush abilites
3-4 OLB's - Speed off the edge, Good
pass rush (Edge Threat)
3-4 ILB's - Size and Speed, Main Users
when Blitzing (Lurker)
CB's - Speed, coverage, size for jump
balls
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Safeties - Speed, Coverage, Main users
in Match (2 Mid Zone KO) SS Blitz 2 (Setup 2)
Setup: Shift DL away from NB, Slant DL
Big Nickel Over G away from NB, Blitz all LB, Bluff blitz NB
Used against modern spread Offenses Reads: User ILB closest to the NB and
cover the middle of the field and
opposite the NB
Big Nickel Over G Audibles
Cover 4 Quarters
Casino Blitz
SS Blitz 2
SS Blitz 3
3-4 ODD Audibles
Cover 4 Drop
SS 2 Trap
Cover 3 Seam
Pinch Blitz 0
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Cover 4 Quarters (2 x 2 set, Not Tight) Cover 4 Quarters (3 X 1 sets)
Setup: Manually adjust quarter flats to Setup: No setup, user WS Safety
Hard flats, unless they are running a lot Reads: Make sure to know your
of wheels, can shade up on long assignment, if 2 stays shallow you are
distance downs free to roam wherever.
Reads: User Wide side safety, make
sure to know your assignment, if 2
stays shallow you are free to roam
wherever.
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Cover 4 Palms (3x1 sets) preferred Cover 4 Palms (2x2 sets NOT tight) not
Setup: Hard Flat Solo Quarter, if they preferred
run wheels leave quarter alone. Trips Setup: User short side safety, bring into
side CB in Deep half. Can Double Hard box, can shift DL to make look like the
Flat to eliminate easy underneath blitzes.
passes, but user needs to watch deeper Reads: User, know your role and follow
pass coverage assignments for Palms
Reads: Bring Solo Safety (USER) into
box over C about 10 yds of LoS, Help on
Solo WR, watch for anything deep over
middle
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Cover 4 Palms (vs 3X1 Tight) aka
Trips TE
Setup: Base Align Default, bring solo side
safety into box, Deep half Trip side CB, But
solo side LB into hard flat, can put Trips
side quarter into Hard flat
Reads: User solo side Safety, know
assignment if you have trip side in quarter
then you have TE going shallow and cross
field, if you turn quarter to hard flat, you
have #2 WR Veritcal responsibility
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Cover 4 Quarters (vs Gun Bunch) Cover 4 Palms (Vs Empty Sets)
Setup: Move User Safety down into box Setup: Deep half outside CB on trips
over top C about 10 yds deep. Can hard side, Backside Quarter Flat into Hard
flat backside Quarter Flat. Flat
Reads: Look for any crossers coming Reads: User 3 Rec ILB, cover anything
across field, know your role, but leaves underneath drags, slants
the Sideline open, out/corner route if
no deep crossers to your side
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Run Stock Pros: Defenders will man Cover 4 Quarters (Vs I-Form/2 RB Sets)
their reads in their zone. Cons: Can Setup: Bring user down into box, can
shade over or under your Quarter/Flats
get beat deep by a setup of Corner,
Reads: User the Solo WR side safety,
Streak, Post
you have no responsibility just watch
anything deep over middle.
Adjustment to prevent deep bomb 2x2 Weak side
Put Bunch side Safety in Deep Half
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Cover 4 Quarters (Vs TIGHT set) Zone
Con: user must take any crosser, and Drops
if they have a Deep Out it is wide Setup: Set Zone Drops to following,
open. If no deep crosser, User Safety Curl Flats 5 yds, Flats 30, Put Both OS
can user the Deep Out. Con: If they CB into Hard Flats
run Verticals, you can Man up TE with Reads: User WS safety, and know your
the Quarter Flat, or User the Bunch assignment, really watch the deep
Safety and follow route, but the corner that can get over the zone drops
Backside AI Safety doesn’t react to Assignments
crosser well. 2x2 Strong side = 2 REC + RB
Hard Flat backside Quarter/Flat
Pro: Doesn’t follow HB across to wide
side of the field in trailing position, is
immediately in flat for HB going to
flat. Con: won’t follow HB up the field
if on a wheel route leaving him open.
3-4 ODD 3-4 ODD
Cover 4 Drop (Pass D) Cover 3 Seam (Same principles with
Setup: Show Blitz, Base Align, Hard Flats BNOG)
Reads: User Safety, balanced look, keep Setup: User ILB, to rotate safety down
User Safety where he is at, if heavy one
pre-snap, base align
side, user Weak side safety bring down
between LBs, know your run/pass Reads: Know user pass/run assignment
assignments and play coverage.
Balanced Look
Heavy/Unbalanced Look
3-4 ODD
SS 2 Trap
3-4 ODD
Cover 4 Drop (Run D) (Redzone vs Any Setup: Slant DL towards Blitzing Safety,
Offense) QB Contain
Setup: Show Blitz, Base Align Reads: User either LB, usually the wide
Reads: User Safety, know your run fill side LB, cover your area.
Assignments