New 3rd down defense- Bear Front & 5-1 Penny Pressures and Coverage Concepts
3rd down defenses-How teams use Penny Personnel and the Bear Front Defensively
Teams use the bear front in passing situations and often send the mike in their bear scheme. Why do teams like to use the Bear front? It changes protection schemes and can sometimes give you an advantage in protection.
Here are the most common without getting into matchups based on personnel:
1. Big on Big with the running back on the off the ball linebacker
2. Full slide protection leaving the rb on the defensive end
Here's an example of the Rams vs the 49ers. They put the RB on the outside LB as the whole line slides to the right.
3. 4 man slide protections. De on the rb on the LB or free releasing
Allows 1x1 matchups across the board. Plus puts the LB in a bind in space vs a LB.
Creative pressure packages created with the sam, mike or will off the edge.
Lets take a look at a few clips:
Browns get a 1x1 matchup with Garrett vs the LT. Very simple way of forcing the 1x1 and playing man free. Garrett and #99 LB will be 1x1.
The Bengals free release the back so the 1x1 situation is created.
The Eagles run it with Jim Schwartz back in the day. They run a game with the mike and the nose guard. Force the quick throw and make the tackle on 3rd down. Get off the field.
They offset the nose but have 5 DL in the game.
They run the game with the mike and the Nose.
Tennessee brings the mike and peals the DE in coverage
Tennessee defense
Bear front
de/mike game
peal the olb on the rb
Coverage Man Free
They bring the Mac and play man free.
The lb is 2nd from the top in the b gap.
Runs a stunt with the de 3 tech to that side. Nice game and gets home as they free release the rb.
You see the olb take the RB and they are in man free coverage
Film
3rd and 7 Giants vs the Vikings. Vikings run a game with the olb and defensive tackle. The issue is that the RG turns to help on the defensive tackle and can't flatten out to take the looper.
The OLB Loops inside as the right guard turns to help on the defensive tackle
The LB is by him and gets the sack.
Colts vs The Bills
Colts caused havoc running 2 under 3 deep with a 6 man pressure scheme.
49ers defense vs Cowboys
On 3rd and 4 they go man free out of bear front, send the mike and drop the 2 de to be rat defenders. The one lb has the back if he releases. More man free concepts from the 49ers.
Nice design
Vs Oklahoma, SD State runs a nice bear front pressure vs empty.
Nice scheme and design as they get pressure and play 42 , 1/4 , 1/4 , 1/2
3rd and 8 the Rams are in a 5-1 look odd front.
They run a nice 3 man game with the LB and Nickel Safety off the edge. The RG turns and takes the LB and the RB stays outside, thus no-one to take the looping Safety. They play man free with the concept as you can see on the film. Nice Design
The nice game with #24 gets home off the edge.
Nice design and pressure package as they get the sam home on the blitz.
Some other Clips