New Edition: Teaching spill overlap technique in the 4-2 and odd stack defense. NC State, Clemson, Michigan , Minnesota

 Spill  overlap Technique

Spilling is a term teams will use when they get a kickout block by either a guard or h back. The Defensive lineman will take it on and try to attack the offensive lineman's inside shoulder.  It could be a fb or other lineman as well kicking out but most times it will be a guard in the counter game or h back in the zone slice game.

There are two trains of thoughts when teaching how to take on this block:

1. Wrong arm it and take it on with the inside shoulder. The disadvantage to doing this is you don't have the ability to come off the block and make a play. Your defensive lineman gives himself up.

2. Having your de play it with his hands. This allows him to dent it and punch through the inside number. The 2nd way allows you to get off the block and make a play.  Don Brown teaches this and would be worth studying how Ben Albert, Keith Dudzinksi and the staff teach it at UMass. It’s a great way to allow your DE to not give themselves up and be able to make a play.

Both will hopefully have the desired effect which is to bounce the ball outside. Your LB will overlap and your Sam and Safety will hopefully fill as they expect the ball to be spilled to them.

In the 4-2-5, again we teach to get it spilled and have the safety(press quarters) filling outside in and the inside LB overlapping to anticipate the spill. We practice this often. LB plays C gap and the FS plays the D gap. Mike will play cutback. 

Here's an example from a 4-3 look.

The Chiefs run it pretty similar here and match on the single side. Great job of spilling it to the safety Reid

Tue DE takes it on and spills it outside to the LB and safety.

The safety comes down and makes the tackle unblocked.

Great job of spilling on the play!