Pass Rush games and pressures from an odd look
This article looks at 4 and 5 man pass rush games from odd looks. Teams get creative and can run these stunts out of 3-2 nickel and dime looks. Also, some teams like the Steelers and Bucs will run it from their 5 man big package with 2 de, watt and dupree or barrett and JPP and it causes protection issues.
When you study sacks and sack percentage, you will find more sacks and pressures are obtained with movement and stunts than actual fancy pass rush moves. We all love to spend time with the fancy club moves, chop and rip, etc, but statistically teams get more out of games than anything else.
How you devise your games is very important. Here are some things to consider:
#1 it is based on protection. How do they handle games and what is their protection.
#2 I think you need to look at personnel and see how they handle twists and stunts. Do they have a weak link and that's the guy or guys you want to attack.
#3 The most important aspect in my opinion is to look at how their guards and centers set. Look at the center and guards. Do they have a tendency to turn and move their body on an angle. If that is the case they are very vulnerable to pass rush games and that's the guy you want to exploit.
Look at the Jets and Alex Lewis. Sometimes teams will run some games at players because they have a tendency to turn their shoulders. The Dolphins run one and they get home. McGovern should have stayed front side on that because the 3 technique was to his right, but Lewis turning and overextending contributes to the pressure and sack.
The first one is a simple nose and end game from the Patriots. They run it as pictured below with the LB to the right side blitz engaging the RB. Nice design and execution by the Patriots.
Here's the film clip
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 5 man pressure with the DE coming back underneath
LB gets penetration
RB steps hard outside and no once comes off for the blitzer.
Odd 3 LB DL Personnel
5-1 look
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.
A team that excels in the game department is the Patriots. Here are a few examples vs. The Chargers. They run it from their odd look.
Below you can see it live.
Here's 2 clips vs the Chargers where they get great pressure off inside games against the Chargers.
How does the center set. Let's say you run a mug look, does he try to get vertical and sort it out or does he turn his shoulders and try to take a man right away. If he's a turner, he's ripe for a pass rush game with the mug linebacker to the side he turns to.
Here's an example where the center turns and the Looper gets free. The Chargers don't exchange it and the pressure gets home.
They have always doe a great job creating pressures
Again they get the center turned
The guard tries to lock on the looper. The Right guard helps outside which allows the free rusher
Washington Defense vs USC Coach PK Now at Texas as DC
Here's an example of where the screener gets the sack. The first rusher, who is essentially trying to attack that near shoulder, ends up getting the sack with a 4 man game off a simulated pressure from Coach Jimmy Lake.
Nice game as 95 , the first man ends up getting leverage and the sack.
Nice job on the pick and pressure
These are some of the 5 man pass rush games you see. Check back often as I will add some other ones to the post!