How to Defend the Flexbone

Defend Option with 2-High Safeties

Defend Option With 1-High Safety:

This course presents the philosophies behind defending with 1-high safety. Learn from Head Coach Brian Vaughn on denying dives, reading block schemes, and getting the ball pitched.

Get coaching tips on teaching players the option responsibilities in all base calls; know the tips on practicing flexbone, spring, and fall camp. Combine your defensive identity with flexbone and other playbook elements.

Facing a 3-4 Defense?

Attack the C-Gap!  Run Off Tackle behind the Tight End.

Every Defense has a Weakness....

And GREAT defensive coordinators recognize this and has answers.

College DC and owner of Blitzology website, Brian Vaugn ANSWERS is to use his Outside Linebacker in different alignments and alignments

ANSWER #1

• OLB head up on Tight End
  • what's your answer if TE arc releases?
  • Down blocks?
  • Reach Blocks?
  • Cutoff block on backside
  • And college coach Vaughn shows you the technique to use when the TE is bigger & stronger than your OLB

ANSWER #2

• OLB inside shade on Tight End
  • Why on earth would you put him inside the TE??
  • arc release or reach block
  • down block or cutoff block
  • Base blocks your OLB

ANSWER #3

• OLB jams the TE from outside shade

Vaugn backs all this up with over 30 minutes of game film

Jenks High School is a 18-time state champion playing at the highest level in Oklahoma.  They have several very high powered option teams on their schedule that Gaylor has to scheme to stop every year.