"Big 12" Five Man Pressure Schemes

In “Big 12” Five-Man Pressure Schemes, Coach Dan Owen breaks down a versatile and aggressive pressure package designed to disrupt modern spread offenses without sacrificing coverage integrity.

This course focuses on how to effectively bring five-man pressures while maintaining strong coverage structures such as Quarters and Man. Coach Owen explains the philosophy behind the “Big 12” pressure system and how to apply it situationally to attack protections, confuse quarterbacks, and control the tempo of the game.

You’ll learn detailed installations of concepts like Cowboy, Sky Call to the Field, and adjustments versus formations such as Bunch and 20 Personnel. The course also addresses how to handle split zone protection, manage pressure answers within the structure, and make smart “Not Call Away” decisions based on offensive tendencies.

Multiple film breakdown sections give you real-game examples, showing how these pressures function on the field and how small adjustments create big defensive advantages.

This course is ideal for defensive coordinators and position coaches looking to add calculated, high-impact five-man pressures to their system—without compromising coverage rules. If you want to pressure with purpose, attack protections intelligently, and build a flexible defensive package, this course provides the tools and teaching progression to make it happen.