The 6-1 Defense

The 6-1 Defense has its roots in the 4-3, but it has evolved as a way to combat modern spread offenses, yes you read that correctly this defense is designed to Stop the Spread, and yes there are 7 Defenders in the box. 

By maintaining Gap Integrity and bringing a constant pressure opposing offenses are left with very few options to move the ball.

This Defense is designed to be very simple to learn and master so that the kids playing can play fast and confident. Blown assignments are now an extreme rarity. 

This Defense also complements a certain level of creativity, as long as the core foundation of the Defense is maintained creativity by each individual coach can be tailor-made for each team and their own personnel.

This Defense was developed and tweaked during my time as an Offensive Coordinator in which our own defense ran something very similar in nature and was by far the most difficult defense i had to face.