Video: Blitzing Gaps in the 3-3 Football Defense

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Learn about blitzing gaps with expert tips and advice on running a 3-3 football defense in this free video clip.

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For language you've got an A gap, a B gap and anything outside this tackle is a C gap, both sides, A, B, C and we've got them all covered here with this type of blitz. He's got C, B, A, A, B, C. So, now as a quarterback you're dropping back, you're trying to get the ball off and now you've six people rushing you. Well there's six coming and you've got only have five offensive linemen here so they can only theoretically block five of them. If you have a running back back here he's got to block the extra one. Now, the theory on this is though for these guys to hit it at the right time and these guys to be quick enough off the ball to where you mess up the concentration of your line and the coordination of your back and someone misses their block and then you've got people coming free and getting on the quarterback immediately before he has a chance to get rid of the ball. Now, saying that this would be a full blitz out of this three-three front.

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Blitzing Gaps in the 3-3 Football Defense

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