In Seeing the Big Picture: Implementing a Defensive Structure Suited to the Spread and RPO’s, Dante Bartee, Defensive Quality Control Southern Miss Golden Eagles, discusses the schemes and structures of defenses that are effective against modern offensive systems. Coach Bartee outlines why these schemes are effective, and how to implement them into your program. Additionally, Coach Bartee details key coverage concepts and principles for your secondary to be successful when defending RPO’s or Spread schemes.
Topics covered include:
• Structure of the 4-2-5 Defense
• Benefits of the 4-2-5 vs Spread and RPO
• Formations and Alignments
• Handling Motion
• Coverage Concepts in the 4-2-5
• 3 Safety Defense
• Game Planning
• Coverage Techniques
