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    Blitz Terminology

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    This document defines various blitz terminology used in football, including: 1. Specific blitz calls like "Bullets" which tells both linebackers to blitz assigned gaps, "Dogs" which is a linebacker and safety blitz, and "Mob" which is a blitz by both linebackers and safeties. 2. Defensive alignment and gap responsibility terms like "Flow," "Force," "Alley," and "Wall" which define roles and areas of responsibility against the run. 3. Coverage responsibility adjustments indicated by calls like "China," "Cloud," "Solo," and "Roll" which redistribute coverage duties.

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    This document defines various blitz terminology used in football, including: 1. Specific blitz calls like "Bullets" which tells both linebackers to blitz assigned gaps, "Dogs" which is a linebacker and safety blitz, and "Mob" which is a blitz by both linebackers and safeties. 2. Defensive alignment and gap responsibility terms like "Flow," "Force," "Alley," and "Wall" which define roles and areas of responsibility against the run. 3. Coverage responsibility adjustments indicated by calls like "China," "Cloud," "Solo," and "Roll" which redistribute coverage duties.

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    This document defines various blitz terminology used in football, including: 1. Specific blitz calls like "Bullets" which tells both linebackers to blitz assigned gaps, "Dogs" which is a linebacker and safety blitz, and "Mob" which is a blitz by both linebackers and safeties. 2. Defensive alignment and gap responsibility terms like "Flow," "Force," "Alley," and "Wall" which define roles and areas of responsibility against the run. 3. Coverage responsibility adjustments indicated by calls like "China," "Cloud," "Solo," and "Roll" which redistribute coverage duties.

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    Blitz Terminology

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    Tony D. Kimble
    This document defines various blitz terminology used in football, including: 1. Specific blitz calls like "Bullets" which tells both linebackers to blitz assigned gaps, "Dogs" which is a linebacker and safety blitz, and "Mob" which is a blitz by both linebackers and safeties. 2. Defensive alignment and gap responsibility terms like "Flow," "Force," "Alley," and "Wall" which define roles and areas of responsibility against the run. 3. Coverage responsibility adjustments indicated by calls like "China," "Cloud," "Solo," and "Roll" which redistribute coverage duties.

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    Blitz Terminology 1. Bullets Linebackers both blitz a. Mow - Mike outside b. Sow Sam outside 2.

    2. Dogs Linebacker and Safety from the same side 3. Smokes Safety blitz 4. Mob Both Linebackers and both Safeties at the same time 5. Lions Safety blitz 6. Bullets Thunder both linebackers and tight end side safety Bullets Tells both Linebackers to blitz. We signify in the call which gap they will run through.

    40 - A goal line stunt in which we are pinching both tackles and ends 60 - A goal line stunt in which we are pinching both tackles, ends, and extra backers Active/stem align Active movement by the defense disguising your final Alley Area between force and end guy LOS. Used for run responsibility Ax - Technique used by the 3 technique sending him to the A gap Banjo 2 on 2 man coverage situation Banjo 2 on 2 man coverage by releases BCR - The player responsible for Boot, Cutback, and Reverse Blitz Key football on snap, attack assigned gap and penetrate the LOS Boundary - Signifies the short side of the field BTF a designated blitz based on formation Bulll Technique used by the 5 technique end on the offensive tackle when a dog stunt is called on his side Bullets Sam and Mike blitz assigned gaps Bump Call made by safety to move LBs to stack alignment Bunch When 3 recievers are close together China Call made by corner, to LB or Safety to drop coverage responsibility and run to #1 Cloud term used by safety to tell corner he is primary force vs run and LB is wall player Cop End covers TE man to man Cobra corner blitz from the short side of the field Cutback Any player away from flow never let the ball cross your face Dirty Devil - A call alerting the defense of an unbalanced set Dogs LB and Safety blitz assigned gaps Empty No backs in the backfield Field Signifies the wide side of the field Fire A call made by the safety or LB to alert the defensive end of an outside blitiz to this side, which sends the end inside Flame A 5 technique end stunts into the B gap

    Flow Away The backfield action flowing away from you. Flow Key Read through gap responsibility to fullback or offset back. React to backfield flow and ball. Flow Too The backfield action flowing towards you. Force Term telling safety he is the contain player to his side Freak FS blitz G Aligns the inside tackle to an 2i technique. Also an adjustment versus two TEs Hollywood stem by lbers and safety to create confusion to the offense. Hash Alignment Term used to align players Joker call to send one or both DEs into zone coverage Lightning BLITZ by the FS Liz Sets the front to the left Luke / Ray Directional call given by LB, telling DL to slant right or left Middle Defenders Back peddle drop middle of field or formation, off #3s release. Mike Mike LB blitz his gap Move - call used by the LB to stem the defense from front to another front Red Zone Our 20 yard line coming in Rip sets the front to the right Roll coverage check for trips formation. Sam Sam LB blitz his gap Short Signifies the short side of the field Slant 4 man line maneuver by the defense line Smoke- An outside contain blitz from a safety Solo Call by safety telling LB and corner to play man on back side. Safety now looks front side to #3 WR Special Specific Trips coverage, playing to the reade side 3 on 2 on inside WRs man on #1. Split Flow The backfield action going in separate directions Spy Smoker blitzer takes back on flare release and LB takes back on inside releases Wall dont allow an outside reciever cross the field through your zone Wide Signifies the wide side of the field Wing Adg A wing bust technique used by the end XB backer used in goal line and short yardage defenses

    Offensive Personal Identification 1st digit = number of backs; 2nd digit = Number of TEs

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