Coach DJ Eliot joins us on the fifth episode of our Defensive Series to discuss the #1 ranked defense in the FBS, the Wisconsin Badgers. Coach Eliot has 20+ years of coaching experience in the collegiate rankings.
Coach Eliot’s pedigree includes coaching stops at Kansas, Florida State, Miami, Colorado and Kentucky, as well as time with proven winners and program builders Jimbo Fisher and Mark Stoops. Additionally, Coach Eliot is among a select group of defensive thought-leaders that regularly clinic around the principles of the 3-4 defense.
Today we break down the Badgers defense, one that Coach Eliot is familiar with because it's the defense he ran as well.
After week 9, Wisconsin is #1 in total defense (214.6 yards per game) and rushing defense (49.6 ypg) while ranking highly in several categories.
Show Notes:
History and background of the defense
Base defense:
Base Tite 3
Playing the with set
A to A and B to B rusher
Excellent way to keep edges on play action and boot and get inside pressure
Compliment to it - double edge pressure with man free
Wing bust adjustment for single high Tite 3 vs 12 and 21
Empty with big personnel
Holes in match 3 and adjustment
Check to 8 man drop to remove conflict
Defending the Power Pass
Getting eyes in the right spot to recognize power pass or power
Technique fix - Can’t IO the power pass
Scheme fix - OLB drop
Corner blitz
Coaching Razor and Track
Switch call with corner and safety
Method for communicating adjustments between players
Reasons for switch call
Controlling the controllables
Next level of coaching
Badgers Nickel defense:
Change Check
Adjustment to Iowa snag concept
Blitz hug technique
Mirroring pressures
Getting work in practice
Inside skelly
Cover 1
Changing techniques with under center/gun
Scheme fix - chase/replace
Technique fix - fallback
1S coverage
3rd down defense:
Odd overload
8 man drop cover 3
Not wasting a guy - determining 3 over player
3x1 plus or 4x1 adjustment
Middle pressure 3 cloud
Change 3 over in match 3
Key call adjustment
Practicing 3rd down situations
Protections period
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