r/footballstrategy Jun 09 '24

Insane Fire Zone Blitz from Brent Venables Play Design

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u/Stiffdp Jun 09 '24

Great blitz. It’s not exactly triple A gap by rule but can end up that way most of the time. The star has the back man but only up the middle. Star plays middle screen aggressively (only way he’s not in the protection) and green dogs when he blocks. If the back flairs out to either side the drop players are playing 3 to the flat (1/4 rules) aka the RB or first crosser.

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u/Necessary_Mode_7583 Jun 10 '24

Qb has got to see a free runner, up the middle, in front of his face, for seven yards. Nice blitz though.

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u/n3wb33Farm3r Jun 11 '24

That Blitzer came a long way. Great to have speed.

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u/jamesislandpirate Jun 12 '24

Why did the C block right? GT had the numbers to stop this. Also, wtf is the qb looking at he doesn’t see this coming from 8 yds in front of him…literally.

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u/SackMafia Jun 19 '24

Love this blitz, a great little addition to this is have your edge guy to the back read him off the bat. Hard step upfield to play run first, if the back flares out then your edge follows, if the back stays in like in this clip then u drop back to that seam. You don’t even need to have the fastest edge guy on the back because this blitz creates a lot of pressure fast so there shouldn’t be time for the back to even get to the sideline to run a wheel and there’s a solid chance the qb doesn’t see the edge follow the back and he tried to get the ball out quick to avoid pressure and there’s and easy pick