Preparation for running, mobile QB's

you make your DLs rush inside, forcing any qb runs outside where pursuit can run him down... takes away some of your DE sacks, but its a sacrifice... another way is to do the same but blitz speed from one side while spying on the other... usually best from cover 2 because it keeps alot of guys close to the line...
If you go cover 3, you want to force a roll to one side or another so you can roll coverage with the qb...
Against a zone read team, you want to have a LB mirroring the RB, because that is the side the qb will run to... then you crash the DE inside to pursue the RB, while looping the LB to take the qb... the way to beat that is to block the DE and read the LB, but that takes away part of your zone blocking scheme...

 

I don't think a spy is the answer. If it were that simple these guys would not be nearly as effective as they are. CFB is always changing, and the change is usually led by the offensive coaches. The defenses take a little time to catch up usually.

MY plan would be to play what would look like a dime defense. These teams with these quarterbacks that are killing everyone are running out of a spread anyway, so the look would be justified.

The difference is using tweeners as the inside DBs. Guys that can cover and tackle, but are big enough to take on blocks. McCray is perfect for this as is Jones. This would cover the Qb on both sides of the field and have a sort of zone coverage scheme as well. The problem with the spy is he can be easily identified and easily blocked with just one guy, plus he has to cover the entire field and play chase. My plan would eliminate the chase, and cutbacks. The problem is most teams don't have enough DB/tweeners to do it.

And then it may just not work too. :grin:

 

this is part of the reason the 3-3-5 and 3-5-3 are becoming so popular in h.s., matching a speed defense with the speed offense..