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Tite Front

Aligns the ends in 4i inside shades to wall off the B-gaps.

Concept: Ends play inside shoulders of the tackles while the nose two-gaps and backers scrape free.

Age version
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RushBlitzDrop to coverage
14U — Full call: Combine front, pressure, and coverage — and disguise it pre-snap.
Play movement — schematic, not to scale

Grows with your players

Same play, more layers as they age up — teach it once and build on it every season for a consistent program.

  1. 6UIntroduce: Line up right and own your gap — win with alignment, pad level, and pursuit to the ball.
  2. 8UAttack blocks: Add get-off and block destruction so the front controls the line of scrimmage.
  3. 10UAdd movement: Add the line stunt/twist to beat the offense's blocking rules.
  4. 12UAdd coverage: Teach the coverage drops behind the front and read run vs. pass.
  5. 14UFull call: Combine front, pressure, and coverage — and disguise it pre-snap.

Every position's job

NG

Two-gap the center in a 0-technique and hold both A-gaps.

Coach it with
DL Stance and Get-Off DL Shed and Block Destruction DL Gap Control and Two-Gap Read
DE (strong)

Align in a 4i inside shade of the strong tackle to wall off the strong B-gap.

Coach it with
Team Inside Run Period DL Stance and Get-Off DL Shed and Block Destruction
DE (weak)

Align in a 4i inside shade of the weak tackle to wall off the weak B-gap.

Coach it with
Team Inside Run Period DL Stance and Get-Off DL Shed and Block Destruction
Mike

Stack behind the nose and scrape free to the A-gaps since the B-gaps are walled.

Coach it with
Scrape & Fill Over the Top DL Shed and Block Destruction LB Read Keys and Shuffle
Sam

Read flow and scrape to the strong edge/C-gap that the 4i vacates.

Coach it with
LB Read Keys and Shuffle Scrape & Fill Over the Top DL Gap Control and Two-Gap Read
Will

Read flow and scrape to the weak edge/C-gap that the 4i vacates.

Coach it with
LB Read Keys and Shuffle Scrape & Fill Over the Top DL Gap Control and Two-Gap Read
Star

Hybrid to the strong edge, set the C/D-gap or cover the flat.

Coach it with
DL Stance and Get-Off DL Shed and Block Destruction DL Gap Control and Two-Gap Read
Spur

Hybrid to the weak edge, set the C/D-gap or cover the flat.

Coach it with
DL Stance and Get-Off DL Shed and Block Destruction DL Gap Control and Two-Gap Read
CB (strong)

Cover the strong receiver, man or deep third.

CB (weak)

Cover the weak receiver, man or deep third.

FS

Single-high deep middle over the top.

How to teach it

  • 1Ends play the inside shoulder (4i) of the tackles to wall off the B-gaps.
  • 2With the B-gaps walled and the nose two-gapping, the backers scrape free clean.
  • 3The 4i ends squeeze inside runs and force everything to the scraping backers on the edge.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !Ends aligning too far outside and opening the B-gap; fix by teaching a true 4i inside shade.
  • !Backers not scraping to the vacated C-gap edge; fix by pairing the wall with an edge scrape.
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