BlitzBest for: Passing down
Corner Blitz
A cornerback blitzes off the edge from press coverage.
Concept: The corner times the snap and rushes the edge while a safety rotates over the top to his man.
Base alignment — schematic, not to scale
Every position's job
Nose
Two-gap the center
Defensive Tackles
Two-gap the tackles
Defensive Ends
Contain the edges except where the corner blitzes
Linebackers
Cover the underneath zones or man the backs
Corners
Blitz-side corner rushes with contain; other corner covers deep
Safety
Rotate over the top to the blitz side
How to teach it
- 1Rep the corner's disguised alignment so he does not tip the blitz
- 2Teach the safety rotation to cover the vacated deep zone
- 3Drill the corner keeping outside contain
Common mistakes to fix
- !Corner tipping the blitz early; fix by holding alignment until the snap
- !Deep zone left open; fix by rehearsing the safety rotation
Build this into your call sheet.
Adopt this system in your coach portal, tag plays by situation, and print call sheets and player wristbands.