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Systems/6-2 Wide Tackle/Double Backer Blitz
BlitzBest for: Passing down12U+ · Advanced

Double Backer Blitz

Both linebackers blitz interior gaps at once for maximum inside pressure.

Concept: Mike and Will fire opposite A or B gaps while the safeties rotate down to cover the middle.

Age version
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RushBlitzDrop to coverage
14U — Attack blocks: Add get-off and block destruction so the front controls the line of scrimmage. Layer in the called blitz — one timed gap-shooter on the snap. Teach the coverage drops behind the front and read run vs. pass. 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. 12UIntroduce: Line up right and own your gap — win with alignment, pad level, and pursuit to the ball.
  2. 14UAttack blocks: Add get-off and block destruction so the front controls the line of scrimmage. Layer in the called blitz — one timed gap-shooter on the snap. Teach the coverage drops behind the front and read run vs. pass. Combine front, pressure, and coverage — and disguise it pre-snap.

Every position's job

LB (Mike)

Fire the strong B gap on the snap.

Coach it with
DL Shed and Block Destruction LB Read Keys and Shuffle LB Downhill Fill
LB (Will)

Fire the weak B gap on the snap simultaneously.

Coach it with
DL Shed and Block Destruction LB Read Keys and Shuffle LB Downhill Fill
Guard (strong DL)

Rush the strong A gap and occupy the interior blocker to open the backer lane.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block DL Stance and Get-Off
Guard (weak DL)

Rush the weak A gap and occupy the interior blocker.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block DL Stance and Get-Off
DT (strong)

Wide tackle rushes the strong C gap.

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

Wide tackle rushes the weak C gap.

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

Edges COVER No. 2 to their side (drop to the flat / carry the near back); rush only if their man blocks.

Coach it with
Edge Rush & Bend the Corner Zone Drop & Pattern Read QB Stance and Footwork
CB (strong)

Man-cover No. 1 strong.

CB (weak)

Man-cover No. 1 weak.

FS

Match No. 3 in the middle behind the two blitzing backers (Cover 0 behind it).

Coach it with
Blitz Timing & Path RB Blitz Pickup

How to teach it

  • 1Four interior rushers (two wide tackles + two defensive guards) plus BOTH inside linebackers firing the B gaps = a six-man pressure; the edges drop to cover No. 2.
  • 2Corners take No. 1, the free safety takes No. 3 — pure man behind the pressure, so get home.
  • 3The guards occupy blockers to open the backers' B-gap lanes.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !The middle is open on a hot throw; fix by getting the free safety on No. 3 and timing the pressure.
  • !The backers get stuffed because the line didn't occupy blockers; fix by drilling the line's job with the double blitz.
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