BlitzBest for: Passing down
Safety Blitz
A safety blitzes off the edge or interior to add a rusher.
Concept: The blitzing safety fires his assigned gap while the coverage rolls to single-high behind him.
Base alignment — schematic, not to scale
Every position's job
Nose
Two-gap the center
Defensive Tackles
Hold B gaps
Defensive Ends
Contain the edges
Guards (6-2)
Set the edge
Linebackers
Cover their base gaps and pass-drop responsibilities
Corners
One corner rotates to the deep middle behind the blitz
Safety
Blitz downhill through the assigned open gap
How to teach it
- 1Rep the safety's timing so he arrives with the snap and is not late
- 2Teach the corner rotation to cover the vacated deep middle
- 3Drill the safety keeping his eyes on the ballcarrier as he fills
Common mistakes to fix
- !Safety blitzing too early and exposing a big pass; fix by disguising until the snap
- !No deep help behind the blitz; fix by rehearsing the corner 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.