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.

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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.