The Kiski School

Marcus T. Muster marcus.muster@kiski.org

1888 Brett Lane Saltsburg, Pa 15681 www.kiski.org

2007 8th Season 5, 6, or 7 Under Defense Developed Out of Necessity Home Cooked/Spun From 4-3 No Formal Schooling Weve Adapted Many Concepts Weve Adapted To Fit Personnel Weve Adapted To Offensive Tendencies

Emphasis We Dont Have Athletes to SIT/READ We Dont Have Time to Teach Zone! We Will Play Man-Free 99% Time! We Will Blitz 6-10 Snaps! We Will Be Sound!

Personnel Our Best Defensive Athletes Cs Our Next Best MLB Our Next Best R/S Our Next Best Fs Fill in the Rest! (Tandem LBs/NG/Es)

Kiski 5,6,7 Under Defense

#1 Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3-Down 6-Under 2Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

#2 Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3-Down 6-Under 2Deep - Inside/Outside Pressure Pkgs

#3 Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 0-Down 9-Under 2Deep - Kiskis Adaptation to the RADAR Def (In Theory)

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

Alignments
Es play a 5 tech to Open End 7 to a TE. Ends will Mirror and play in Tandem with the Tandem LBs. NG plays a 0 Tech. NG will Mirror the Center and play in Tandem with the MLB.

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes Alignments
MLB plays stack tech 6 yard off the ball. Play in Tandem with the NG.

Tandem Bs play a stack tech 5 yards off the ball. Read what the Es do play in Tandem. #3 Man to Man to your side. Rover/Stud play #2 Man to Man to your side. Know where/if you have help to determine your alignment. Press-man if you are athletic enough. Off-man know your limitations.

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

Alignments
Corners play #1 Man to Man. Know where/if you have help to determine your alignment. Press-man if you are athletic enough. Off-man know your limitations.

Free Safety(s). Free.

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3-Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

Responsibilities
Es B/C Gap player. This can change with front adjustments and blitzes. NG A gap player. This can change with front adjustments and blitzes.

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes Responsibilities
MLB A/B gap player. This can change with front adjustments and blitzes. Tandem Bs B/C gap player. This can change with front adjustments ad blitzes. Rover/Stud D gap player. This can change with front adjustments and blitzes.

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

Responsibilities
Corners contain in run support.

Free Safety(s). Free. Alley type run support player. Often a contain/pitch player against option teams.

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3-Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

Kiskis 5/6-Under Defense Simple Adjustments

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Alignments, Responsibilities & Blitzes

Blitzes
Simple Package
Weak/Strong (Tandem Blitz vs. Strength Call) Mike (Middle LB) Mountain Weak/Strong (Tandem and Mike) Rover (Rover - Outside) Stud (Stud - Outside)

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Weak/Strong

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Mike

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Mountain Weak/Strong

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Rover/Stud

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Inside/Outside Pressure Pkgs

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 3Down 6-Under 2-Deep - Inside/Outside Pressure Pkgs Inside/Outside Pressure Packages
Comprehensive Blitz Package
Max (Tandems and Mike) Rat/Snake (Inside Rover and Stud w/Twist) Cougar Strong/Weak (Like Mountain w/Twist) Cougar Strong/Weak 1 or 5 Combo Strong/Weak (Stud/Rover/Tandem to Call) 1, 5 15 Free

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Max

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Rat/Snake

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes 1,5,15

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Cougar Strong/Weak 1,5,15

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Combo Strong/Weak

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def Blitzes Free

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 0-Down 9-Under 2-Deep - Kiskis Adaptation to the RADAR Def (In Theory)

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 0Down 9-Under 2-Deep - Kiskis Adaptation to the RADAR Def (In Theory)

Listened to Nitro (WV) in Spring 2006

DL (NG) 275/300 Incredibly Athletic Kid We Had (we thought) Same Type of Player We Never Put to Practice BUT

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 0-Down 9-Under 2-Deep - Kiskis Adaptation to the RADAR Def (In Theory) Basic Premise:
Simple read for 3 or 4 lineman
Give them one key/one read All lineman play across 2 faces All lineman start in two point 3-4 yards off the ball.

We would try to incorporate as much of our under schemes as possible.

Kiskis 5/6-Under Def with 2 Free Safeties: 0-Down 9-Under 2-Deep - Kiskis Adaptation to the RADAR Def (In Theory) Basic Premise:
Offensive lineman HATE TO PLAY IN SPACE How many times do we have OL chasing LBs from behind! I think that there is merit here

Kiskis 5 Under Money Package

4-5-2
Ts 1,2,3 Techniques Es 4,5,6,7,9 Techniques MLB 6 Yards Head-up Technique ILBs 5 Yards Complimentary Technique Cs Man To Man, Know Help Is Fs Half Field

Kiskis 5 Under Money Package

Simple Adjustments

Kiskis 5 Under Money Package

Blitz Package (Nickel) 1,2,3,4,5 13,24,35 15 Blitz Package (Dollar) Blitz Package (Quarter)

Kiskis 5 Under Money Package Nickel Blitzes

Kiskis 5 Under Money Package Dollar Blitz

Kiskis 5 Under Money Package Quarter Blitz