More translation: (as best as I understand it)
When we want to play a 50 Defense,
we refer to and teach this as Okie. We do
not have to change any personnel. We
slide our front and linebackers to get into
a 5-2 alignment. The bandit and wolf align
in nine techniques. The tackle and end
align in four techniques. The nose aligns
in a zero technique.
When we go with a 5 man front we don't substitute another DL in, we move the weak side OLB up onto the line and slide the rest of the line strongside, adjusting everyone's gap responsibility.
Whip
From an Okie alignment the tackle,
nose, and end slant to the call/field. The
Wolf slants to the call/field. The bandit
plays a nine technique and is responsible
for D gap/drop versus pass. The Mike has
B gap versus run to. Versus run away, he
scrapes, checking cutback. Versus pass,
he has coverage. The stinger has C gap
versus run to. Versus run away, he
scrapes. Versus pass he has coverage.
Whip is a play from the 5 man front. They signal in which way to slant to, and 3 of the linemen plus the Wolf slant that way. The bandit (who I think is the strong side DE, think Michael Johnson here) has gap coverage, or may drop into pass pro depending on how the play develops. The Mike and Stinger's play responsibilities vary depending on how the play develops.
"Bite" is sorta the same thing, but the other direction, rushing the Bandit and dropping the Wolf into gap control / pass pro.
Okie Blitz System
1. Numbering system for gaps to blitz:
A. Even numbers go to call side (field):
2/4/6/8.
B. Odd numbers go away from call
side (boundary): 1/3/5/7.
2. Name lettering system for designated
blitzes. With this system we can take any
combination of players and designate them
as Blitzers.
A. BaM: Bandit and Mike
B. BasS: Bandit and stinger
C. BoW: Bandit and wolf
D. SaM: Stinger and Mike
E. SaW: Stinger and wolf
F. MoW: Mike and wolf
By taking the numbering system and
the name lettering system, we design our
blitzes for a particular game plan. We simply
take the name (example: bow) and designate
what gaps we want them to rush
(example: 87). The defensive front call
would be bow 87. The B in bow corresponds
with the first number in 87, the
eight. In this blitz, the bandit runs the eight
gap. The W in bow corresponds with the
second number in 87, the seven. In this
blitz, the Wolf runs the seven gap.
This is a lot like how Tenuta ran things, as best as I recall. The gaps on the wide side of the field are even numbers, the gaps on the short side are odd numbers, then you have a word that explains who blitzes and some numbers that tell them which gaps to shoot. Pretty simple.
3. Containment and gap rules for the
tackle, nose and end:
That's where crap gets sorta complicated, and I'm going to skip going line by line, but basically that's a system to maintain gap control during blitzes. Each lineman listens for particular numbers, because when those numbers come up their job might change slightly, because they might not have a LB backing them up because that LB is elsewhere blitzing.
The next section is on "Gator" defenses, which are a 3-3-5 alignment that I haven't seen Tech use yet.
