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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 130964658" data-attributes="member: 1112294"><p>The newest defensive scheme proliferating the landscape is the Tite front</p><p></p><p>Tite front has become a ubiquitous response from defensive coordinators trying to take the wind out of offenses’ sails. From LSU to Iowa State to Army to Colgate (the university, not the toothpaste), it felt like every school made the decision to at least try out the Tite front in 2018..</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>This is what it looks like.</strong></span></p><p>Three linemen, two inside backers, two outside backers, and four players in the secondary, with some linebacker adjustments depending on what the offense does:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SCz_A_-X5tAvgJ3Ct-44rfyIWS0=/0x0:1249x515/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:1249x515):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728436/tite_front_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>One of the things you’ll notice first is how many players are inside the offensive tackles. There’s a nose tackle, two defensive ends, and two inside linebackers. The goal is to plug up everything on the inside to force offenses to win a race to the outside.</p><p></p><p>Defensive coordinators call this “spill and kill”. It rhymes.</p><p></p><p>The shortest way to the end zone is the north-south route, so defenses are fine with offenses trying to go east-west before they are able to get downhill.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">This is in stark contrast with how teams defended spread offenses as they came into vogue over the last decade or so. </span>For most of the spread era, one of the most common ways to defend it was by going with a 4-2-5 defense that looks something like this:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MCWe5docBWnS23JaS2XuJYI3xb8=/0x0:1247x564/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1247x564):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728444/425_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>In the 4-2-5, an outside linebacker moves out of the box or just gets replaced by a nickel cornerback. That “OB” can be a linebacker who covers or a true corner.</p><p></p><p>Popularized by Gary Patterson at TCU, you couldn’t find a school not running a version of it by the mid-2000s. And It’s still popular today. Alabama bases its defense out of it, and I’m not going to be the one to tell Nick Saban how to run his defense.</p><p></p><p>The 4-2-5 defenses would usually line up in either an Over or Under front — with the best defensive tackle lined up toward the strong side in an Over or the weak side in an Under.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">But there’s one big problem with the 4-2-5.</span></p><p>Zoom in on that diagram, and you see an open B gap between a defensive end and tackle:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ha5ftH_N3ddMQRk4ll1aW986_8w=/0x0:846x438/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:846x438):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728448/bgap.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Iowa State, with their 3 safety defense, chooses to play a form of Tampa 2 defense.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SNmY2rvARHgHV_qi7S8bahx6jQ8=/0x0:1248x595/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:1248x595):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728788/tampas2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>That looks like this...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0MeYZ_hnVmuj-tUYvIXiXtJffqw=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13734308/giphy.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>LSU’s favorite zone coverage is a version of quarters coverage. The Tigers lock the outside receivers in man-to-man and then play everyone else in a two-high safety, zone defense.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MMgvh_KBcUI0IuN8ovgH9lqh9IY=/0x0:1247x596/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1247x596):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728783/lsu_tite_4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>That looks like this:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/yTjeavZq17xsDRrwULV63W-1BCI=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13734299/giphy__3_.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Like all defenses, there are ups and downs to the Tite front. But it’s become the defense du jour. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p>That’s because it defends what spread offenses have evolved to be good at: picking on linebackers and then either throwing past them or running over their teammates.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, teams will adapt to playing football in a Tite world. Then defenses will adjust again. But for now, get ready to see a lot of it in 2019.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2019/2/5/18205641/tite-front-defenses-explained">https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2019/2/5/18205641/tite-front-defenses-explained</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 130964658, member: 1112294"] The newest defensive scheme proliferating the landscape is the Tite front Tite front has become a ubiquitous response from defensive coordinators trying to take the wind out of offenses’ sails. From LSU to Iowa State to Army to Colgate (the university, not the toothpaste), it felt like every school made the decision to at least try out the Tite front in 2018.. [SIZE=4][B]This is what it looks like.[/B][/SIZE] Three linemen, two inside backers, two outside backers, and four players in the secondary, with some linebacker adjustments depending on what the offense does: [IMG]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SCz_A_-X5tAvgJ3Ct-44rfyIWS0=/0x0:1249x515/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:1249x515):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728436/tite_front_full.jpg[/IMG] One of the things you’ll notice first is how many players are inside the offensive tackles. There’s a nose tackle, two defensive ends, and two inside linebackers. The goal is to plug up everything on the inside to force offenses to win a race to the outside. Defensive coordinators call this “spill and kill”. It rhymes. The shortest way to the end zone is the north-south route, so defenses are fine with offenses trying to go east-west before they are able to get downhill. [SIZE=4]This is in stark contrast with how teams defended spread offenses as they came into vogue over the last decade or so. [/SIZE]For most of the spread era, one of the most common ways to defend it was by going with a 4-2-5 defense that looks something like this: [IMG]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MCWe5docBWnS23JaS2XuJYI3xb8=/0x0:1247x564/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1247x564):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728444/425_full.jpg[/IMG] In the 4-2-5, an outside linebacker moves out of the box or just gets replaced by a nickel cornerback. That “OB” can be a linebacker who covers or a true corner. Popularized by Gary Patterson at TCU, you couldn’t find a school not running a version of it by the mid-2000s. And It’s still popular today. Alabama bases its defense out of it, and I’m not going to be the one to tell Nick Saban how to run his defense. The 4-2-5 defenses would usually line up in either an Over or Under front — with the best defensive tackle lined up toward the strong side in an Over or the weak side in an Under. [SIZE=4]But there’s one big problem with the 4-2-5.[/SIZE] Zoom in on that diagram, and you see an open B gap between a defensive end and tackle: [IMG]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ha5ftH_N3ddMQRk4ll1aW986_8w=/0x0:846x438/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:846x438):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728448/bgap.jpg[/IMG] Iowa State, with their 3 safety defense, chooses to play a form of Tampa 2 defense. [IMG]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SNmY2rvARHgHV_qi7S8bahx6jQ8=/0x0:1248x595/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:1248x595):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728788/tampas2.jpg[/IMG] That looks like this... [IMG]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0MeYZ_hnVmuj-tUYvIXiXtJffqw=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13734308/giphy.gif[/IMG] LSU’s favorite zone coverage is a version of quarters coverage. The Tigers lock the outside receivers in man-to-man and then play everyone else in a two-high safety, zone defense. [IMG]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MMgvh_KBcUI0IuN8ovgH9lqh9IY=/0x0:1247x596/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1247x596):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13728783/lsu_tite_4.jpg[/IMG] That looks like this: [IMG]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/yTjeavZq17xsDRrwULV63W-1BCI=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13734299/giphy__3_.gif[/IMG] [SIZE=4]Like all defenses, there are ups and downs to the Tite front. But it’s become the defense du jour. [/SIZE] That’s because it defends what spread offenses have evolved to be good at: picking on linebackers and then either throwing past them or running over their teammates. Eventually, teams will adapt to playing football in a Tite world. Then defenses will adjust again. But for now, get ready to see a lot of it in 2019. [URL]https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2019/2/5/18205641/tite-front-defenses-explained[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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