Belichick Defensive Scheme (Warning Football talk)
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The big difference is really the versatility and pattern matching from the DBs.
Kwats defense (modified Gary Patterson 4-2-5) is dependent on asymmetrical assignments; A Strong side Jack and weakside X backer on the DL, a MLB that can cover, split coverage downfield. Its a good system but can struggle with motion/shift offenses because assignments are predictable and pretty rigid.
Belichicks defense is a much more simple front assignment for the DL, a iLB that attacks the run with limited coverage responsibility, and pattern matching and hyper versatility from the DBs. The philosophy is simplify the front and create complex chaos in coverage for the QB. It allows them to change the defense to fit the opponent, they can run a Fangio 6 in the first half and Cover 1 man in the second half, its very difficult to tell if the defense is actually in a cover zero or if they they are going to bail into a zone. The versatility also negates a lot of the motion pre snap offense. The secondary is much more aggressive than Kwat ever ran with UW or UT, outside DBs are often in press, DBs are encouraged to set traps, check the backfield even while in man if they can, and undercut routes as long as they and their safety counterparts maintain communication and leverage.
This is basically the front, its very vanilla, sometimes put 5 on the line to mess with blocking scheme and create pressure with stunts (particularly B gap pirate stunts).
Its the DB versatility that allows them to do some pretty weird things:
Here the nickel DB (Myles) becomes the deep safety in a split field triangle coverage after a motion
Now defense lines up like its cover zero man but instead completely inverts itself into a Tampa 2 but both outside corners are the over the top safeties and the safety Kyle Dugger showing LB blitz drops into the middle zone and gets the INT.
This is man against lions concept (double slant) this should be an easy win for the offense, but because DBs are expected to be versatile, communicate, and take risks Myles recognizes the pass concept, knows he has safety help to the middle and dumps his man to jump the outside slant. No QB in college is ready for this type of shit from an inside DB in man.
Now the slot DB is going to pattern match, carry the seem deep to the safety with proper leverage, pass to a safety and then jump the deep crosser.
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Yeah, I was talking more about the personnel rather than the specific the X's and O's. Kwat / Lake also liked to run too much Cover 3 for my tastes, then Lake took it to the extreme with having one deep safety 15-20 yards off the ball.
The only thing that may hinder more complex play-calls and communication is that I think NCAA rules still prevent college teams from practicing more than 25 hours per week (basically unlimited for the NFL).
But it's good that this staff is dedicated to recruiting like madmen because as they say regarding CFB: it's not about the X's and O's, it's about the Jimmy's and Joe's.
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Is HouHusky actually HughHusky? 🤔
Hugh should stay in this lane more often. I didn't cringe.
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New England defense wasn’t very good at pressuring the QB.
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I double dawg dare you to name a starter from their front 7!
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Are you saying this in general, or referring to pressure from a 4-man front or via the blitz? I ask because I think the defense for NE likely had to play some situational stuff because their offense was so bad. If they got behind on the scoreboard that team had no chance of mounting a comeback.
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Just an observation based on watching several games and looking at QB pressure numbers.
I don’t give a flying rat’s ass about the type of fronts they were running in given situations.
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There's a lot of ADHD on this bored. Also, that would be @Tequilla 's cliff notes version.
#creepycougcan'ttalk
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The Belichick defense generally wants to create QB pressure/hurries from pretty basic 4-5 man rushes, they will sometimes line up in a 5-0 front to cover each lineman to limit double teams and make protection assignments more difficult, they will T/E or Pirate stunt bringing their more athletic Edge guys inside on obvious passing downs and flush QBs out of the pocket. Also the iLB has limited coverage assignment and wants to be attacking run gaps so when the Belichick defense wants to bring an extra guy its often the iLB.
I think the Bruener could thrive in the Belichick scheme as a sure tackling aggressive iLB attacking the run and blitzing. Although the Pats iLB are more like 6'2" 250 instead of Bruener at 225lbs.
- Hurries = QB threw ball earlier than intended or chased out of the pocket
- QB press % = (hurries + knockdowns + all sacks per dropback)
The Belichick defense doesn't want to blitz at a high rate and blitz rate isn't typically correlated with sacks or pressures in the NFL.
