Drake Zone Blitz
Drake Zone Blitz
Drake Zone Blitz
Responsibilities
Bandit: Attack the tight end to check for
run first. On the drop, he will read No. 2 to
No. 1. He is a seam to flat player. The Drake defense held it’s opponents to less than 300 yards in total offense
Tackle: Contain player. last season and was a big reason for the Bulldogs earning their second Pioneer
Nose: Cross face of center into strong A Football League championship.
gap.
End: Rip inside and attack the guard’s Free: Drop and become a seam to flat Again, on behalf of our head coach Rob
outside shoulder. We want him to take the player weak. Read No. 2 to No. 1. Ash and the rest of the Drake University
A gap by crushing the guard inside and Corner: Bail to deep outside third. football program, we would like to thank the
then working vertically upfield. We have had some success with our pres- AFCA for the opportunity to contribute to this
Sam: Hole player. Read No. 3. Run to, sure package by incorporating the zone blitz. year’s Summer Manual. I would also like to
play B gap. Last season, we had a total of 36 sacks and thank all of those coaches who, through the
Mike: Blitz weak B gap. Scrape tight off 18 interceptions in 10 games. We believe in years, have helped us grow in this profes-
of the defensive end going into the A gap. the aggressive, attacking style of defense. Our sion. We hope this article can be of some
Will: Blitz C gap. Contain player. players and coaches believe in our system benefit to your program, and wish you the
Rover: Rotate to the deep middle third. and are committed to preparing it each week. best of luck in the 1999 season.
NCAA Position
on Gambling
The NCAA opposes all forms of legal and illegal sports wagering. Sports wagering has
the potential to undermine the integrity of sports contests and jeopardizes the welfare
of student-athletes and the intercollegiate athletics community. Sports wagering
demeans the competition and competitors alike by a message that is contrary to the
purposes and meaning of ‘sport.’ Sports competition should be appreciated for the
inherent benefits related to participation of student-athletes, coaches and institutions
in fair contests, not the amount of money wagered on the outcome of the competition.
For those reasons, the NCAA membership has adopted specific rules prohibiting ath-
letics department staff members and student-athletes from engaging in gambling activ-
ities as they relate to intercollegiate or professional sporting events.