5-3 Defense
Base
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5-3 Base Defense
1. D-Line pressures the backfield.
2. Linebackers play the run 1st.
3. Defensive Backs keep their eyes in the backfield while playing their zone.
4. Safety sits back in zone and reacts to run or pass.
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Zone
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5-3 Zone Defense
1. D-Line pressures the backfield.
2. Linebackers play pass 1st in their ZONE.
3. Defensive Backs keep their eyes in the backfield while playing their zone.
4. Safety sits back in zone and reacts to run or pass.
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Gut Blitz
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5-3 Gut Blitz
1. D-Line pressures the backfield.
2. Middle Linebackers blitzes the open A-Gap.
3. Outside Linebackers play the run 1st.
4. Defensive Backs keep their eyes in the backfield while playing their zone.
5. Safety sits back in zone and reacts to run or pass.
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Blitz Right
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5-3 Blitz Right
1. D-Line pressures the backfield.
2. Leftside & Middle Linebacker play the run 1st.
3. Rightside Linebacker blitzes the open A or B Gap.
4. Defensive Backs keep their eyes in the backfield while playing their zone.
5. Safety sits back in zone and reacts to run or pass.
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Blitz Left
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5-3 Blitz Left
1. D-Line pressures the backfield.
2. Rightside & Middle Linebacker play the run 1st.
3. Leftside Linebacker blitzes the open A or B Gap.
4. Defensive Backs keep their eyes in the backfield while playing their zone.
5. Safety sits back in zone and reacts to run or pass.
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Run Defense
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5-3 Run Defense
1. D-Line pressures the backfield.
2. Linebackers play run 1st.
3. Defensive Backs play run 1st.
4. Safety sits back in zone and reacts to run or pass.
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DB Blitz Right
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5-3 DB Blitz Right
1. D-Line pressures the backfield.
2. Leftside & Middle Linebacker play the run 1st.
3. Rightside Linebacker plays ZONE in the DB's spot.
4. Rightside Defensive Back blitzes the D-Gap
5. Leftside Defensive Back keeps eyes in the backfield while playing their zone.
6. Safety sits back in zone and reacts to run or pass.
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DB Blitz Left
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5-3 DB Blitz Left
1. D-Line pressures the backfield.
2. Rightside & Middle Linebacker play the run 1st.
3. Leftside Linebacker plays ZONE in the DB's spot.
4. Leftside Defensive Back blitzes the D-Gap
5. Rightside Defensive Back keeps eyes in the backfield while playing zone.
6. Safety sits back in zone and reacts to run or pass.