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If a defensive lineman is face to face with an offensive center, he is said to be in a 0 technique. [11] If he is face to face with a guard, the defender is in a 2 technique. [12] If the defender is face to face with a tackle, he is in a 4 technique. [13] If the defender is aligned directly across from a tight end, it is described as a 6 technique.
38 refers to the positions of the defensive players on the line of scrimmage. Two "3" techniques (DT, lined up outside of the guards) and two "8" techniques (DE, lined up outside of end man on line of scrimmage). The DT's are the only down lineman. Two standup players (Monster and Rover) are in "5" techniques.
Paul Brown describes the defense as having a tight five man line, and linebackers who were to jam offensive ends as they came off the line. [3] Brown goes on to say that the use of four defensive backs was innovative at the time. By 1950, the base defense of NFL teams were five man line defenses, either the 5–2 Eagle or the 5–3–3. [4]
This naming rule does not always apply when the personnel for a certain formation are lined up in a way that changes the function of the players in the defense. For example, the "3–5–3" actually uses the 3–3–5 personnel but arranges the five defensive backs with "3 deep," thus grouping the other two defensive backs with the linebackers.
It remains a mystery why Davis was good enough as a pass rusher to have 8.5 sacks in his second year at Alabama but just two sacks over his final 26 games at Alabama and 1.5 in 46 games as a Dolphin.
A common defensive front adjustment for 3–4 teams to accommodate the nickel backfield involves putting the two outside linebackers into a three-point stance shading the offensive tackles (i.e., a 5 technique). To complete the adjustment, the 3–4 defensive ends are moved to face or shade the offensive guards.
Ricard had the task of motioning across the formation and kicking out the "three-technique" defensive lineman. His goal was to stay low and catch the defender by surprise.
The 5–3 was regarded as a pass defense, the 6–2 the run defense. [4] The usage of the 5–3 defense accelerated as the T formation became more popular and more effective. [5] Dana Bible, in his 1947 coaching tome, called it the best defense against the T formation. [6] By 1950, the base defenses in the NFL were all five man line defenses ...