Every Base Defense Vs 27 Formations
FirstDown PlayBook knows there are a lot of different ways to play defensive football. The different styles normally show up and evolve for one simple reason. Defensive coaches need to keep up with the innovations on the offensive side. For every Air Raid or Gun Wing T guru out there, there is a defensive mind that will counter them. This is why we go to extraordinary lengths to be thorough with the FirstDown PlayBook defensive section.
As you will see in the video below, FirstDown PlayBook takes the time to draw up every base defense up against 27 different offensive formations. Now stop right here and please read carefully. This means that we take a 4-3 Over front with cover 2 and fit that defense up against 27 different formations.
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Then we go back and do this same thing with Cover 1, Cover 3, Cover 4 and Cover 6. Those of you at home who are good at math or have a calculator handy, this means that every FirstDown PlayBook base defense is drawn up vs 135 different formations.
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After we have drawn those 135 base defenses, we went back and did the same thing for four other base defenses. Here’s a list of the defensive fronts that you will find:
- 4-3 Over Vs 27 Formations With 5 Different Coverages
- 4-3 Under Vs 27 Formations With 5 Different Coverages
- 3-4 Weak Vs 27 Formations With 5 Different Coverages
- 3-4 Strong Vs 27 Formations With 5 Different Coverages
- 3-4 Bear Vs 27 Formations With 5 Different Coverages
Why do we do this? Well, simply put…so you don’t have to. There is not a defense known to football that is not already 95% drawn in FirstDown PlayBook. Face it, if you are a 8 man or 9 man football coach, the same applies to you. If you think you have the exception to this then I would say please don’t be naive. Your defense is over 95% drawn and that is a huge time saver for you.
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It doesn’t stop there. Every good defensive football coach knows that a defense is only as good as it’s ability to adjust to shifts, trades and motions. Proven football coaches have included defensive assignments and adjustments for every FirstDown PlayBook defense. If you have trouble adjusting to unbalanced formations this is your place too.
One last thing. FirstDown PlayBook also offers you defensive pressures, a spread beaters section and other situational football help. This video is about five minutes long and that five minutes can save you many a blurry eyed night at the office. Take a look at this video and prevent this from happening again in 2026.
