Flag Football Defensive Peel Pressure
We are going to write about something today that we have honestly never seen on tape. We are referring to flag football defensive pressure. The rules essentially allow it, but it is a risky proposition unless you have some rules to protect you.
So many times when folks talk about flag football strategy they immediately think of footballs in the air and Run Pass Options as well as a lot of misdirection run plays. To see some of the flag football plays drawn up on the internet you would think that the offense was going to be playing against air.
As many of you find out when you begin playing in an actual game there is a defense out there. This defense will most of the time play very fast. That’s why from the offensive side of the ball FirstDown PlayBook is always drawing our football plays up with the awareness that the defense is going to compete too.
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Today we want to look at the defensive side of the ball. We think that if you incorporate the same peel rules that you have in tackle football, it could offer you a sound way to bring pressure in flag football. This flag football defensive peel pressure allows you to have an answer for every eligible receiver. As we all know that means everyone in flag football.
Flag Football Defensive Peel Pressure Allows You To Get One More To The Quarterback
Peel pressures tell a rusher that they can go sack the quarterback if they have a back lined up their side in the backfield. The player rushing the quarterback will rush outside of the back. If the back stays in to pass protect, the rusher will beat them to the quarterback. However, if that back releases on a route the rusher must peel off and cover the back.
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Flag football defensive peel pressure essentially allows you to get an extra rusher to the quarterback without leaving someone uncovered. It can rattle a quarterback who has two rushers containing off of the edges. Once again, you need sound rules and we cover some of them in this video. It is also to be remembered that most pressures are best used as changeups.
