How to Find The 3-2-6 Defense
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Every now and then we like to repost an article that is very popular or one that coaches are looking for more information on. Recently this has been the case with the 3-2-6 Defense. This defense and several other defenses live in our Spread Beaters package in FirstDown PlayBook. After reading this short article, watch the video below to see how you can find this for your playbook.
This 3-2-6 defense is an aggressive approach to defending the spreaoffense. It’s not written anywhere in the football rule book that you have to sit back and let a spread offense dictate all the shots. Regardless of if it is a zone read, an RPO or passing game read, sometimes you need to dictate the decision.
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The FirstDown PlayBook Spread Beaters section is designed to help you do just that. We get you started with a variety of ideas on how to defend the spread offense from different personnel groups and alignments. This 3-2-6 defense is just one of several in the spread beaters section.
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After that we give you the chalk to draw and edit with the best football playbook tool out there. Here is a sample of what we mean. If you want to take a look at it just click on the defensive play diagram below! You have to be careful but you can use this with your youth football defense too.
3-2-6 Defense Assignments
Call Side End:
Alignment: 4 Technique.
Key: Guard.
Run: If Guard Blocks You, Cross His Face. If Guard Blocks Nose, Come Off His Butt.
Pass: B Gap.
Away Side End:
Alignment: 4 Technique.
Key: Guard.
Run: If Guard Blocks You, Cross His Face. If Guard Blocks Nose, Come Off His Butt.
Pass: B Gap.
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Nose:
Alignment: 0 Technique.
Key: Center.
Run: 2 Gap The Center.
Pass: 2 Way Go Pass Rush Vs The Center.
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Watch This Short Video To Understand Where You Can Find The 3-2-6 Defense And Other Spread Beaters Defenses.
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