| I'm a really big fan of the 4-3 Over, or Miami 4-3 | | | | need one true linebacker in the Miami 4-3, but you |
| Defense, and that isn't changing. I think I | | | | need two of them in the 4-2-5. It will really help |
| understand the 4-3 better than any other | | | | your defense if that Free Safety is a legit bad |
| defense. But this season I'm working in a 4-2-5 | | | | dude though! He can get his run-pass read, and |
| system, and I really like certain aspects of the | | | | run the alley on the run read. This guy can blow |
| defense. The 4-2-5 Defense is simple, versatile, | | | | things up from a 10 yard running head start and |
| and easily adapted to a wide range of offenses. | | | | make things exciting. |
| The 4-2-5 is just an adaptation of the old 4-4 | | | | The natural coverage for the 4-2-5 Defense is a |
| Defense, so its one of the simplest defenses | | | | single-high coverage, such as the Cover 3 zone or |
| around. In fact, the 4-4 is a great defense to run | | | | the Cover 1 man/free coverage. Either one lets |
| for any youth team. So you've got to be able to | | | | your Free Safety be that bad dude he needs to |
| teach it to high school or college kids! The 4-2-5 | | | | be. If you want to start bringing blitzes, the Cover |
| allows you to keep 6 men in the box at all time, | | | | 1 allows you to bring one backer or overhang |
| handling the same gaps, regardless of the | | | | safety, while the Cover 0 will let you bring a full |
| offensive formation. You can use a variety of | | | | compliment of 5 and 6 man pressures. |
| defenses fronts and line stunts, too, without | | | | The 4-2-5 can be an extremely attack-style |
| changing much for the linebackers or the | | | | defense. With a coordinator who knows how to |
| secondary. The Linebackers just have to know to | | | | play call it, and a good understanding of the |
| fill the open gaps. | | | | opponent's tendencies, the offense could be in |
| Your contain players are obvious, since you have | | | | trouble. A play caller can really confuse his |
| two overhangs. We like to play the overhangs at | | | | opponent with the tremendous range of stunts, |
| 3x3 or 4x4 off the end man on the line of | | | | blitzes, and even coverages, that can be run out |
| scrimmage. Move them up to handle heavy run | | | | of the base 4-2-5 Defense. |
| teams, while you can loosen them to help defend | | | | The 4-2-5 isn't a cure-all. There is no substitute |
| the pass. Those guys don't have to be the | | | | for teaching good fundamentals and instilling a |
| greatest athletes in the world. | | | | sense of confidence and toughness in your |
| In a Miami 4-3 defense you need two stud | | | | players. But the 4-2-5 will let you put those |
| safeties, but in the 4-2-5 you can get away with | | | | players into the best possible situations for them |
| just one true safety. On the other hand, you only | | | | to be successful. |
