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3-4 Call Sheet

This document provides a summary of defensive play calls for various formations in a base 3-4 defense, nickel defense, and dime defense. It includes the normal plays for each as well as audible and hot route options. It also lists poker and monopoly play options that allow the entire defense to shift between different base formations. Additional sections cover spy/contain plays, corner pressure looks, safety pressures, and recommended plays for different down and distance situations.

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3-4 Call Sheet

This document provides a summary of defensive play calls for various formations in a base 3-4 defense, nickel defense, and dime defense. It includes the normal plays for each as well as audible and hot route options. It also lists poker and monopoly play options that allow the entire defense to shift between different base formations. Additional sections cover spy/contain plays, corner pressure looks, safety pressures, and recommended plays for different down and distance situations.

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  • Dime Base Plays: Describes dime base plays which involve specific formations and defensive configurations.
  • Quarters Plays: Provides strategies for quarters plays focusing on defensive setups and blitz types.
  • Base Plays: Lists various base play strategies with different formations and variations for team execution.
  • Nickel Base Plays: Outlines nickel base plays including different audibles and formations for defensive strategies.
  • Down & Distance: Provides guidelines based on down & distance for situational defensive decision-making.
  • Spy/Coppers: Explains spy and copper strategies used to monitor offensive players and disrupt plays.
  • Safety Heat: Outlines safety heat strategies that deploy safeties in various tactical formations.
  • Corner Heat: Details corner heat tactics designed for aggressive cornerback action against attacks.

Base Plays Nickel Base Plays Dime Base Plays

 3-4 Normal:  Normal  Normal


o Dbl X Bracket o Double Wide
o Dbl Z Bracket
o OLB Dogs Fire
o CB Blitz o Zone Man X
o MLB Storm Blitz
o CB Fox Blitz o 2 Zone CB Snake
o Strong Blitz
o Storm Brave 1 o CB Dogs Blitz o Corner Crash 3
o Zone Man Blitz [2] o Silver Shoot 2 [2] o SS Zone Blitz
o FS Blitz o SS Zone Blitz o Strike 2 Deep
o Cover 1 Robber o Over Storm Brave o Strong Roll 3
o 2 Deep MLB Spy [2] o Zone Blitz
 Formation Audibles:
o Crash Blitz [3]
o 2 Man Under, Cover 2, o Zone Man
o Weak Storm Roll [3]
Cover 3, Under Smoke  Formation Audibles:
o Wide Blitz [2]  3-3-5 o 2 Man Under, Cover 2,
o LB Storm 3 [3]
o Double X Cover 3, DB Dogs 1
o OLB Stud Spy
o Double Outside  3-2-6
o Pinch
 Formation Audibles: o Monster Blitz o DB Dogs 1
o 2 Man Under, Cover 2, o CB Fox Blitz o Lightning 2
Cover 3, OLB Stud o Cover 2 Buc o Max Sting 3
 3-4 Over: o LB Ram Dogs o SS Zone Blitz
o Dbl X Bracket o DBL Corner Pinch
o Double Outside
o Cover 2  Formation Audibles:
o Sting Pinch Zone [2]  Formation Audibles:
o 2 Man Under, Cover 2 Buc, o 2 Man Under, Cover 2,
o Trio Sky Zone [3] Cover 3, Under Smoke
Cover 3, Monster Blitz
 Formation Audibles:
o 2 Man Under, Cover 2,  2-4-5 Poker:
Cover 3, Sting Pinch o Dbl Z Bracket  Renegade
 3-4 Under: o 3 Weak Roll o [3-4 Normal]
o Dbl X Bracket o Cover 2 QB Spy  Engage Eight
o Cover 2 o [All 3-4]
o Cover 2 Sink
o Cover 2 Sink o [5-2]
o CB Fox Blitz o [All Nickel]
o Pinch
o Ray Smoke o [Dime Normal]
 Formation Audibles:
o 2 Man Under, Cover 2, o DT Blitz  Fire Blitz
Cover 3, OLB Stud Spy  Formation Audibles: o [Dime 3-2-6]
 3-4 Solid: o Cover 1, Cover 2 Sink, Cover  House Blitz
o Double X Bracket 3, Under Smoke o [Quarters]
o Cover 2 Quarters: Monopoly:
o Cover 2 Sink o Strike
o Clamp Double Go [3]  Cover 2 Sink
o Cov 3 Contain
o Trio Sky Zone o [Nickel 2-4-5]
o Quarters Contain
o Inside Blitz o [3-4 Solid]
 Formation Audibles:
 Formation Audibles: o Man Cover 2, Under Man o [3-4 Under]
o 2 Man Under, Cover 2, Zone, 3 Deep Base,  Drop Zone
Cover 3, Gap Press Overload Blitz o [All 3-4]
 3-4 Even:
Audibles:  Cover 4
o Dbl X Bracket
o Strike Spy 2 [2] A: OLB Dogs [3-4 Normal] o [3-4 Normal]
o Trio Sky Zone [3] X: Dbl X Bracket [3-4 Normal] o [5-2]
o Weak Blitz 3 [3] Y: MLB Storm Blitz [3-4 Normal] o [Dime 3-2-6]
o Pinch LB: Wide Blitz [3-4 Normal]
 9 Velcro
 Formation Audibles: RB: Strike 2 Spy [3-4 Even]
o [Nickel Normal/2-4-5]
o 2 Man Under, Cover 2,
 Prevent
o [Dime Normal]
 Quarters Safe
o [Nickel Normal]
o [Quarters]
Spy/Copper: Corner Heat: Down & Distance
 1st & 10
 QB Contain  CB Dogs Blitz/Zone o [3-4 Normal]
o [3-4 Normal] o [3-4 Normal]  Dbl X Bracket
o [Nickel Normal] o [Nickel Normal/3-3-5]  Double TE
o [Quarters]  CB Fox Blitz  OLB Dogs Fire
o [5-2] Purple o [All Nickel]  MLB Storm Blitz
 Strong Blitz
 Man QB Spy  Crash/Flash/Smash Blitz
 Cover 1 Robber
o [3-4 Normal] o [5-2]  Weak Storm Roll
o [Nickel Normal]  [Dime Normal] [3]
 DE Contain o Corner Crash 3  2 Deep MLB Spy [2]
o [All formations but 3-4 Solid] o 2 Zone CB Snake  Wide Blitz [2]
o [3-4 Even]
 [3-4 Normal] o Strike 2 Deep
o Dbl Corner Pinch  Strike Spy 2 [2]
o Safe QB Spy
 Monster Blitz
o 2 Deep QB Spy  [Dime 3-2-6] (6)
o [5-2 Normal]
o Double QB Spy o Dbl Corner Pinch
 Cover 2
 [3-4 Even]
Safety Heat:  3rd & Short
o Strike Spy 2
o [3-4 Even]
 [Nickel 2-4-5]
 SS Blitz  Strike Spy 2 [2]
o Cover 2 QB Spy  Monster Blitz
o [3-4 Normal]
o [Nickel 2-4-5]  Pinch
Blackjack/Gold: o [5-2 Normal]
 June Blitz
 Double TE o [Nickel 2-4-5]  Cover 1
 Inside Blitz  Cover 2
o [All 3-4 but Even]
o [3-4 Solid]  Smash Blitz
 Dbl X
 FS Blitz  Flash Blitz
o [Nickel Normal/3-3-5]
o [3-4 Normal]  Pinch
o [Dime Normal]
 Flash/Smash Blitz  3rd and 5-7
o [Quarters] o [Nickel 3-3-5]
o [5-2]
 Dbl X Bracket  LB Ram Dogs
 SS Zone Blitz
o [All 3-4] o [3-4 Normal]
o [Nickel Normal]
 Dbl Z  Wide Blitz
o [Dime Normal/3-2-6]
o [All 3-4 but Normal] o [3-4 Solid]
o [Nickel 3-3-5] Special Fronts:
 Cover 2 Sink
o [Dime Normal] o [3-4 Under]
 Vs. Whale and Panther
o [Quarters] o Dachshund Front  Cover 2 Sink
 Dbl Z Bracket  Vs. Tiger and Rhino o [Nickel 2-4-5]
o [Nickel Normal/2-4-5] o Devil Front  Cover 2 QB Spy
 Double Slot  Vs. Sparrow and Eagle  Cover 2 Sink
o [Nickel Normal] (4) o Dragon Front  3 Weak Roll
 Double Man  3rd & 7+
o [3-4 Under] O Personnel: o [3-4 Solid]
 Double Outside  Clamp Double Go
 Whale: 2(+)TE, 2RB, 1WR o [3-4 Over]
o [Nickel 3-3-5] (3)
 Panther : 2TE, 1RB, 2WR
 Double Wide  Sting Pinch Over
 Tiger: 1TE, 1RB, 3WR o [Nickel Normal]
o [Dime Normal] (4)
 Rhino: 1TE, 2RB, 2WR  SS Zone Blitz
 Sparrow: 0TE, 4WR, 1RB o [Nickel 3-3-5]
 Eagle: 0(1)TE, 5WR, 0RB  Monster Blitz
o [Nickel 2-4-5]
 Ray Smoke

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