[ROTC]

The more stand up players you have on defense the better you will be. The days of playing a 6-2 and using four fatties to hold up the guards and tackles; two good contain guys at 9 techniques to “turn everything in”; and putting two studs at LB to each have 300 tackles their senior year are long gone.

However, what I think most have missed in this topic is the concepts of pass defense. It’s just like basketball: zone means you GUARD the MAN in your zone- not the area itself.

I think pass defense and coverage is the most deficient area of coaching and playing in the state as a whole.

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Oh yeah- it (pass defense) is also FAR AND AWAY the most inconsistent and poorly officiated aspect of HS football in this state.