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TCU 4-2-5 Defense Explained – Cripes! Get Back to Fundamentals!

TCU’s 4-2-5 Video from Gary Patterson

The next top post of 2011 is one that I think almost everyone will enjoy since everyone loves extensive one on one clinic film from the top minds in coaching. In this post by Cripes! Get Back to Fundamentals!, the TCU head football coach Gary Patterson explains his vaunted 4-2-5 defense, along with the intricacies of his split coverage philosophies and how the front is separated from the coverage. The videos here are very valuable to anyone considering the 4-2-5 defense. I highly recommend visiting Brophy’s post on the 4-2-5 defense for anyone who coaches. It does a…

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Defeating the 4-2-5 TCU Robber Defense with the I Formation

A lot of teams today are switching to the 4-2-5 TCU defense which typically packages a 2 deep or quarters based coverage with a robber safety that goes with #2. Because of the nature of that safety, he can be aggressive in the run game, which essentially presents a 9 man front to traditional 21 personnel I formation teams. As an offense then, your goal must be to fit inside that safety and keep him flat footed and out of the box. If that safety is a real game changer, you need to stretch him vertically and horizontally through the quick pass attack, inside runs, and vertical passes. EDIT: I…

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