Confuse the Offense with a Delayed Deployment 5-High DB Alignment (Rocky) - Clarence Holley

Former DC at Stillwater HS (OK) Clarence Holley teaches how high school coaches can use a delayed deployment 5 high defensive back alignment to confuse the offense.

The 5 high formation confuses quarterbacks and gives your defensive backs unprecedented flexibility to read, react, and dominate.

Coach Holley's Glazier Drive presentation on Implementing a Delayed Deployment 5-High DB Alignment Zone Coverage details how he has implemented this defense.

Advantages of 5 High Coverages

• Creates confusion and uncertainty for the offense. STRESS the OC and QB every play!! Pressure on opponent for 7 DAYS!
• Plan for Big Plays! (Turnovers, TFL, Sacks) 50% of all opponent plays have to be for 0 yards or less! (Launch Points, Snap to square, Release time, Size of Field)
• No Homeruns! Zone Eyes and DEEP defenders.
• Speed up the launch, slow down the decision. Protect the perimeter.
• INTERCEPTIONS and SACKS!

DELAYED DEPLOYMENT ZONE COVERAGE CONCEPTS

• Invite Quicks and Bubble
• Snap to Square Time/Snap to Insert Time
• TEMPO!! Slow, Slow, Go
• Zone Eyes!
• Attack the BALL! Show 5 Across
• How big is the field?
• Combinations of Down/Deep (Rocky, Rambo, Clubber, Creed, Cut, Down)
• Cut RPO, Field, Formation, Dude, etc.