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Clarence Holley, Defensive Coordinator at Shiloh Christian School (AR) and the Creator of the Eat The Captain Defense, has built a scheme that applies such unrelenting pressure on offenses that over half the plays they've defended have gone for zero yards or less!
This system is so disruptive that Coach Holley has won state championships in two different states with totally different groups of kids, including this past season in 2025 with Shiloh Christian!
The Eat the Captain Defense specializes in PRESSURE - and in this series Coach Holley explains how he attacks pass protections and blocking schemes, and lets his players make the final decision on the field!
The Eat the Captain Defense: Installing Smart Pressure Packages
- Part 1 - Superhero Blitz Rules
- Part 2 - Rush Front Pressures & Coverages
- Part 3 - Defensive Line Movement Techniques
- Part 4 - Shark School: How to Teach Tackling
- Part 5 - DB Blitz Techniques
- Part 6 - Linebacker Blitz Techniques
Part 5 - DB Blitz Techniques
Topics covered include:
- Seven families of pressure all fully explained with DB roles and technique assignments - so your secondary players know exactly what family they're in, who else is blitzing, and how fast the ball is coming out.
- A 50-50 tackle read built into every Wolverine rep — cut him when he's coming at you, wrap and roll when he's running away so your DB blitzers aren't guessing at the goal line — they're reacting to exactly what they drilled.
- The "make them throw you down" principle for down defenders behind a corner blitz so you're consistently putting the offense in the least favorable throw against your pressure.
- And more!
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