By Mike Kuchar, Senior Research Manager, X&O Labs

We’ve just released our latest special report, The 4-2-5 Defense Study. This is the largest, most in-depth study we’ve ever conducted.

This study took over six-months to compile the research data, conduct interviews with coaches like Bud Foster and watch hundreds-of-hours of game film from schools like Virginia Tech, James Madison and some of the top high school programs in the country. What we found in our research was nothing short of powerful. Our research identified new, emerging trends in the 4-2-5 defense – and our re-examination of the established concepts of this defense identified the best teaching methods, strategies and drills.

This is no small study. It totals over 23,000 words and includes 116 diagrams and 28 videos (featuring game film and drills). We’ve released The 4-2-5 Defense Study into four cases:

Case 1: The Front Six Defenders:

This report closely examines Bud Foster’s Virginia Tech defense.  Plus, we cover everything from formation calls to the “Maintaining the Box” theory (and just about everything in between). Here’s just a small sample of what else you’ll see in this report:

• The most common pre and post-snap movements of the front four.
• Virginia Tech’s four most productive post-snap movements by its front four.
• Various coaches’ perspectives on the advantages and disadvantages of using a 7 vs. a 6 technique or a shade nose vs. a 2i technique in the front four.
• Training your linebackers in the 4-2-5 to react to the four different flows used in the run game.
• Plus game clips from Virginia Tech.

Case 2: Q&A with Bud Foster, Mickey Matthews and Chris Brown:

When we first compiled our research for this project, we received a lot of write-in questions from our readers. So we decided to go straight to the source of some of the best 4-2-5 minds in coaching. This is only a very small fraction of what these guys told us:

• Bud Foster told us why he has gone away from his true “Up G” front in goal line situations.
• Which coverages are most productive in defending the four vertical pass game.
• Why Chris Brown told us Cover three, yes Cover three, is the best coverage to use against four verticals.
• Mickey Matthews tells what coverage he uses against four vertical routes in 2×2 sets.
• What offensive players Bud Foster likes to recruit to play his Rover Safety position.
• Plus we’ll show you the Diamond Drill on video – this one trains the eyes of the three safeties in the 4-2-5.

Case 3: Formation Adjustments and Split Field Coverages:

This report is probably one of the most in-depth resources you’ve ever read on adjustments and coverages in the 4-2-5. It’s over 9,000 words, 37 diagrams, and 6 videos depicting game film and drills. Again, this is a massive report so what you see below is just a small amount of what is included:

• Video tutorial of how Virginia Tech installs and teaches Robber Coverage out of their 4-2-5 defense.
• Complete installation with coaching points of Robber, Quarters and Halves coverages – the ones most commonly used in conjunction with the 4-2-5 defense.
• Descriptions and explanation of the 6 most efficient coverages to use against 3×1 formations in the the 4-2-5.
• The most productive coverage adjustments to use against 21-personnel, 22-personnel, 11-personel, 10-personnel, and 00-personnel.

Outstanding Report!:

Case 4: Pressure Packages:

This report reveals the most intriguing aspects of our research – our data identified the best formations to pressure and the best players to pressure with. Now this report isn’t all research data. We also included much more, such as:

• A complete breakdown and video tutorial of 8 of Virginia Tech’s 3-deep, 3-under zone pressure package out of its 4-2-5.
• The ‘Tiger Cat’ Cover 0 ‘Blitz Check’ concept and various other Cover Zero pressure packages out of the 4-2-5.
• Plus, a lot more.

Again, that was just a small sample of all that is included in The 4-2-5 Defense Study.

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Extremely Helpful!:

“I enjoyed reading the 4-2-5 Defense Study. We’re a multiple 4-3 defense meaning sometimes we are 4-2-5 or in our alignment. All of the variations of coverages featured in the 4-2-5 Defense Study were very interesting and extremely helpful.”

Coach Nick Ware

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So, I want to take this time to invite you to get instant access to this entire study because its full of all the information, drills and strategies you need to help you make better coaching decisions.

This study has already helped me as a high school defensive coordinator. I’ve already used a lot of what I learned in this study to better my program’s 4-2-5 defense, and I’m planning to use more, such as the Tiger Cat blitz package detailed in case four (just let the cat out of the bag for my opponents).

I can tell you that much of what you’ll find in this study can be implemented in one, or just a few practices. We’ve given you everything you need to know. This is a complete resource.

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