Word: man-to-man
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...potent weapon, the bomb. Basically the zone calls for the seven behind-the-line defenders-three linebackers, two cornerbacks and two safeties in the normal pro lineup-to cover designated areas rather than specific receivers on a pass pattern. (If they do cover individual receivers, they are playing a man-to-man defense.) The defenders in a zone are charged with the responsibility of protecting their areas until the ball is thrown; then they converge on the receiver. Thus an end who looks wide open to the quarterback when he drops back to throw may be well covered...
...both passes to Schubert, Pennington diagnosed a Harvard linebacker blitz and called an audible sending Schubert slanting over the middle, isolating him against Harvard defensive back Barry Malinowski in a man-to-man situation. During the course of the game the linebacker blitz nailed Pennington once for Harvard, while Pennington nailed Harvard for over 150 yards with the slant...
...League's last year, experiencing such humiliations as a 285-yard day by a single opposing receiver, Doug Clune of Pennsylvania. Restic attributes the bad days of the pass defense to over-aggressiveness. He plans to use less blitzing, which left Harvard's slow defensive backs in vulnerable man-to-man situations, and instead lay back in a more cautions zone defense...
...last half of the game, the Crimson defense played as a unit for the first time this year, effectively using for the first time this year, effectively using man-to-man coverage to stifle the Umass attack...
...turned the conversation back to the varsity and asked him about what had happened to his pre-season strategy to use a good deal of zone and man-to-man pressing. Again he replied pointedly...