Snake Bitten

Our defensive philosophy is to have 11 hats with speed to the ball. We accomplish this by doing a pursuit drill every day, and by coaching effort on every play. We also watch film after every practice to evaluate fundamentals, techniques, proper execution of the defensive scheme and, most importantly, effort. We believe that with great effort from all 11 players, we have a chance to win. We feel that playing with great effort “intensity” allows our defense to create more turnovers than our opponents. We accomplish this by doing a series of strip drills once a week during practice and by emphasizing the technique during individual and team practices. At Temple University, our base defense is a 4-2-5 with robber coverage. However, we like to bring pressure to create sacks, tackles for loss and cause poor throws by the opposing team’s quarterback. We do this by bringing pressure with