We asked our subscribers what they would do in the following situation. We had such a tremendous response that we were unable to print all of them inside the magazine. Here is the situation and the remainder of the responses: You’re on defense near your goal line. While you’ve contained the run, your opponent now has a first down at your four-yard line. They are in a spread offense with a flanker on one side and a split end on the other. Your opponent decides to pitch to the tailback and sweep right end. How do you defend them from scoring? What defense do you use to stop their attack? Name: Eric Firestone Title: Linebackers Coach School: Talladega High School Strategy: We will line up in our goal line defense which is a 6-5. Corners will be man on the receivers. Our Linebackers will have containment on the outside and the safties will force the toss out to the sidelines. Name:
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