At Elizabeth City State University, we play a multiple 40 defense. We are an aggressive style defense that aims to disrupt the timing of the offense. We do this by getting pressure with the front four, disguising our coverages and blitzing. One of our favorite blitzes is the overload blitz. We run a strong side and weak side overload blitz out of Cover 0. These pressures are designed to outnumber the offense on the blitz side. Here are some of our overload blitz packages: 4-3 Wasp Blitz (vs. Pro) Wasp is our weak side blitz. Versus a Pro formation the defense aligns with a two-safety look. The WLB and the MLB will be the blitzing linebackers. The WLB aligns head up on the OT. On the snap, the weak DE collisions the OT and occupies him until the WLB blitzes on his outside. When the backer clears, the DE must get depth in the backfield to insure he has the football contained to his
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