Blitz of the Week #3

This week's Blitz of the Week comes from Nick Saban's 2001 LSU Defensive Playbook. The concept is from their Field front with the 3 technique set into the boundary. Field Alaska/Crash Zone is actually 2 fire zone blitzes packaged together and checked at the LOS. The first blitz is Field Alaska Zone.

Alaska is the Mike and Will on an X blitz in the field A & B gaps.

• Field DE - C gap vs. Run, Contain vs. Pass
• Field DT - Opposite A
• Bench DT - B gap vs. Run, Contain vs. Pass
• Bench DE - C gap vs. Run, Seam vs. Pass
• Mike - Blitz A gap, Go 1st
• Will - Blitz Opposite B gap, Go 2nd
• FS - 3RH
• SS - Middle 1/3
• Corners - Fire Zone 1/3 

The second half of the blitz is Field Crash Zone

Crash is the Corner blitzing from the boundary.

• Field DE - C gap vs. Run, Contain vs. Pass
• Field DT - A gap
• Bench DT - Inside Move to A gap
• Bench DE - Inside Move
• Sam - Seam
• Mike - 3RH
• Will - Seam
• Boundary Corner - Edge Blitz
• Field Corner/FS - Fire Zone 1/3
• SS Middle 1/3

The blitz is checked based on the offensive line surface to the field. If there is a 3 man surface (Guard, Tackle, TE) to the Field the blitz is Alaska if there is a 2 man surface (Guard, Tackle) to the Field the blitz is Crash.