A Killer Pass Rush

by: Phil Zacharias
Defensive Ends Coach, Stanford
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As Defensive Line Coaches, we work and create many pass rush games. The object is to give our players the best chance to rush the passer. We also create situations that allow our best pass rushers opportunities to highlight their pass rushing ability. Most of the time we call pass rush games from the sideline as a part of a defensive call.

At Stanford, the problem we experienced were that we were calling the games, but we were fifty-fifty at best versus offensive line protection slides.

"Killer" was designed as a protection beater because the scheme:
A.) Could be called or assumed with defensive calls;
B.) Gave us the best pass rush or pass rush game versus protection slides; and
C.) Highlighted our best players.

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