The Zone BlitzOverview: San Francisco likes to dictate the
game with their tenacious defense. The 49ers made it to
the NFC Championship game with their Zone Blitz defense. |
| Pict. 1 - The basic alignment of the zone blitz is a normal 4 -3 look. The three linebackers start to creep up to the line of scrimmage as the quarterback looks over the field. The offensive linemen see seven players ready to rush the quarterback. There are only five offensive linemen to block for the quarterback. This gives the defense an advantage because the offense does not know which players are going to blitz. As the two linebackers blitz in the middle, the two tackles drop into pass coverage. They cover the same area the linebackers would. | |