My high school football team recently switched their defensive scheme from 4-3 to 3-3-5. I was wondering if the 3-3-5 formation would still be effective.
2007-09-02 09:04:36 · 6 answers · asked by jellycobra 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
it can be very effective depending on the situation. a 3-3-5 obviously allows you to have a better pass defense, because there are more defensive players to cover the receivers. The major downside to it is that unless you have 3 really good defensive linemen AND 3 really good linebackers, you're going to have trouble as far as run defense, particularly on runs up the middle. Usually a 3-3-5 defense is quicker as well due to having 5 defensive backs on the field, so a 3-3-5 would actually probably be good against running to the outside. Considering it's high school football and my experience with it, it probably won't be that effective because at least when I played high school football, we ran the ball like crazy.
2007-09-02 11:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 3-3-5 can be effective but it depends on a few things:
1)Do most of the teams you play prefer the passing game?
2)Do you have 3 talented defensive lineman that can do the job (with your 3 linebackers) of stopping the run?
and 3)Are your 5 defensive backs good enough to step up and provide run-support if needed?
If you answer "yes" to all or at least 2 of those questions, then the 3-3-5 can be very successful.
2007-09-02 09:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no coach, but I wouldn't think that a 3-3-5 would be that effective as a main defensive scheme in HS football. Teams in high school tend not to pass the ball nearly as much as they run the ball unless they have a spectacular QB. That formation will leave your run defense pretty vulnurable. I guess it all depends on your team's strengths though. If they don't have hardly any big men but have all kinds of small, strong, fast players, than this may be what the coaches think is the best scheme to fit the team's needs. I don't think it will be though.
2007-09-02 09:20:45 · answer #3 · answered by nflgeek26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might work as a change up type of D but on a full time basis teams will run the ball down your throat. The majority of high school teams to not pass the ball very much so I would say the switch will be a bad decision long term. Even a 4-3 for high school is iffy, most high school teams run a 5-3 or even a 4-4 D.
2007-09-02 09:37:28 · answer #4 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres a modified form of it in some highschools. one ive seen is the 3 DL, 3 LB, 2 CBs mans up on the outside WR, 1 FS in the middle and 2 other S/CBs taht run up on runs and play zone otherwise. it can be affective if ran correctly: it takes smarter players to run it (much like a 5-2s MLBs have to be very smart) 3-3-5 should work if ran rihgt hough.
2007-09-02 11:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by dan s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be fairly effective at stopping the pass, but will leave your run D sucking air.
Of course, if the down 3 are big athletic monsters it will help. Also, a lot of gap stunts and blitzes by the LB will be good too.
2007-09-02 09:35:13 · answer #6 · answered by ivan_beals 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋