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Simplified Six Man Box For 33 Stack Defense by Darrin Sheffer https://youthfootballonline.com/3-3-stack-defense-base-rules-and-blitzes/ In my previous blog post on the 33 Stack Defense I discussed some basics on Defensive Line play and talked about 4 basic Slant Schemes used (Strong, Weak, Loop and Pinch).  Today I would like to expand on that topic and discuss the Six Man Box used in the 33 Stack which includes the three down lineman and three Inside Linebackers.  For those of you who are already versed in the 33 Stack this blog post may seem boring as I plan to keep things extremely simplified for any Stack Newbies out there.  In future Stack blogs I will get into more complex pressures and coverage.   Alignment While you can have your D-Line align any which way you like, we like to keep things simple with the Nose head up on the Center and both Ends lined head up on the Tackles.  This is to allow our D-Line to have the ability to quickly Slant into o

D-Line Play in the 3-3 Stack Defense by Darrin Sheffer https://youthfootballonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/353-stack-defense-640x340.png As an former Offensive guy I used to participate in the age old debate of "What Scheme best fits my players".  Well, turns out that Defensive guys have the exact same debate.  One of the questions I constantly see on Twitter goes something like "I've got small/average sized lineman and we play teams that are bigger and stronger than us, what can we do about it?"  Well, I don't claim to have all the answers for you Coach, but I would tell you that you may want to look into the 3-3 Stack Defense.  Even though I have only been in this defense for 1 season I really do believe that the Stack can get your smaller linemen in better positions for success.   The Stack is great for teams who have smaller/faster lineman, but even if you have bigger/stronger guys you could still run the Stack because it is e