2LD Defense - Gregory Double Wing

Second Level: There are two basic areas where 2L defenders deploy: out widemirroring immediate receivers (in Areas A and B); or mirroring backs, TE's ortight slot/wingbacks (in Area C or the Backfield). In the latter case, the 2Ldefenders are considered to be within the Core, and are almost always stackedbehind 1L teammates at a depth of up to +5 yards.Unstacked: 2L alignment outside the Core consists of two components: shade(Inside or Outside the receiver) and depth (Hard, Medium or Soft).Shade: From an Outside shade, the 2L defender will aggressively FUNNEL hisreceiver to the inside, denying outside (i.e., Fade) routes; from Inside, he willSTEER the receiver outside, denying the inside release and crossing routes.Depth: Hard: Up to +1 -- in the receiver's face;Medium: +3 - +5;Soft: +72L defenders in Area C may line up at a Hard (Outside shade) or Medium (eithershade) depth; in Area B, all combinations of the three depths and two shadesare possible; while in Area A, both shades are possible from a Hard depthalignment, but only an Inside shade is played from a Medium or Soft depth.The Hard Area C Outside shade results when a TE or slotback is present and the1L End is aligned Tight (over the offensive tackle). If Mike, for example, isstacked behind that End in a 2 Stack, Sam (who has responsibility for the TE orslot) will AUTOMATICALLY move up to a Hard Area C Outside shade, which wecall "JAM". The Jam position allows Mike to mirror his man outside withoutcolliding with Sam.Stacked: 2L defenders will Stack in the Core at three possible locations: a 1Stack over the center; one or two 2 Stacks over the offensivetackles; and one or two (Area) C Stacks over a TE or slotback.1 Stack: The 2L defender stacks behind Nose in Odd alignment (over center).15