There is a book out: The Art of Smart Football by Chris B. Brown, an X's and O's football book which features analysis of football's top strategists and schemes, including, among others: Pete Carroll's aggressive defense, Chip Kelly's spread offense and new-school methods, the roots of Bill Belichick's defensive genius, Gus Malzahn's up-tempo offense and the evolution of Nick Saban's defensive schemes.
In a section of the book Brown provides a look into the mind of Nick Saban and how he attacks pro-style and spread offenses.
In the article linked below (which is a brief review of the book) it references a certain defensive call devised by Saban (and Bill Belichick) called "Rip/Liz Match" to match the one-back (spread offenses) personnel (and the article briefly described the defensive call).
My question is, if anyone knows, is "Rip/Liz Match" an actual defensive call Alabama uses versus spread offenses, and, has it been an effective defensive call vs. spread offenses?
Here's an excerpt from the article talking about the book (but click on the link below to read the entire article):
Excerpt from Article:
"What ‘The Art of Smart Football’ teaches us about Nick Saban’s hybrid defense
Jon Cooper
July 28, 2015 @ 9:13am
Editor’s note: Saturday Down South received a copy of Chris B. Brown’s “The Art of Smart Football”, a must-have Xs and Os football book.
.......Brown’s book dives into how Saban and Bill Belichick devised a certain defensive call named 'Rip/Liz Match' to match the one-back (spread offenses) personnel.
Kirby Smart explained the defensive call in the book.
“If the receivers run vertical, it looks like Cover 1 man coverage. It is unless the receivers start to cross; then it becomes zone. We play zone until the offense tries to run four vertical receivers down the field."
CLICK FOR LINK TO ENTIRE ARTICLE: http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/alabama-football/smart-football-nick-saban-defense/
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In a section of the book Brown provides a look into the mind of Nick Saban and how he attacks pro-style and spread offenses.
In the article linked below (which is a brief review of the book) it references a certain defensive call devised by Saban (and Bill Belichick) called "Rip/Liz Match" to match the one-back (spread offenses) personnel (and the article briefly described the defensive call).
My question is, if anyone knows, is "Rip/Liz Match" an actual defensive call Alabama uses versus spread offenses, and, has it been an effective defensive call vs. spread offenses?
Here's an excerpt from the article talking about the book (but click on the link below to read the entire article):
Excerpt from Article:
"What ‘The Art of Smart Football’ teaches us about Nick Saban’s hybrid defense
July 28, 2015 @ 9:13am
Editor’s note: Saturday Down South received a copy of Chris B. Brown’s “The Art of Smart Football”, a must-have Xs and Os football book.
.......Brown’s book dives into how Saban and Bill Belichick devised a certain defensive call named 'Rip/Liz Match' to match the one-back (spread offenses) personnel.
Kirby Smart explained the defensive call in the book.
“If the receivers run vertical, it looks like Cover 1 man coverage. It is unless the receivers start to cross; then it becomes zone. We play zone until the offense tries to run four vertical receivers down the field."
CLICK FOR LINK TO ENTIRE ARTICLE: http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/alabama-football/smart-football-nick-saban-defense/
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