PANTHER DEFENSE WITH

ASSIGNMENTS , NAMES,
AND PERSONNEL
ALABAMA- Left defensive end
ALASKA- Left defensive tackle
ARKANSAS- Right defensive tackle
ARIZONA- Right defensive end
IDAHO- Left Defensive back
IOWA- Right Defensive back
CALIFORNIA- Left Strong Safety (Skully)
COLORADO- Free Safety (hammer)
CONNECTICUIT- Right Strong safety
(scar)
ILLINOIS- (Sam linebacker)
INDIANIA- (Mike linebacker)
COVERAGES
BLACK- zone
BLUE- man
GREEN- man under 4, zone 3
RED- zone, 2 DB’s man
PANTHER IDAHO
GREEN
•PANTHER- Base 4-2-5 defense
•Defensive line is playing gap defense ,
DE have contain.
•GREEN-4 man under, cover 2 zone
•California needs to slide to cover ID
zone

blitz

Man to man

zone
PANTHER
CALIFORNIA RED
CALIFORNIA has contain on the left
end.
ALABAMA will take B gap and ALASKA
will go A gap. ARKANSAS will take B
and ARIZONA will take C.
IDAHO AND IOWA will take man
coverage.
ILLINOIS, INDIANA, COLORADO,
CONNETICUT are all in a zone
coverage.
ILLINOIS- Slide and drop 10-15 yards to
cover CALIFORNIA.
COLORADO – stagger to the left side to
help blitzing side.
INDIANA- 10-15 yard drop.
CONNECTICUT- drop 20 yards, watch
flats.
PANTHER
COLORADO GREEN
•COLORADO- FS will blitz leaving the
center open.
•CALIFORNIA- slide to the open field to
cover COLORADO.
•ILLINOIS- drop into coverage covering
CALIFORNIA.
•IDAHO,IOWA, INDIANA ARE MAN TO
MAN.
•DEFENSIVE LINE-gap responsibilities.
PANTHER
CONNITICUT RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE-gap defense RE takes
“b” gap, RDT takes “a” gap, LDT takes
“b” and LE takes c gap.
•CONNEITICUT BLITZ off the edge.
•IDAHO AND IOWA man to man.
•INDIANA-drops into a 20 yard
coverage.
•ILLINOIS – zones the middle, screens,
slants, TE squats.
•CALIFORNIA- drops into a 15-20 yard
coverage.
•COLORADO- notices strength of the
formation and helps the deep threat.
PANTHER IOWA
GREEN
DEFENSIVE LINE-gap defense
IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA-man to man
CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNITICUT
– are in a zone coverage.
IOWA- blitzes off the edge, and in
doing so CONNETICUIT will need to
recognize the open flat
PANTHER
INDIANA GREEN
INDIANA- Blitz from the mike
linebacker.
IDAHO, ILLINOIS, AND IOWA- are in a
man to man coverage.
CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONN are in
a zone defense.
DEFENSIVE LINE- LE “b” game
depending on the strength call. LT “a”
gap, RT “b” gap, RE “c” contain
PANTHER
ILLINOIS GREEN
DEFENSIVE LINE- gap defense, LE-”c”
gap, LT-”a” gap, RT-”b” gap, RE-
Contain.
IDAHO, INDIANA, IOWA- man to man
coverage.
ILLINOIS- blitzing “b” gap.
CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONN are in
zone coverage.
PANTHER NEW
HAMPSHIRE BLACK
ALABAMA- “C” gap and contain
ALASKA- “a” gap
ARKANSAS- “a” gap
ARIZONA- Bull rush “c”
INDIANA/ CONN – BLITZ
IDAHO, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO,
ILLINOIS, AND IOWA ARE IN ZONE
COVERAGE.
 ILLIONIS NEEDS TO COVER MIDDLE.
IOWA NEEDS TO GET A DEEP DROP
CALIFORNIA WATCH THE BACKSIDE,
SLIDE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE
FIELD BUT DON’T FALL ASLEEP ON THE
BACKSIDE.
COLORADO SLIDETO THE BLITZING
AREA.
PANTHER NEW
JERSEY BLACK
DEFENSIVE LINE- ARIZONA needs to
be disciplined on the outside edge.
ARKANSAS- ‘b” gap
ALASKA- “b” gap
ALABAMA- bull rush and get pressure.
IDAHO, INDIANA, AND IOWA are in
zone coverage underneath.
COLORADO AND CONN need to slide
to the left or blitzing side, CONN don’t
fall asleep on the backside .
ILLINOIS AND CALIFORNIA ARE blitzing,
ILLINOIS is coming in the “a” gap and
CALIFORNIA is coming off the edge
with CONTAIN
PANTHER NEW
MEXICO GREEN
DEFENSIVE LINE- objective is to hassle
the center. AL will have contain, IL will
blitz “b” gap, IN will blitz “a” gap, AK-
bull rush, AR- “ b” gap, AZ- contain

INDIANA AND ILLINOIS-blitzing b and a

gaps.

IDAHO AND IOWA are man to man

corners

CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONN will

have zone coverage.
PANTHER NEW
YORK RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AL bull rush or “b”
gap. AK- Takes “a” gap, AR- will take
“a” gap . AZ- contain.
•LINEBACKERS- IN- blitz “b” gap, IL- will
slide to the blitzing side.
•DEFENSIVE BACKS- IDAHO AND IOWA
are in man coverage.
•CALIFORNIA is blitzing off the edge,
contain.
•COLORADO slides to CA side
•CONN drops back and slides to CO
side, but don’t forget the backside.
PANTHER NORTH
CAROLINA RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AL outside contain,
AK “a” gap, AR- “a” gap, AZ- “b” gap.
•LINEBACKERS- ILLINOIS blitzing “b”
gap, INDIANA sliding to middle
coverage.

•IDAHO AND IOWA man coverage

•CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, are in zone
coverage
•CONN blitzing from off the edge.
PANTHER NORTH
DAKOTA RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AK and AR will go
“a” gaps to take out the center. AL and
AZ will take “b” gaps to free up the
outside blitz.

LINEBACKERS- IN and IL will drop into

coverage watching the flats.

DEFENSIVE BACKS- IDAHO AND IOWA

have man to man coverage. CA AND CT
blitzing off the edge and have contain.
CO has the deep middle.
PANTHER RHODE
ISLAND RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE-(pinch) AL and AZ will
take the “b” gaps. AK and AR will take
“a” gaps.
•LINEBACKERS –IL and IN will drop into
coverage.
•DB’S- ID and IA will blitz off the edge
and have contain with that.
•CA and CT will take the man to man
from the RED coverage.
•CO deep middle coverage.
PANTHER SOUTH
CAROLINA RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will bull rush and
or take “b” gap, AK will take “a” gap.
AR will take “a” gap . AZ has contain.

•LINEBACKERS- IL will take the middle

coverage and IN will blitz the “b” gap.

•DB’s- ID and IA will have man to man

coverage and CA and CT will be in a
cover 2.
•CO will blitz the outside and have
contain.
PANTHER SOUTH
DAKOTA RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will take the
outside edge. AK will take “a” gap and
AR will also take “a” gap. AZ will take
“b” gap.

•LINEBACKERS- IL will take “b” gap blitz

and IN will drop into coverage .
•CA,CT will be in a cover 2 over the
top.
•CO will blitz the outside edge and
have contain.
•ID and IA will have man to man
coverage.
PANTHER WEST
VIRIGINA RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will take on a bull
rush, AK will take the “a” gap as well as
AR will take “a” gap . AZ will take the
outside and have contain.

•LINEBACKERS- IL will take a blitz

through “b” gap and IN will drop into
coverage.

•DB’s ID and IA will have man to man

coverage. CA and CT will have a cover
2 and CO will blitz off the edge “c” gap
and have contain.
PANTHER
VIRIGINA TECH RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will take contain.
AK will take “a” gap and AR will take
“b” gap. AZ will take on a bull rush.

•LINEBACKERS- IN will take on “b” gap

and IL will drop into coverage.

•DB’s- CA and CT will drop into a cover

2. While CO will blitz off the edge and
hold contain responsibility.
•ID and IA are man to man coverage.
PANTHER ALABAMA
EXIT GREEN
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will begin the
stunt with crossing into the “b” gap.
AK will follow to the outside with
CONTAIN.
•AR will take the “b” gap and AZ will
have contain.

•LINEBACKERS- IL will have man

coverage and IN will blitz the “a” gap.

•DB’s- CA, CO, and CT are in a cover 3 1

zone.
PANTHER ALASKA
EXIT GREEN
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AK will begin the
stunt with by taking “c” gap and or
contain. AL will take be gap.

•LINEBACKERS- IL will blitz “a” gap and

IN will be man to man.

•DB’s ID and IA will man to man. CA,

CO, and CT will be in a cover 3.

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PANTHER ALASKA
CROSS RED
•DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will have contain.
AK will begin the stunt by taking out
the center into the opposite “a” gap,
followed up with AR. AZ will have
contain.

•LINEBACKERS- IL will drop into

coverage and IN will take on “a” gap.

•DB’s- ID and IA will have man to man

coverage. CA, CO, and CT will have a
cover 3 coverage. 1
PANTHER ARIZONA
EXIT RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will take contain
and AK will take ‘b” gap. AZ will begin
the stunt and then followed by AR. AR
has contain .

LINEBACKERS- IL will take “a” gap blitz

and IN will drop in to a middle
coverage.

DB’s- ID and IA will have man to man

coverage. CA, CO, and CT will have a
cover 3 cloud look.
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PANTHER ARKANSAS
EXIT RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will have contain
and AK will have “b” gap. AK will begin
the stunt taking contain and then
followed by AZ to the “b” gap.

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PANTHER ARKANSAS
CROSS RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will take contain,
AK will follow AR in the stunt package.
AR will begin the stunt. AZ will have
contain.

LINEBACKERS- IL will blitz the “a” gap

and IN will drop into a zone.

DB’s- CA, CO, and CT will be in a cover

3. 1
PANTHER ARKANSAS
CROSS NEW YORK RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will take “b” gap
and AK will follow the stunt. AR will
begin the stunt through the “a” gap
taking out the center. AZ will have
contain.

LINEBACKERS- IL will drop into

coverage 15 yards. IN will blitz ‘b’ gap.

DB’s ID and IA will have man to man

coverage, and CO, and CT will be in a
cover 2, CA will blitz off the edge and 1
have contain as well.
PANTHER ALASKA
CROSS NORTH
CAROLINA RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will take contain,
AK will begin the stunt by taking out
the center, AR will follow the stunt, AZ
will bull rush the tackle.

LINEBACKERS- IL will blitz “b” gap and

IN will drop into coverage.

DB’s- CA, CO will be in a cover 2 more

like a cover 3 with IN, CT will blitz the
outside edge and have contain.
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PANTHER FORT
WORTH DROP RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL and AZ will drop
into a underneath coverage, AK will
take “a” gap and AR will take contain
weak stunt.

LINEBACKER-IL will take contain and IN

will take “a” gap.

DB’s- ID and IA are in man coverage,

CT,CO, and CA are in a cover 3
PANTHER BATON
ROUGE DROP RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL and AZ are in a
soft coverage underneath, AK is going
“b” gap and AR is going “a” gap.

LINEBACKERS- IL and IN are in a cover

2

DB’s ID and IA are in man coverage and DEFEN

CT and CA are blitzing the edges and
they will both have contain.
CO has the deep middle.
PANTHER TEXAS
DROP RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will have contain
AK will begin the stunt and AR will
follow. AZ will drop into coverage.

LINEBACKERS-IL will blitz the “a” gap,

IN will drop into coverage.

DB’s- ID will be in man coverage, IA will

blitz and have contain, CT will be man
up with the widest man, CO and CA
will be in a cover 2
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PANTHER NEBRASKA
DROP RED
DEFENSIVE LINE- AL will drop into
coverage, AK Will follow AR in the
stunt, AK will begin the stunt. AZ has
contain.

LINEBACKERS- IL will drop into

coverage, and IN will blitz “a” gap.

DB’s- ID will blitz the edge and have

contain, CA will have man coverage,
CO has the deep middle, CT has zone
coverage, IA has man coverage. 1