There is a reason the NFL values Edge Pass Rushers. You can create pressure in traditional rush lanes without disrupting the structure of your defense. If you don’t have stud on the edge, you’re forced to generate pressure through movement and blitzes. When you’re facing a QB who can make quick escapes you will need to add in a Spy element.
in 2019, San Diego State operated out of a 3-3-5 which incorporated a ton of movement and blitzes. Below is one of my favorite blitzes I saw them run because it incorporated so many different elements:
D-Line Stunt
LB Blitz
Safety Blitz (Peel)
QB Spy
Cover 1
TE shifts the Defensive Front from Odd to Even (7 Mug, 3 Tech, Tilted Shade, 5)
3 Tech Spikes to the A-Gap
Nose Wraps to B-Gap (Continue for Contain)
3 Tech Drops Out of the Stunt to become the QB Spy/Underneath RAT
5 Technique Spikes to B-Gap
Mike Blitzes C-Gap (Peel with RB)
Will Blitzes A-Gap
FS Blitzes C-Gap (Peel with RB)
Cover 1 with Jack LB Mug Man on the TE
After all that movement, only 4 players end up rushing the QB. They are able to play Cover 1 with both a Deep Safety and an Underneath RAT player. I love the idea of dropping the Penetrator out of the TEN Stunt (3 Technique Tackle + Nose). The RAT/Spy Player has to know where the main pressure is coming from in order to understand where the QB will be flushed out of the pocket.
