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3-4 Defense

Notre Dame Defense: Nickel & Diming

March 20, 2013 by Ryan Ritter

This morning, Brian Kelly had his usual post-practice presser. It included most of the usual: injury updates, thoughts on position battles, and even a bit of talk about pushing to have his starters out on special teams like Alabama did. Near the end of his presser though, a mention of secondary depth caught my attention. Specifically the ability to now do something we couldn't do last season: use the "Dime" package. In this age of the spread, the ability to use this package is vital and it's ...

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Filed Under: Notre Dame Football Tagged With: 3-4 Defense, Dime, Nickel

Notre Dame 3-4 Defense Primer

August 22, 2012 by Ryan Ritter

Here at HLS, I have broken down game film and done in-depth analysis of the Notre Dame offense under Brian Kelly; however, I have yet to show similar love to the defense. Bob Diaco (and his flowing locks), has taken the schizophrenic Irish defense from the Weis era (seriously, three defensive coordinators in five years) and molded it into a true 3-4 anchored by a front seven that is a wrecking machine. While it would be impossible to describe Diaco's entire scheme or the intricacies of the ...

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Filed Under: Notre Dame Football Tagged With: 3-4 Defense, Bennett Jackson, Bob Diaco, Brian Kelly, Carlo Calabrese, Cat Linebacker, Chris Salvi, Dan Fox, Dan McCarthy, Dog Linebacker, Elijah Shumate, Gap Assignments, Ishaq Williams, Jalen Brown, Jamoris Slaughter, Jarron Jones, Josh Atkinson, Kapron Lewis-Moore, KeiVarae Russell, Kona Schwenke, Lo Wood, Louis Nix III, Manti Te'o, Notre Dame 3-4 Defense, Prince Shembo, Sheldon Day, Stephon Tuitt, Zeke Motta

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