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Saw Blitz 1 out of the 3-4 Tite Base 5-2 personnel brings a five man pressure package with Cover 1 man coverage behind it. The diagram shows all five defensive linemen firing downhill off the snap while a single deep safety sits in the middle of the field to erase the big play over the top. With man matched underneath and a lone high safety, the primary read is the receiver matched against your most favorable one on one leverage, since the blitz is designed to force a quick decision before the pocket collapses.
Pre-snap, check the single high safety alignment in the middle of the field, that tells the quarterback and the user defender that it is Cover 1 with no help over the top on any vertical route Watch the depth of the two second level defenders shown just behind the line, they are your spy or scrape exchange keys against read option and rollout scrambles This blitz beats teams that rely on quick game and slow developing route concepts since the five man rush gets immediate pressure before those routes break open Man beaters with option routes or slot fades attack this coverage hardest, so key the receiver who is aligned one on one outside the numbers and be ready to use your user controlled defender to jump the break Play action and rollout passes can hurt this call if the offensive line picks up the rush cleanly, so watch for backfield fakes that hold the linebackers and open passing lanes underneath
Call this on early downs or third and medium when you expect the offense to pass, since the five man rush needs time to get home before it becomes a liability against the run
Identify pre-snap whether the offense has a running back or tight end who can chip or pick up the blitz, and if so consider hot routing the weak side rusher into a spy or contain role
Use the Mike linebacker point to check the blitz off if you see empty backfield or trips looks that could expose the single high safety on a vertical shot
Pair this with Cover 1 Hole from the same set on the following snap so quarterbacks who bail hot against the blitz get baited into throwing into the extra underneath robber defender
Mix in Saw Blitz 0 and Saw Blitz 2 in the same drive to disguise the exact rush lane and coverage shell while keeping the same pre-snap look