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Mid Blitz out of the 3-2 Swap Dbl Mug set is a five man pressure package built off a double mug look at the second level, disguising which linebacker or defender is actually coming on the snap. The blitz sends interior pressure through the A and B gaps while the secondary rolls into a man or match zone shell behind it, using the extra defensive backs from the Big Dime 4-1-6 personnel to matchup against spread formations. The primary read starts with the quarterback's blind side protection, since the initial key is whether the offensive line picks up the mugged backers cleanly, then shifts to jumping any quick hitting route in the shallow to intermediate middle of the field before the pocket collapses.
Read the offensive line splits before the snap, since wider splits often mean the quarterback expects pressure and will look for a quick hot route beater. Key the running back's alignment and depth, because if he stays in to chip or block that confirms the offense anticipates the blitz and you should be ready for a quick game answer underneath. This blitz beats teams that hold protection with only five blockers, so if you see six or seven in protection, consider checking to a coverage call instead since your rushers will be outnumbered. Watch for the offense sliding protection toward your double mug side, which tells you they have identified the pressure and you may need to loop or twist the unblocked rusher to the opposite gap. Post snap, keep eyes on the middle of the field for any user controlled lurk defender crashing down, since your match zone behind the blitz depends on that defender holding the shallow crossing lane before flowing to ball.
Call this out of Dime personnel when the offense shows spread or empty formations, since the extra defensive backs in Big Dime 4-1-6 give you the numbers to match up on three and four receiver sets without sacrificing pressure.
Use the double mug pre-snap look to freeze the quarterback on obvious passing downs like third and long, then bring the actual blitzers late to disguise who is rushing.
User the interior mugged defender closest to the widest trips or bunch look so you can bail into a shallow zone lurk if you read pass, or crash the gap if you confirm run action.
Pair this with Cover 3 Match or Cover 1 Games in your play calling sequence so the offense cannot key blitz versus coverage based on your pre-snap alignment.
Save this for third and medium to long situations where the offense is likely to hold blockers in for protection, since that maximizes your gap advantage with only five in coverage.