Dbl Safety Blitz

Watch both safeties pre-snap for depth cues, if they are creeping toward the box before the snap the quarterback should expect an overload blitz and audible to a quick hitter or screen. Post-snap, key on which safety fires first, since the underneath zone defenders rotate to fill the vacated area and leave a brief window in the intermediate middle. This look is vulnerable to hot routes into the vacated deep middle and deep outside since only four underneath defenders remain to cover the whole field once both safeties commit. Man beater route combos with a quick out or slant against the flat zone defenders can exploit the natural conflict these zone droppers face when reacting late to blitz assignments. Against play-action, this blitz can get gashed if the offensive line sells run and the safeties overrun the play fake, so watch for a naked rollout attacking the side the safety vacated.