Keith Albers - Stopping the Run With the Pattern Read 4-3

Stopping the Run With the Pattern Read 4-3, by Coach Keith Albers, explains how teams can commit significant numbers to stopping the run, without losing the integrity and effectiveness of their pass coverage.

Coach Albers outlines the rationale for the pattern read as a run-support defense, as well as discusses how each coverage provides run support from the secondary.

Coach Albers also details the mechanics of the calls and run-fits involved in this defensive scheme.

Among the topics covered:

• Stopping the run
• Coverage calls
• Linebacker play
• The counter
• Defensive line play