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Palms / Clamp

Adaptive Match Keyed on #2

Adaptive Match on #2 Receiver
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DEF Palms / Clamp Hybrid / match
Palms / Clamp: Adaptive Match on #2 ReceiverDEEP ¼: Cornerback. Key #2 / Match #1 or #2.DEEP ¼DEEP ¼: Free Safety. Match #2 Vert / #1 if CB Jumps.DEEP ¼DEEP ¼: Strong Safety. Match #2 Vert / #1 if CB Jumps.DEEP ¼DEEP ¼: Cornerback. Key #2 / Match #1 or #2.DEEP ¼HOOK: Will Linebacker. Hook / Match #3.HOOKHOOK: Mike Linebacker. Middle Hook / Match #3.HOOKCURL: Sam Linebacker. Curl / Match #3.CURLLOSPALMS / CLAMPADAPTIVE MATCH ON #2 RECEIVERCBCBFSSSWMSETTE
  • Deep
  • Hook / curl
  • Rush
FIG. 1Palms / Clamp: Adaptive Match on #2 Receiver. Each defender is drawn in the color of his job; the numbers match the responsibilities list.

Palms (called 'Clamp' in Saban's system) is an adaptive match concept that shifts the cornerback's key read from the #1 receiver to the #2 receiver. The CB and safety to each side operate as a tandem: if #2 goes vertical, the CB stays on #1 and the safety takes #2. If #2 runs flat or out, the CB jumps off #1 to cover #2 and the safety rolls to cover #1. If #2 goes inside, the CB stays on top of #1. This creates a self-adjusting coverage that reacts to the route distribution rather than locking into a predetermined assignment.

Responsibilities

7 IN COVERAGE

Numbers match the keys on the field. Tap a defender to see his rules.

  • Front · 4-man rush2 ends and 2 tackles rush the passer

Weak spots

5
  • Comeback route behind CB who jumped to flatHigh
  • CB hesitation on the #2 readHigh
  • Trips formations overloading one sideHigh
  • Deep posts when safety rolls to #1Medium
  • Quick game before reads developMedium

Best attacks

Comeback routes behind the CB who jumped to the flat, deep posts when the safety rolls down to cover #1, trips formations that overload one CB-safety tandem, and quick-game concepts that attack before the Palms reads develop.

What beats Palms / Clamp

0 CONCEPTS

No concept in the library rates better than a toss-up against Palms / Clamp.

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