May '21 Blitz of the Month: Northwestern's 'Bears' Add Fire Zone

Northwestern's Odd Bears Ni Add FZ 3

The 5-O Front (below) is a best-practice front on 3rd Down and occurs at every level of football. Regardless of four- or three-down base defense, most teams, will carry an Odd package for 3rd Down. Also known as the “X” front because the players can align anywhere like Xs on a whiteboard, defenses can use 5-O Fronts to attack an offense’s protection sch…