Goal line 6-2
Six down · two backers
Six defensive linemen across the front with two linebackers behind them. Every gap is filled by a down lineman — nobody is held back. A wall with almost no second level.
When it applies
Goal-to-go inside the 3, against a team that is running it no matter what.
+ StrengthsMaximum bodies at the point of attack; no cutback lane exists.
− Trade-offsTwo linebackers are the entire second level — play-action, bootleg, or a back slipping out destroys it.
Filed under: Defensive fronts