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The 46 defense is an American football defensive formation, an eight men in the box defense, with six players along the line of scrimmage. There are two players at linebacker depth playing linebacker technique, and then three defensive backs. The 46 defense was originally developed and popularized with the Chicago Bears by their defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, who later became head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. Unlike most defensive formations that take their names from the number of defensive linemen and linebackers on the field (i.e. the 4–3 defense has 4 linemen and 3 linebackers), the name "46" originally came from the jersey number of Doug Plank, who was a starting strong safety for the Bears when Ryan developed the defense, a role typically played in the formation as a surrogate linebacker. The 46 defense is most effective against the two back, two wide receiver sets that many teams commonly used in the 1980s. However, the defensive formation has been rarely used in professional and college football since then as offenses have adapted to use multiple receiver and spread formations to counteract the 46. (en) Die 46 Defense, auch Eight in the Box, ist eine Formation der Defense im American Football. Erdacht wurde sie in den 1980ern vom Footballtrainer Buddy Ryan in seiner Zeit als Defensive Coordinator der Chicago Bears. Ziel der Formation ist es, den Quarterback unter Druck zu setzen. Im Gegensatz zu den meisten anderen Defense-Formationen, wie der 4-3 Defense oder der , wurde die Formation nicht nach der Anzahl der aufgestellten Spieler einer Position, sondern nach der Rückennummer des Strong Safety der Bears, , benannt. (de) |
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Die 46 Defense, auch Eight in the Box, ist eine Formation der Defense im American Football. Erdacht wurde sie in den 1980ern vom Footballtrainer Buddy Ryan in seiner Zeit als Defensive Coordinator der Chicago Bears. Ziel der Formation ist es, den Quarterback unter Druck zu setzen. Im Gegensatz zu den meisten anderen Defense-Formationen, wie der 4-3 Defense oder der , wurde die Formation nicht nach der Anzahl der aufgestellten Spieler einer Position, sondern nach der Rückennummer des Strong Safety der Bears, , benannt. (de) The 46 defense is an American football defensive formation, an eight men in the box defense, with six players along the line of scrimmage. There are two players at linebacker depth playing linebacker technique, and then three defensive backs. The 46 defense was originally developed and popularized with the Chicago Bears by their defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, who later became head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals. (en) |
