Need help stopping Singleback - Bunch: HB Angle

[ModeOne4Ever]

Anyone have any suggestions on the best defense to shut down Singleback Bunch - HB Angle?? I am having problems stopping this play. If I stop the HB, the TE is open. If I stop the TE, the HB is open.

[Turfbeast]

What route is the te running?

[Turfbeast]

Have you tried manually jamming the te off his route? Are you using a zone or man?

[Greensparrow]

Quote: Originally Posted by ModeOne4Ever

Anyone have any suggestions on the best defense to shut down Singleback Bunch - HB Angle?? I am having problems stopping this play. If I stop the HB, the TE is open. If I stop the TE, the HB is open.

Is it the play where the TE starts to go out and then loops towards the middle? If so, I always use a cover 1 or cover 3 in these situations. Sometimes I will manually cover the middle or double cover him. You can also throw a DE out into the flat to which side the RB is going. I am not quite sure what route the HB runs on that play. Base align helps sometimes to.

[Turfbeast]

If the te is in a post or in try shading inside if you are using man or global shade your zones inside. If the te is going out shade outside. If it's a deep route and your zones are pulling up to soon try disguising you coverage to get your yellow zones to drop further.
As for the hb angle, if he is quick throwing you can put the de on a qb contain to step in front of the route, you can try taking the defender manned up on him and sitting him on the edge and shading him inside. If he's hitting the hb over the middle when he cuts you can try to put qb spy that will cover drags and slants over the middle.
Just some suggestions I would try

[youALREADYknow]

The play is designed to beat man. Run Cover 6 or Cover 2 and disguise the coverage in the flat.