DC-46 and DC-Wing T

I handle applications for the DC-46 in bulk groups instead of "one at a time". You and Rod's name on are on the list for the next mailing. I "bulk mail" the DC-46 for two reasons. Like all defenses, it gets upgraded to account for new offenses. Everyone might as well wait for me to get the upgrades finished before requesting it, or they'll get the 12 month old version. Second, I don't want to bother the other DC-46 coaches every week with approving a new applicant.

Now! You can get the DC Wing T and DC Pro 4-3 without applying. I will do those one at a time.

Finally, just so everyone knows, you have to apply for the DC-46 for two reasons. First, if you coach in my league, I'm not giving it to you. I may be knowingly selfish, but I'm not knowingly stupid. Second, I don't give it to two coaches in the same league. There are, again, two reasons for that. The first is explained when you're approved. The second deals with whether or not the DC-46 is good for youth football. The DC-46 is an "attack" versus a "read" defense. While "read" defenses are more effective, "attack" defenses are simpler to install. Further, at the youth level, offensive QB's have neither the necessary skills, nor the experience to "read", an attacking defense. As a result, the typical youth offense tends to go "backwards" when confronted by an attacking defense. When the defense can "snuff" the offense, a problem arises for the league board. Somebody wants to make a rule change. For example, in the pro's, when the "zone defense" was introduced, there was a move to make it illegal. Reason? It was cutting down scoring and the fun of the game suffered. A similar problem arose when the 5-2 "Okie" was introduced. Games often ended 0-0. The pro coaches found ways to beat these defenses and no rule changes became necessary. However, at the youth level, we don't have "pro" coaches to find ways to beat these defenses. Thus, rule changes now become necessary. The simplest way for a youth league to bring scoring back up is to require each team to run the same league mandated defense. The DC-46 now becomes illegal to run. I know this happens because my own league made the DC-46 illegal to run. They did this for our 7-8 year old bracket and I supported the rule. If my league hadn't done this, a team of 7-8's would not have even been able to even get a snap off against the DC-46.

Although I supported making the DC-46 illegal at age 7-8, other leagues carry this idea further, requiring mandatory defenses all the way up to age 13. This I oppose. This is not coaching defense. It's removing defense. Were the DC-46 or some other attacking defense to show up in leagues all across the country, it adds to the argument for mandatory defenses. Let's look what happens when youth leagues pass mandatory defenses. The usual mandated rules are: Defenders must be head up on the guards and tackles, DE's on outside shoulder of TE's, and linebackers must be 3 yards back at snap of the ball. This gets rid of the DC-46. But what other defenses are effected by this? Well, the required even front eliminates the 5-2, 3-5, 3-4, and 5-3 defenses. The "head up" rule eliminates the "split 4-4", the "DC Pro 4-3", "Split 6", and Reed's GAM. Requiring defenders over both the guards and tackles eliminates the "4-4 Stack". You're now stuck playing a 6 man front - either a 6-1 or a 6-2. That makes you a sitting duck because the offense has nothing to prepare for. They know how you're going to line up. It's now an offensive game. That means he who has the best players wins (Unless you play the DC Dallas Flex). Anyway, I don't like to contribute to the creation of these kinds of leagues. So I don't give them the need to. I keep the defense down to one team per league. Why the long past and explanation when no one asked for it? Because I'm sticking this one in the knowledge base so that people know what's involved in getting the DC-46 and why.