The Eagle Five-Linebacker Defense

By Fritz Shurmur

Book Overview

Book by Shurmur, Fritz This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096247794X
• ISBN13: 9780962477942
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Harding Pr
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

If you are looking for a pressure defense to use at any level this is it.

Fritz was a leader in running Defenses until his untimely death. He won Superbowls in the NFL yet shows you how to use this defense at any level. While any high school could benefit from this, lots of colleges use it as well. And it could be a havoc in Little League football in age where tackling it is legal. (It would not work in Flag football) This is pressure defense at any level. Well written and easy to understand and apply.

Good book on defense by a master of the game.

Fritz Shurmur's Eagle FiveLinebacker Defense is deceptively simple and clearly illustrates Coach Shurmur's belief in including man, zone, and blitz packages in a defensive scheme. The book was almost a disappointment after reading Bill Arnsparger's masterful Coaching Defensive Football, but the diagrams are clear, player responsibilities are detailed, and the defense proved itself in the NFL. Coach Shurmur includes his Hawk Defense variation, which presents a different look while keeping player responsibilities similar to the Eagle Defense. The defense is simple enough to use at the high school level and could easily be condensed to work at any level. It may be simple, but it has proven itself.