[OutlawJoseyWales]

No you’re right it doesn’t have to be. But as I’ve said in other posts the main reason I don’t like it in HS is because most teams don’t have the personnel to run it effectively. Belfry is one school though over the past I believe would be able to do it. It’s also a very complex defense when ran right. I do see a lot of teams going towards it, some more of a hybrid of it now days. I personally just don’t like it on the HS level.

Here is the quote from LC head coach I was talking about with them running the 3-3-5 and why I asked about it in regards to belfry.

“On defense

No doubt, we struggled to tackle last year on defense. The coaches and players are continually working to fix that situation. We have retaught our core techniques and will work to instill a mindset of Swarming Aggressiveness. We look to have a more players ready to play defense this upcoming season. I have mentioned the term “positionless football” several times this spring, and the players that can learn to do more things on this side of the ball, will see chances to hit the field-regardless of their grade level. We will find eleven bodies that can play physical, fast, and smart. Our Defensive Line has the ability to be strength for us early, as there is experience in many in the rotation. We still run our 3-3-5 look, and our Inside Linebackers will bring a mixture of youth and experience to our defense. All of our Secondary positions-Rover, Knight, Free Safety, and Cornerback- could be played by multiple bodies, and multiple bodies can play multiple positions. We want to develop our athleticism and talents to become better football players first; we can assign positions in the secondary later. There are many Alumni of this program who may have had to play a position they did not initially practice. But they were good football players, so everything worked out. We are preparing this group to be able to do similar things.”

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