Fire zone blitz
What is fire zone blitz in American football?
What formation is typical for fire zone blitz?
Fire zone blitz is a combination with 5 players in a rush.
Other defenders drop into one of zone coverage schemes. The fire zone blitz aims to confuse the quarterback and make this player discover the open receiver. After hot read and cadence by the quarterback, the disciplined fire zone coverage and pressure lead to rotating of the defenders and disrupting the play.
The 4-3 formation is most typical for fire zone blitz. The defensive ends have task to cover curl with further running into the flat while non-blitzing linebacker protects middle zone hole and other make pressure on a passer.