* 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). It really is an outlier as far as defenses, as much as Paul Johnson's wishbone is on offense. Tackle: The Tackle (Derrick Hopkins) lines up as a 3 technique, outside eye of the backside guard. Based on what you guys are saying those type of players wouldn't fit into BF's scheme unless he's going to go to a more traditional 4-3. Ultimately, we will see Maddy and Derek Hopkins starting, with Marshall coming in for Maddy on most passing downs. The 6 comes from the switches called between the LBs and the backfield. Hopkins was hurt slanting if I remember correctly. When the TE switches sides, usually the Backer flips spots with MIKE to cover him. If your slot recognizes it and runs a slant, the FS has to hustle to get there and take that away. This plays out when you examine the Hokies players in the NFL. "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. Where and how they play, and personnel types preferred, are highly scheme dependent. 46 does not stand for 4 DL and 6 LBs, the name is derived from the player Buddy Ryan used to play one of the attacking LB positions. Engleberger wasn't a bust. His number was 46. A terrific example (which of course I cannot find a good video of) is the 2010 interception of Stephen Morris by Jayron Hosley against Miami. To the uneducated eye, the defense features two ends, two tackles, three linebackers, two safeties, and two corners just like a traditional NFL style 4-3, but Foster turns the 4-3 concept on its ear. The pre-snap look is quite often Cover 4 because of this. Often, a zone play to the right (which on a Madden diagram looks like it would go to the 6 gap) will actually cut back almost over the center. The Tigers first-half offensive struggles were too much to overcome in a 64-57 loss. I think they use the same DE rotation as last year, with Wilson and McCray playing every 4th series and Marshall getting some snaps at tackle and end. In fact, since he arrived in Blacksburg in 1995, the Hokies have led all FBS programs in sacks (894) and sack yardage (-6,110). This column was more about the run defense, so I can work on drawing up some plays and video that shows how Clemson neutralized the Hokies in a future piece. The offensive personnel or personnel group is the makeup of offensive skill positions for any given play. The scheme is also simpler to execute because the players are aligned based on ball position, rather than on the strength of the offensive formation. The "nickel" linebackers have almost no pass defense responsibility, and instead are used in a variety of blitz packages designed to outman the offensive line and force the quarterback to make quick throws, where the designed hidden coverages in the secondary await to pick off the pass. This morning, I actually stumbled across a presentation that Bud Foster made to the AFCA back in 1999. Backer: The Backer (Tariq Edwards) lines at the same depth as the mike but in the guard tackle gap. Most teams change alignments and will stunt occasionally, but nobody trys so much to funnel types of running plays to linebackers. . Clemson and Duke are really the only teams I can remember that have attacked Hokie corners and been successful. It kicks off by detailing the inner workings of the Bud Foster Gap Defense that has baffled most of the ACC over the last 8 years. Last year's defense was an incredible patchwork of adjustments, alignments, schemes and calls designed to hide our defense's weaknesses and it worked in 11/13 games. It was a pro-style system and designed to work against pro-style offenses, which is precisely what the Hokies system is. The Whip was a weak side outside linebacker in the base 8-man front and he was a weak side safety in the 2-deep safety set (base used regularly in passing situations). And this. Bud Foster used the Bear defense to suffocate the Buckeyes' run game in 2014. Steeles downfall came against spread-it-out, fast-paced systems like West Virginias. Also BF has talked about wanting to change the "DNA" of our DL referencing Ala. and LSU's D-lines. Offensive schemes do the same. I'm pretty sure, if VT could land Hand or Brown, Foster would develop them into 1st Rd D-linemen, even in a gap fitting scheme. getting after it down the LOS once it was clear the RB was not going for his gap. That left situations where Motu was one on one with a big athletic TE going down the seam. And based on the history of Bud Fosters defenses, its likely that the play is stuffed. Join the community. In other words, without changing the base personnel, it was a scheme that could adjust play to play from a run stopping 8-in-the-box set to a strong pass stopping set with five defensive backs (Whip, Rover, Field Corner, Boundary Corner, Free Safety). In that AFCA presentation could you explain what Wiles means for h.(Under Defensive Line: 10 Commandments) Escape: Rip or wipe, push with power, pull with trail, step 45 and rip your gap. The wide tackle six and the gap defense were used by Foster specifically because they didn't have the athletes to play SEC style, line up our best athletes against yours, and beat you football. The defense slides their individual alignments based on that personnel group and passing strength. Depending on the formation, Rover can pick up the #1 receiver short and the FS comes down on the slot, with the CB still in deep half-field coverage behind.Whip aligns himself several ways, so you need a good football player here. The zone run requires each offensive lineman to block the gap to the playside, moving along the line of scrimmage and maintaining contact for as long as possible with the first defender that crosses their face. Registering for an account is free and easy. Excellent Hokies like Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, and Jonathan Lewis have barely had a look. "That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! With the quick passing game made popular through the concepts of the west coast offense, offenses could beat blitzes by going with quick passes to hot receivers and allowing them to use their athletic abilities to gain significant yardage after the catch (YAC). Each defender essentially has the gap in front of him. You cannot play straight M2M all the time. I think that with their recruiting getting better, Foster may change. What about that sign board with numbers like 21 or 11? TechSideline.com (a.k.a. Adobe d C Speaking of personnel groups and formations, have you ever wondered what Bud Foster and Charley Wiles are doing with all the hand signals between plays? Guys like Acree don't fit, and I do not think for a second that the "four defensive end" alignment that we heard about in the spring will be used at any time other than on passing down and distance plays.Guys like Zach McCray and JR Collins, while big enough to play DT in a pinch, are too long to really be effective on those interior stunts (that is one of the reasons that Nick Acree was never a favorite of Charley Wiles.). The offense makes the next move by setting their personnel group for this example, they have just removed one of their two running backs and sent in a second tight end. He's as genuine as they come. As the coaches like to say, it is important that their minds do not tie up their feet. Meanwhile, passing downs allow the Hokies to easily switch the whip for a nickel back. They are not supposed to be playmakers (except in the pass rush) but they have to be adept at maintaining leverage while stunting. Lets go through the sequence that takes place in the 20-30 seconds between the end of one play and the next snap. The offense goes through its gyrations to get a better pre-snap read and the defense adjusts accordingly. When they face 21/22/12 personnel, theyll set up in the G front or Bear front most of the time. All Hokie, All the Time. The same thing happens for Mike and Whip. They are looking at the QB and reading his actions without letting the #1 outside WR get past. I have not watched any tape of Miami vs Georgia Tech, so I am not sure if they make any specific adjustments from their normal scheme, but they certainly have the Yellow Jackets pegged. To make that work, you still need to get pressure from the DL, and I think this has been one of VTs biggest issues on defense over the last few years. Join the community. Also, against Ace and Doubles sets, the coverage basically changes into 1/4-1/4-1/2 Cover 3. Thekeyplay.com is not affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. View All Discussions French on the Bench , "Does it get any better than Thursday Night in Blacksburg?" Based on the film that I have watched, either Bud Foster calls more middle linebacker run blitzes than any coach in the country, or the mike backer has almost zero pass responsibility. So, I don't think having our DL being smallish gives us a good advantage to counter the GT offense (a la moving our DE in as a DT and then replacing the DE with T. Wilson), since Miami has prototypical NFL DT's and absolutely mauled them at the LOS. We will review the scheme adjustments that were made following the 2003 season and the impact they have had. Welcome to Bud Foster's Lunch Pail D. This site is dedicated to blue collar, hard nosed defense like those run by Bud Foster during his years as the Defensive Coordinator for the Virginia Tech Hokies. k_~k=: .qNgR\T0A$wcfXoMe#:!v2W}\;Kfva%VSc~s{A?dtpq) g~u+c\8h{ ]KKCz/H-\XH/c&4]#T{*]k0:}M &i$kj? [=?_. The Hokies switch between man and cover 3. Prior to 2004, the alignment of the linebackers and safeties was based more on the strong side / weak side of the offensive formation. With two CBs outside you basically have 6 ways it can work without changing the call. The Whip and Free Safety were more weak side players, so they would usually align to the weak side of the formation. Some teams run a 2 gap scheme (which is much more difficult to get players for.) The Hokies showed a blitz up front, and Jayron showed a cover 3 look by bailing out and back pedaling before the snap. If the safeties have to make a bunch of tackles (see Stanford, Miami, Boise, Clemson), then the corners are on an island and at some point, even the best corners will get beat in man coverage. Will having a healthy and complete team be enough? this is the best stuff and why i love TKP .. i know that teams use our schemes against us in recruiting but i love how the giants and their smaller, more athletic dline core, is being looked at by coach bud. Here's the INT described at the end of the article. Body positioning, angle of alignment, depth of alignment, how to come off the snap (use of hands, proper footwork, etc), reading each individual key, reacting properly to those keys, proper pursuit angle, tackling technique.that is just a short list of things that the players must focus on correctly as a unit for the defense to be successful on any given play. Since the scheme was tweaked, the Tech defense has finished ranked #4, #1, and #1 in the nation in total defense. By handing off in this way, the defenders do not tip the coverage. They just dont have the special players they used to get at those hybrid spots and DE, which they always used to have. )jlOkD0 Nzlk}nGr(eancz#pC)vg`gd>fX&qb' h3L88ihTy%B|1ebUX9T ";*KM Whether you've been running the 4-2-5 defense for years or you're looking to implement the scheme for the first time, . End: The End (J.R. Collins) will stunt to the 7 gap, maintaining contain on any reverse, bootleg, or play-action. The defensive linemen get into the neutral zone, engage their blocker, secures their gap, and sheds the blocking using a "violent hand motion" (rip, swim, push-pull, or 45 technique). Playing in a college system that emphasizes skillset diversity is actually a good thing. And then there was all the blitzing. If the running back looks to go straight ahead, he will see the guard and tackle jammed up and look to cutback. Think DeAndre McDaniel. As for NFL caliber lineman. Also, stud 6'6 265 DE's who want to play in the NFL, not tie up linemen so linebackers make plays. The DEs aligned much like they do today with the Stud always to the wide side and the End always to the boundary. Meanwhile, Dwayne Allen would come BEHIND the line against the grain of the play and pop out the weak side. The formation is twins wide, so the passing strength is heavy to the wide side of the field. I think they were 6'2 or so and 270-280 lbs. Other teams began to use a lot of quick passes and/or maximum protection blocking schemes to counter Techs blitz tendencies. Many defenses set the alignment of their players based on sides of the ball (ie, left and right) or formation strength (ie, which side the TE is on). Access Exclusive Content and Financially Support The Key Play. In this installment of the series, we will cover the general concepts of Bud Fosters defensive scheme, including how offensive personnel and formation impact defensive alignments and responsibilities. "#()%$%%! He has held the job since 1996, and he came to . All of those adjustments are made in real time by the players on the field. Kudos to Foster and Co. for making the adjustments. The legendary defensive coordinator stepped away after the 2019 season, but his . Former Federal Fugitive Pleads Guilty in California to Massive Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure Scam Defendant Collected More Than $1.2 Million from More Than 800 Distressed Homeowners . The stud end is outside eye of the tackle strong side, and the end is outside eye of the tackle on the weakside. Wiley, Brown, Russell, Drakeford, Gray, Banks, Prioleau, Charleton, Midget, Bird, McCadam, Pile, Hall, Green, Fuller, Williams, Hamilton, Rouse, Flowers, Harris, Chancellor, Carmichael, Hosley, Fuller, Exum, Jarrett. JWG goes to fill the gap, but the tight end takes him off his feet. I saw that and knew we were in trouble. In the big games where we got burnt it was the opposing QB's abilities that made the difference. Love the in-depth analysis. The Chargers' defense ranked last in third-down conversion percentage (49.54%), 30th in rushing yards allowed per game (138.9), 30th in points allowed per game (27.0) and 23rd in yards allowed . *U# N)qQ/y(H"hVt kf@^L;,R?P0;|v44 JFC=zYh AWEBYl5I[.X@v6UQV@_msY)Ng1KhZ/Y)va+XsM =_ewrr\|2Q)/zN]N}q_r{f-wvw)1,Z )$fy86g8@ZtqI,dX& ^twn*g$b{xoa.WwDWZflk1g,JIEfPO[h-H( ,AdYp[fuNP&SuhZs`um%?HSpQ1Y. The scheme will give about 3,000 families in poverty $1,000 a month for a year, and there are no . With those 3-4 wide formations, they could isolate a quick, speedy receiver in man coverage against Techs Backer and Rover to the strong side of the formation. After all, at Pry's introductory presser he noted he cut his teeth as a graduate assistant in the mid-90s under Foster. That sign board on the sideline is a tool that identifies the offensive personnel group. Now, he will get a jump start at Ohio State, where he will always have a talent advantage over the best Big Ten schools. It also put the Whip and Rover in better positions to be successful. In the seasons that he had great talent, they didn't blitz and stunt as much (the 06 and 07 Hokie defensive highlight films feature much more base defense against the run.). our dline is deep this season and will be dominant. Based on what you said, don't the DL's all "tie" up the lines in both Bud scheme and the traditional pro-scheme? The Hokies defense requires the DL to essentially "tie up" blockers and hold gaps. While the nose sometimes gets unblocked and can get upfield, more often than not he will make contact with the guard and tackle. Nuk Hopkins is usually a Boundary-side WR, so he gets the Boundary CB most of the time. Virginia Tech Hokies football, basketball, athletics blog and forum featuring: unique columns, breaking news, film studies, in-depth analysis, recruiting, videos and jokes. Looking forward to future articles. The defensive calls will be different on 2nd and three versus 3rd and nine. Remember getting gashed repeatedly by just about everybody we played? Such a menacing look. This is particularly true when the Whip or Rover is aligned on a slot WR -- hell come hard on the blitz pretty often. -Bud Foster. Seems to me it would be a waste of time unless they are going to use him at DE. The design of the defense is set up to allow the Mike, Whip, or Stud DE to make the play. From this base set, the Hokies can play any number of man and zone coverages while still getting to an 8-man front on any play by rotating the Rover up closer to the line of scrimmage just prior to the snap. It depends on which version of the 4-3. What does that mean? "#()%$%%! My thought is that the linebackers/DBs adjusted or started sitting back to provide passing support, this slowed pressure at the line, which allowed for easier running. VT couldn't stop the run against Stanford. A student manager then uses the sign board to communicate the personnel group to the players on the field. Back to our play example. A lot can still happen from that base pre-snap state, including shifts, motion, and checks/audibles by the offense. Can we get this thread retitled - "A Look Back at a Look Back to . When the 8th man entered the box, the passing game opened up. A 46 is by definition a "Bear" front, but to use "Bear" does not necessarily mean a 46 defense. MAN. If they can get Brown and Hand, I think Foster will figure out a way to take their skills and make it work, but I can GUARENTEE you, every recruiter that visits Brown and Hand will tell them that there has not been a Hokie defensive lineman since Foster was hired that has been a productive multi-year NFL starter. Rover always goes to the side of the passing strength (not necessarily the TE side) or the Field side, and WHIP always aligns opposite the Rover. James Anderson is the only Hokie alumni who is a starter in the front 7 of an NFL team. Tech makes that difficult because there is a hand off of responsibilities as the offense shifts or motions out from one passing strength to another. Likewise, by no longer asking the Rover to man up against speedy slot receivers to the wide side of the field allows linebacker / safety type athletes like Aaron Rouse to be successful at that position. Because its a 4-4 defense that has to be able to handle the spread offense at times, it needs some rather special players at some of the hybrid LB spots. a !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdEt6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw(8HXhx )9IYiy The below diagram lays out a typical Hokie run blitz utilized to stop the zone run to the strong side out of an I formation. How did you think TCU was able to defeat teams like Wisconsin with their 4-2-5? Most teams go play side or bootleg with play action, but Clemson (in old 1930's single-wing style) would have the Tajh fake, then continue to waggle a step playside. So now the first question to come to mind is "How do they even handle spread teams when they can have 8 or 9 men in the box?". Well, Bud had to change his defense a little to handle that. Remember that what I am describing in this series is at the 5,000 foot level. MAN. I still worry about the whip (watching film of the Stanford game will do that to a guy) and Maddy and Marshall have to take the next step. Hopefully he has a breakthrough year. NIL and the future of the 'student athlete', Liz Kitley is back to back ACC Player Of The Year, 2023 ACC Wrestling Tournament Seedings announced, OT: TKP Winter/Spring 2023 Gamer's Lounge, OT: 700 miles from the Rock through Spain and Portugal, HOKIES HOOPS CENTRAL: VIRGINIA TECH (16-13, 6-12 ACC) AT LOUISVILLE (4-25, 2-16 ACC) 9PM ACCN, FSU AD floats uneven revenue share for acc & leaving acc. Whip starts back and creeps up or vice versa. This post gave me a good chuckle. Virginia Tech's defense is in good hands with Bud Foster at the controls Skip to main . HT-T5632U0 BcD\^}O##|^ endstream endobj 13 0 obj 45 endobj 10 0 obj << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Name /I22 /Filter /DCTDecode /Width 32 /Height 3 /BitsPerComponent 8 /ColorSpace /DeviceGray /Length 11 0 R >> stream Anytime you see the mike backer dropping back, it is change up defense hoping the QB throws to a spot without seeing the mike. The 60-year-old Foster, who has been with the Hokies since 1987 and has served as defensive coordinator since 1995, is currently the longest-tenured assistant coach in the FBS. Normally, it will be one of the linebackers that will communicate any adjustments to the defensive front call or blitz call. I foresee a TON of blitzes on 3rd and long. Instead of slanting as much (because his DL had a tendency to lose gap control and his backer couldn't figure out how to be in the correct place), Bud reverted back to shooting gaps. If you can stop the run with six, the whip or backside safety doesn't have to commit so quickly. It is generally made with a 2i-technique on the weakside (Wide 6) and a 3-technique strongside (Split 6), so its quite close to the Over front (1 tech weak, 3-tech strong). Rover adjusts to the better receivers or Field side. Ok. The whistle blows, the players un-pile and the cycle starts again. So we have a basic definition for each of the eleven puzzle pieces. The S must loop hard play-side, crossing the face of the tight end without allowing himself to get his outside shoulder blocked by the tight end. . Otherwise (because the linebackers don't immediately scrape and pursue to the ball) there will be large holes and tremendous pressure on safeties to make the tackle. In th defense now, the free safety and the whip are essentially interchangable. In a robber coverage, the safeties actually come forward at the snap while the corners bail out to a deep third. Because of their Field/Boundary alignment philosophy, the same defenders do not always get matched on the same offensive players. Bud Foster's defense held the Tigers to 186 yards of total offense in a 24-7 route. Rece Davis. A similar thing happened with the game against Miami, where LM just gashed us in the second half. The nose tackle is a 1 technique, the tackle is a 3 technique. "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders via Ricky Bobby, I wish I could give you more legs. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. What's so radical about it? The result is a 4-3 base that follows the general rules of alignment with the players sliding and rotating based on personnel group and passing strength. The Backer disguises, looking like he is scraping play-side, but in reality, he is filling the interior of the 6 gap. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. Fosters defense is always going to be well-coached, and being well-coached puts players where they need to be, but you still need some talent to beat better OLs even if the defenders are where they need to be. At the time, there was a lot of discussion about the changes, both from the coaches directly and from others close to the program. -- French. Instead of taking on offensive linemen as a run stuffing linebacker, he was used more to play containment or run blitz off the edge. Youll see how they get away with that in coverage later. Free Safety: Free safety starts in a deep third lined up 12 yards off the ball directly behind the mike. The consistent 3 stripes on white was a good look. Clemson started to rise after that game, and we started to fall. Each player in the front 7 has a certain gap responsibility, but unlike other 4-3 and 3-4 base defenses, the defenders often stunt to a gap and hold their position rather than pursuit to the ball. Yet, unlike most stunts and blitzes where the defensive player is trying to shake loose to make a play, the Foster gap defense still requires the players who were stunting to maintain responsibility for their assigned gap. They do not run blitz as much with him in the lineup, however he is used just as much on mike dog pass blitzes (at points he was their most dangerous pass rusher as a blitzer last year.). He must maintain gap control on the 6 gap and not allow the running back to get outside his outside shoulder. Yeah Hosley getting knocked out screwed the rest of the defense off. Stanford understands that the whip most often will line up to the weak side of the defense. against Stanford in the OB? If he went out, Rover has him. So, it's not surprising that the man's personality matches his philosophy when it comes to dual reads in offensive football. But I don't think we put enough pressure on them either due to match ups on the front line and some weaknesses in coverage, both due to injuries. Mike: The Mike backer (Jack Tyler) lines up directly over the center, and blitzes against the flow of the play to fly through the 1-3 gap. He started 79 games over an 8 year career. So opposing coaches will tell a kid he'll have a better shot of making it to the NFL if he plays in a "NFL-style" 4-3. pdf yrs ago. Antone Exum is moving forward at the snap, and both Exum and Hosley end up making the tackle along with Luther Maddy. The Whip slides over in a defensive back alignment over the inside receiver. The biggest difference is how wildly the defensive responsibilities differ between the gap defense. It is actually not a 4-3 base, as its introduced on your TV sets, but is a 4-4 front that has morphed into using 4-3 personnel. Former Coaching Staff: Where are they now? A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. . And finally, we will take a look at how all of the calls and adjustments for each play are communicated from the coaches to the players. Maybe an example would work here. It will be a 4-3. http://www.orangeandwhite.com/news/2012/jan/21/swinney-hired-venables-br. One thing that the Hokies will have to do is be able to beat their press coverage on our receivers like what happened when D.J. That's probably the reason we lost Korren Kirven. The Gap Defense is grounded in a simple concept. Registering for an account is free and easy. Thanks. How do those pieces fit together and how do they work collectively to form one of college footballs best defenses? Drawing on the scheme's nickel roots gives 4-2-5 teams the ability to run a divorced front concept. Because of how it is designed, it is still strong with Safeties as run-gap fillers off the edges, but because of that they are susceptible to play-action moreso than a true C2 squad. If our defense is designed to "funnel" the ball carrier to certain positions I could see some recruits not liking that. Instead, the coverage responsibility for that motioning receiver will be handed off to a defender already aligned on the other side of the field. As some of you may remember, Virginia Tech rose to prominence in the early 90's on the back of elite special teams, a grind-it-out conservative offense, a state of the art weight training program, and most significantly, on the back of a radical defensive approach that took recruits that nobody wanted and turned them loose like the dogs of war on opposing defenses. The Hokies play a base 4-3-4 defense, meaning that there are four defensive linemen, three linebackers and four defensive backs in the base set. What VT plays most against pro-style teams is Inverted Cover 2 Robber, but the deep cover guys are the Cornerbacks, not the safeties. Everybody has to be on the same page and know their assignments within the structure of the defense. Instead, Collins played read and react football and was driven off the ball often, which is to be expected when he is doubled and cut block all night. You get what you get with Bud Foster, there isn't much grey area in his persona. They know where to be and they know how to adjust more quickly to formation shifts and motion. Backer and Rover would take the strongside back and pass him off inside or out depending on his route. From the coaches in the booth, to the coaches on the sideline, to the players on the field, to the pre-snap adjustments; that is a lot of communication and it is pretty much non-stop in those 20-30 seconds between each play. The strongside End, called a "Stud", aligns over the inside of the TE (7 technique) and the other DE aligns in a 5-technique. Hope that VT keeps getting playing making athletic DTs that can get off blocks and penetrate in interior gaps in order to take D to next level. Next Up: All of those confusing pass coverages. There are a ton of details that are critical for the defense to execute properly. So something else broke down that lead to Clemson being able to run the ball like they did in the second half. A "Bear" front covers both OGs and the Center, making it an Odd front. From what I've heard, a lot of the negative recruiting emphasizes that in Tech's defense a DE or OLB (Whip), for example, isn't a traditional NFL DE or OLB. I hope they can return to dominance. In certain situations, without changing the personnel, the Hokies will play an 8-man front, with four defensive linemen, four linebackers, and three defensive backs (4-4-3 alignment). Foster's approach is more than just an alignment, as the long-time play-caller in Blacksburg has implemented his scheme across his entire unit, not just up front. I remember seeing our defensive philosophy torched about ten years ago. After that Boyd was able to find quick check downs due to loose coverage. I am ready for some football. An example are the Virginia Tech teams of Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente, with Bud Foster serving as defensive coordinator under both. 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