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Overload Front Cover 1 Pressure
The Steelers are in Dime Personnel on 3rd & 7 vs. 11 personnel.The Rush:The front is overload with 3 DL on the same side of the center. To the overload side there is a twist game with the DT up...
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Bluffing Pressure to Manipulate Pass Protection
The Steelers are in Nickel personnel on 2nd & Long vs. a compressed 11 personnel formation.The Rush:The DL is attacking their gaps with the Will pressuring the open B gap.The Coverage:3 Under 3...
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3 Buzz Weak Flood Coverage
The Chargers are in Nickel personnel on 3rd&10 vs. 11 personnel.The Chiefs are in a 3x1 with the TE in a reduced split.The pre-snap coverage look is 3 buzz weak playing a 4 under 3 deep zone...
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4 Minute Defense
Last night in the Bears game the Buccaneers lead by a score of 19-17. Tampa took possession of the ball with the lead and 2:48 remaining in the 4th quarter. This put Chicago into 4 Minute Defense. The...
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Disguising Sim Pressure
Here is a really nice example of a well planned pressure disguise and execution from the Cleveland Browns. The Rush:End working a long slick to cross the Center, the Nose attacks the Center before...
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Sim Pressure using Sting Coverage
The Broncos are in Nickel personnel with OLB bodies at the DE positions. The snap is on 1st & 10 a 2min situation with Denver leading by 11 points.The Rush: Both DT's are looping strong to balance...
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Nickel Run Pressure
The Titans are in Nickel personnel on 1st & 10 against the Bills in 11 personnel.Following motion by the Y to the backfield the WR goes in motion.The Titans travel the Nickel with the motion. This...
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Reading the Slide of the Protection
The Dolphins are in a 2-4-5 Nickel personnel on 2nd & 10.The Rush:The End and Will are rushing as contain rushers. The interior 4 are reading the blocks of the OL to determine if they rush or drop...
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Speeding Up Slow Developing Plays
One reason to call pressure is pressure changes the tempo of a play. Slower developing plays like play action pass and screen will not work on the timing they expect to operate on if pressure forces...
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Inverted Cover 2 Sim Pressure
The Eagles bringing sim pressures using an inverted cover 2 coverage concept.Philly is in Nickel personnel on 2nd & 8 vs. 11 personnel.The Rush: Nickel and Will off the edge with both DE's pinching...
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Safety Firezone Pressure
Cardinals are in Nickel personnel using an OLB body as the DE on the weak side on 1st & 10 vs. 11 personnel. The pressure is simple and straightforward.The Rush:DL is straight ahead with the down...
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Broncos Pass Rush
The Broncos have generated pass rush in several ways in 2020. I recently went on the Cover 2 Bronco Podcast with Jeff Essary and Joe Rowles. Check it out the episode here - Cover 2 Bronco. I thought...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Opening Script
Many offensive coaches use an opening script to begin a game. What goes into that script? I had some ideas based on my experiences vs. opposing offenses, from film study of a variety of schemes, and...
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Giving the Corner Relief in Isolation on the X in 3x1
When the Corner is isolated on the X on the backside of 3x1 formations it can be nice to find calls that help provide that Corner some form of help. In our defense we call these concepts relief calls....
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NFL Off-Season Study
Been doing studies of NFL scheme. Going to start releasing cutups on Fridays. Watch it, save it, share it however you like. This cutup will be available this week and a new one will be up next...
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NFL Study Part 2
Been studying NFL scheme and making cutups. Watch, save, share how you like. This cutup will be available for this week. This weeks cutup is every 2 point play of the 2020 season. Lots to learn from on...
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NFL Film Study Part 3
This week the cutup is the Colts in 2 under 3 deep hot coverage bringing 6. Watch, save, or share. Cutup will be available this week only.
View ArticleFootball 101 - Spill vs. Box
This is a short explanation video of the defensive concepts of spill and box. Many people are interested in learning about football, the biggest barrier to entry is football vocabulary. There is no...
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Adjusting the Run Fit in Fire Zone Pressure
Fire zone has run fits like all other defensive calls. Those fits can be adjusted to help prevent issues or account for stress areas. Here is an example with a number of errors resulting is a good gain...
View ArticleCoaching the Rat in Cover 1
Here is a few coaching points we use for the rat in the hole when preparing the rat to cut crossers in Cover 1.The hole player does not need to drop quickly. By sitting low the hole player is in a good...
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Limiting a Great Receiving threat in 12/21 Personnel
12/21 personnel groupings present a number of stresses to a defense. The obvious threat is run heavy structures using big personnel with a TE/FB creating extra gaps in the run fit. Heavier personnels...
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Time Machine Article
Was looking on an old flash drive and found a scanned article from back in 1998. This article was one I read in high school that helped spark my interest in pressures and the concept of zone blitzing....
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Fangio Read the Turn Pressure
Here is a simple Cover 1 dog from Vic Fangio's 2017-2018 Bears defenses with a rushing LB reading the turn of the protection. Bears are in Nickel personnel.The Rush: DE's are wide rushers. Front has a...
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Wristbands to make Play Calls
Here is a simple wristband organization and template. The goal is to make the wristband easy for the players to locate and read the calls while also being flexible enough to alter the play calling...
View ArticleReading the Turn of the Protection
Found this teach tape I made back during the Covid break. Decided to share, so it is now available for free on CoachTube. Hopefully there is something in there you find helpful.
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