I want to take a look at the Power running play out of the I Formation against the multiple fronts we’ve been talking about – 3-4, 4-2-5 and 4-3 Defense. This all is sparked by my curiosity about how this style of team would handle a 3-4, so if there are any 3-4 guru’s out [...]

Just wanted to post a quick example of some nice, easy zone blitzes out of the 3-4 Defense. As I’ve talked about, I would like to have this 3-4 Front in my package solely for the purpose of zone blitzing. For base play, I would be slanting and blitzing the OLB away from the slant, [...]

I’ve always wanted to put together the advantages of the Odd Front and the advantages of the Even Front defenses. They both have great points. Its not a secret that I prefer the 4 down linemen, but I’ve also talked a lot in the past about the 3-5-3. Every sound defensive structure has its place, [...]

What defensive innovations will we see in the new decade? Probably not many – there’s nothing new in football. But there’ll be adjustments, tweaks, and without a doubt, cool new nicknames for the same idea. What is the best defense to use in the 2010 season? Whatever you know best, or whatever fits your personnel [...]

I thought I would have some fun with a running joke that we’ve had around the office. Sometimes when we’re trying to grade out an offensive lineman (particularly a center), it can be tough when you get some film of a submarining nose guard. You know the one – the undersized kid, probably wrestles, and [...]