There is a lot of information on using the Defensive Line to shut down the Inside Zone running play. You can also help your Linebackers with some simple changes. The Linebackers are going to be expected to make a majority of the tackles. Our Linebackers are going to read the backs. Reading the Tailback is [...]

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 [...]

There’s always a lot of discussion every year about Defensive End technique, specifically for the strong side Defensive End. We’re talking primarily about Even front defenses like the 4-2-5 Defense and the 4-3 Defense. Real quick, let me just say that I call an inside shade on the Tight End a 7 technique, a head [...]

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 [...]

Sitting here snowed in today and I ran across a video of Utah’s Shovel Option on the Spread Offense blog. This is a great play, though I think you run a risk of putting the ball on the ground, more so than a traditional Triple Option. But the play has become a favorite in spread [...]