Slinging the Fit: Adam Gaylor on Defending RPOs in a Two-High Shell
The RPO read is a math problem, and the offense wins the math when your conflict defender has to guess. You already know that. What
The RPO read is a math problem, and the offense wins the math when your conflict defender has to guess. You already know that. What
You can build your man coverage on paper and get every alignment right. But if the three inside defenders don’t know whether they’re funneling the
Most quarters installs teach the secondary exactly what to do. The corners know their leverage. The safeties know their calls. But the two inside linebackers?
Your defensive end beats the tackle off the ball. He’s got the edge. And then he runs himself right past the quarterback. It’s the most
Most quarters installs teach the secondary exactly what to do. The corners know their leverage. The safeties know their calls. But the two inside linebackers?
If your run fits break down, it’s usually not because a player got beat. It’s because someone didn’t know where to be or when to
Your linebackers don’t need to make every tackle. They need to send the ball where the defense wants it. In plug fits, that means spilling
The offense knows a blitz is coming. They’ve scouted it, they’ve practiced it, they’ve got an answer. The question is whether they know who’s bringing
The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII by smothering the Patriots’ passing attack. That dominant secondary performance didn’t come from one coverage. It came from
We are constantly looking for ways to improve our team’s performance on the field. One of the most crucial aspects of a successful football team
