Defense

Last time, Coach Zangl showed you where the box lines up. This is what the box does the instant the ball moves. Those tight alignments

Most multiple defenses break at the install. Five fronts means five sets of rules, and the kid lining up is a half-step late because he’s

The double-team kills your defensive line before the snap. You know the picture. Power one way, counter the other. Either way, the playside guard’s hands

The vice tackle has help on the other side. The sideline tackle has help too. It’s just the sideline. The hardest version is when there’s

The RPO works because your DB is guessing. Bail and they hand it off. Bite up and they pull and throw the bubble or the

Man coverage closes the RPO. Tight windows. No conflict defender. No easy read. The problem is the matchup. Most defenses can’t play man every snap.

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