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By: Is the defensive scheme really the issue this week? « Get The Picture

Is the defensive scheme really the issue this week? « Get The Picture — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:16:54 +0000

[...] that Mississippi State confused Tebow last weekend playing cover zero. (Check Chris Brown’s breakdown of those coverages, if you’re interested.) They both worked because the defenders did what they were supposed [...]

By: Antuan

Antuan — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:51:52 +0000

Thanks alot played qb for high school but been off the field for five years after joining the army and stopped playing football but still have a big arm and trying out for the local semi pro team and needed a refresher.

By: Bill Mountjoy

Bill Mountjoy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:46:36 +0000

Jabronsky: If a Defensive Back goes with motion it is most likely man (& possibly Man/Blitz).

Any questions – contact me at billmountjoy@yahoo.com

By: EDSBS » Archive » ASK SMART FOOTBALL: WHAT DID VT DO TO MIAMI?

EDSBS » Archive » ASK SMART FOOTBALL: WHAT DID VT DO TO MIAMI? — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:40:08 +0000

[...] later in the game the strategy was actually much the opposite, as he went to a heavy dose of cover two: funnel the outside receivers inside to the safeties and force Harris to fit a tight through [...]

By: Jabronsky

Jabronsky — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:43:22 +0000

can you explain why this is the case… If the safeties adjust to motion, be aware of a possible blitz

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:27:31 +0000

@Brian–

Welcome to the wonderful world of gridiron. My story is something like the reverse of yours; about 15 years ago I was watching playoff rugby from the UK in a bar one night, and what struck me was how much the players’ techniques reminded me of leather-helmet-era American football. Track down some films if you can; a video search on “Red Grange” or the “Four Horsemen of Notre Dame” or “Sammy Baugh” might turn up something interesting. The helmet wasn’t rigid and didn’t have a facemask; therefore, the player couldn’t use his head as a weapon to the extent modern players do. Blocking and tackling used the arms and shoulders, and the cross-body block was still in wide use. Offensive linemen were not allowed to use their hands at all in blocking (until the mid-1970s, when the slow slide to “trench sumo wrestling” began)

I haven’t got to see much rugby since the ‘03 Cup. What I noticed from that (alas, American Eagles!) is that (1) Speed kills, and (2) it looked like much of the offensive tactics is to get the ball moving against the flow of the defense. American football will always be my first love, but rugby is a heck of a game.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:10:23 +0000

I’ve never really been a football fan. I dismissed it as slow, uninteresting, and a wimp’s version of Rugby which is, by all accounts, a brilliant game.

What I failed to recognize until lately (hey, it only took 35 years) is the tactics, formations, intricacies, etc. of American football. It’s basically a game of chess played with human pieces. Now instead of watching a mass of big men shove each other around I’m just beginning to see the bigger picture.

Your articles are EXACTLY what I need so the next time I play Madden I’ll have the slightest clue what is going on when I select my plays.

Thanks,
Brian

By: | MarcJStuff

| MarcJStuff — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:54:46 +0000

[...] Understanding coverages and attacking them with passing game – Denver played a lot of cover 3 zone last week [...]

By: coach4life

coach4life — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:31:31 +0000

Chris so glad you and Coach Mountjoy are combining efforts. Bill Mountjoy is one of the most knowledgeable football guys around with a treasure trove of knowledge up in that noggin’ of his.

By: Justin S

Justin S — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:24:20 +0000

I have been looking for an article like this for a long time. Thank you!