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Frank Bush And The Aggressive Defense That Never Was: A Case Study Of Good 4-3 Defenses
The Texans, two weeks ago, held the Bengals to 46 second-half yards in Cincinnati; they gave the Bills just 83 yesterday in Buffalo. Bush has added speed and aggression to a defense that too long ha...
Football 101: Battle Red Carpet Zone
If there is something I am confident about, it is that most of us here do not like the Cover 2 Zone defense or as it has come to be known around here - the battle red carpet zone. At times last seas...
The Florida State Defense Under Mark Stoops
As former Arizona defensive coordinator Mark Stoops attempts to resurrect the Florida State defense from its horrendous 2009 campaign, he'll undoubtedly be changing a lot. But the most noticeabl...
The "New" Bears D.C. MUST Evolve The Defense
I'll say this once, so pay attention. EVERY TEAM IN THE NFL HAS A COVER 2 DEFENSE (and many now have the Tampa 2) IN THEIR PLAYBOOK. First off, sorry for shouting, and secondly, that CAP...
Previewing the FSU Offense
Having been at LSU while Fisher ran the offense to the 2003 national championship, I'm pretty familiar with what he likes to run out there. He's always been able to develop his quarterback into at lea...
Inside the TCU 4-2-5 Defense
When I went hunting for information about Gary Patterson's 4-2-5 scheme at TCU, I found almost nothing. Very little information is out there about it, but I did manage to find a partial download of th...
Thursday Morning Links for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Welcome back Bucs fans. Let's dive right in here at Buc 'Em and take a look at what's being said about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers around the league. More gambling news - This time it's (r...
Tampa 2, Cover 2; What do the Bears do?
There's been other blogs that looked at what the Bears do defensively, other breakdowns done, but coming from a coaching/teaching perspective, it's best to learn through repetition. I may ...
The Bob Sanders Beatdown Defense is Dead
BSBD (or, the Bob Sanders Beatdown Defense) was a term coined on this site by our very own BigBlueShoe. In the coaching world it is known simply as "Cover 3." Now, I don't want to go into too many det...
Will new Colts defensive coordinator Larry Coyer change the Colts defense?
This comment from monstersbox got me thinking: A 4-2-5 [defense] is a nickel. It’s called a strong nickel or a big nickel. But with 3 safeties instead of 3 DBs while playing what looks like a 4...
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