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Miami (FL) Game Preview: Miami's Defensive Scheme
Essentially, the Miami defense has remained the same over the past 15 years. A 4-3 Under front- which puts the defensive line's strength to the weakside- and a man heavy coverage scheme that utilizes the finest athletes in Dade County. And that defensive philosophy has largely allowed the Miami...
Inside the Steele Curtain: 4-3 Over/Underfronts
It occured to me that you can't really explain any blitz packages without giving an explanation of the different defensive fronts you see in a 4-3. When you think of a 4-3 defense, most of you will just think of 4 linemen playing in a 3pt stance, with 3 LBs just sitting behind them; there is more...
More on the 4-3: Stunting
Defenses today have to be multiple; there is no true 4-3 or 3-4 set anymore that is played on every down. Last year's Alabama team played a 3-4 base, but essentially only played a 3-4 40% of the time. Saban at LSU ran primarily a 4-3, but he does so many things that you can never pigeonhole his...
Inside the Steele Curtain: Defending the spreadwith the Nickel defense
The first topic to address is the misconception that the spread offense is a system on its own, it isnt. The spread is a set of formations with 3 or more wide receivers, thats all. Steele comments in his press conference that he expects multiple formations from Tony Franklin's offense: wishbone,...
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