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Manny Diaz: Building the New Texas Defense

As you know we've been talking a lot of offense this summer. And while there is still a lot of discussion worth having on the offensive side of the ball, it's time we turned our attention to what Manny Diaz is building on the defensive end. If we're going to do this right it's going to be lengthy...

Texas on the cutting edge

I was in the Tavern the other night, just hanging out with a good friend, and it turned out to have been the chosen location for an Alabama NIT basketball game viewing. I wasn't totally aware of my surroundings as I mentioned to the friend the recent reports about dirty SEC recruiting and generally...

Watch for Bears use of Cover 3 against the Seahawks

The last couple of weeks I've heard some things on Chicago sports radio that caught my ear. (I don't remember which station, nor which guest expert said it) The expert spoke of the Bears probably being the best team in the league at disguising their coverages. This I did not know. Every team...

OSU v. Iowa: The OSU Defensive Review

The Buckeye defensive performance against Iowa was fairly typical of what you expect from a Jim Heacock led unit. There was some bending, not a lot of break, and in the end the defense is again largely responsible for another OSU victory. Iowa has a solid, balanced offense, and OSU responded with...

The Matchup: The PSU Defense v. OSU Offense

Everyone knows the consistency of the Penn State program and they do things the way they do things and we could probably not even study this year's film and still have a pretty good idea of what defense they're going to play... --Jim Tressel Press Conference. Coach Tressel's press...

Indiana Offensive Review and Mid-Season Analysis

"I think we thought they were going to get a little bit more run, maybe a little bit more scramble with Pryor," cornerback Adrian Burks said. "But they ended up passing the ball more, and passing it well, obviously." "Coach Tress said this week, just joking, 'If we don't get 20 throws in the first...

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 noticeable change will be the increased use of zone coverage. FSU will now be playing zone coverage on a...

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 least a solid, and potentially great, player under his tutelage (JaMarcus Russell, Patrick Nix, Matt...

Inside the Steele Curtain: Cover 3 Zone Blitzes

First thing to get straight in your head is that a zone blitz is not what is called anytime you see a Defensive linemen drop into coverage. In reality, a DE may have a seam/flat responsibility on pass plays even when a blitz is not called. Also, just because you see the down 4 linemen rush on a...

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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