Playing Defense
Defense
Sense every one has a focus on the defense then let’s start there. The defense first and fore most is reactionary, and scheme.
Contrary to popular belief, stopping the game to avoid a sack is not the answer to defense. It is a collection of discipline on three levels of the defense, “D” line, Line Backers, Safeties and Defensive Backs.
Out side containment by the DE during the pass rush, line backers covering an area, defensive backs in either out side leverage or inside leverage, depending on the scheme. That is how you play defense, it is not a jail break every play, rush 7-8 players “Blind” and hope they stop the board before a receiver gets open “Blind”.
Now when people watching NFL Playbook and see how to properly play defense, then they see this “jail break” that many in this hobby are trying to pass off as cover 2, Zone, Quarters, Zone Blitz, etc what will they say?
Now if I’m talking football, and you’re playing football then you should understand what I’m talking about.
You are either driving you’re car with the club on the stirring wheel, or without it.
Tell you guys what, have the members of you’re league play flag football, then everyone put a blind fold on except the QB, then run 2 or 3 plays, and tell me if you can play effective defense?
Now take the blind fold off and run 2 or 3 plays then tell me if you can play defense.
Now I know that seems funny but it proves a point, you can play blind, i.e. “jail break” and pretend you’re playing defense, or you can actually play defense.
The Defensive line has a job (rush the passer), the line backers have a job (cover the back out of the back field and scheme), the defensive backs have a job (inside or out side leverage), and the safeties have a job (keep every thing in front of them).
All these positions work together i.e. (Team)! But if every one rushes the passer, and no one plays there proper position what is that?
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