defense

30 Front Empty Adjustments

30 Front Empty Adjustments

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 5, 2024

A defensive coordinator must be prepared to adjust to any formation, shift, trade, or motion. Today we will use this 30 front as an example....

Oregon Short Yardage 4I Technique Pays Off

Oregon Short Yardage 4I Technique Pays Off

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 31, 2023

This Oregon short yardage defense is a great example of how one simple 4I technique can make all the difference in the world....

Buckeyes Defense Baits Penn State On 4th Down

Buckeyes Defense Baits Penn State On 4th Down

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 24, 2023

Let's get it out of the way early. The Ohio State Buckeyes defense is good and they are the core of this 2023 team...

Cowboys 6 Man Pressure Gets Home

Cowboys 6 Man Pressure Gets Home

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 5, 2022

The All 22 play we are featuring today is a Cowboys 6 man pressure that got to Matt Ryan in the second quarter....

Get Home With Nickel Knife Fire Zone 3

Get Home With Nickel Knife Fire Zone 3

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 19, 2022

We call this pressure Nickel Knife Fire Zone 3. It is one of over 57 different varsity defensive pressures in FirstDown PlayBook....

Bucs Roll Up To Cover 3 For Pick 6

Bucs Roll Up To Cover 3 For Pick 6

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 19, 2022

When Tampa Bay rolled up to a cover 3 look vs Jameis Winston on Sunday, we promise you that he never saw it happening....

Bring Pressure To The Protection Back

Bring Pressure To The Protection Back

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 28, 2022

Once you figure out which way the center is turning this pressure to the protection back is easier to arrive at than you might think....

Youth Football Green Dog?

Youth Football Green Dog?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 10, 2022

Youth football green dogs are not common. Most coaches do not want to overload their young players but this might be a case for one....

Solve Linebacker Conflict Of Assignment

Solve Linebacker Conflict Of Assignment

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 4, 2022

Conflict of assignment is exactly what it says it is. It is when a defensive player has two responsibilities that work against each other....

4-3 Under Base Defense

4-3 Under Base Defense

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 19, 2022

Let’s slow down today to look at FirstDown PlayBook’s 4-3 Under Base defense. Sometimes as football coaches we spit words out like “over” and “under”...

This Corner Fire Good No Matter The Hash

This Corner Fire Good No Matter The Hash

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 22, 2021

Regardless of the playing field, no hash is so far away from the boundary that a Corner Fire can't get home to ruin a quarterback's day....

Defensive Coaches: Details Matter Too

Defensive Coaches: Details Matter Too

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 15, 2021

There is no earthly explanation of why defensive coaches would teach players from the offensive side of the ball....