Defensive Concepts

The two fundamental approaches to defending the pass and how QBs read them.

Sending extra rushers to pressure the QB at the cost of fewer defenders in coverage.

How defensive linemen and edge rushers disrupt the passing game without blitzing.

Gap assignments, run fits, and how defenses stop the ground game.

The most common zone coverages and the field areas they protect or expose.

How the number of down linemen changes run defense and pass rush dynamics.

Forced fumbles, interceptions, and the defensive plays that swing games.