Basic defensive football plays everyone should know 9 Articles

by Amy Hester

Football is an exciting game for men and women alike. My husband and I can't wait for the spring training to start. We keep up with everything our favorite team is doing and watch every game. To really enjoy the gam...read more

by Barry Jones

This will be for those of us who just don't get football and aren't wanting to learn a full technical breakdown of a teams defense. It's a little too complicated to explain play formations in an article so this will be abo...read more

by Tom Moilanen

Novice football fans can gain an understanding of the basics of defensive football by learning about two basic defensive formations, two types of pass coverage, and two specialized personnel schemes for passing defense. T...read more

by Ms.Crystal Lax

Basic Defensive Football Plays Everyone Should Know Deriving by analogy from military strategy as the science and art of command as applied to over all planning and conduct play. Deploying strategic of players, assigne...read more

by Nathan Kim

I had a friend in high school who played cornerback on the football team. When he told me what position he played, what I thought I heard was "quarterback" and expressed to him my awe and admiration. He rolled his eyes, ...read more

by Bobby Coles

The defensive alignments of football teams varies from game to game, based on their opponent's tendencies. There are a plethora of different schemes to use, each one based specifically on defending a certain type of play....read more

by Brad Clouser

Football may just be the most complex and exciting sport in the world. I know for me football is the best sport but can be hard to follow especially for new fans. To help with some of the confusion here are the basic def...read more

by Nick Hamilton

While defenses, especially in the NFL, can be very elaborate, there are several basic plays that everyone should know and recognize. These basic plays can be broken down into coverages which include man coverage, man under...read more

by bhfrik

"Like watching the cannons on a battleship swing into firing position". I'll always remember that description from the color commentator of a football game I watched many years ago. He was describing the defensive set ...read more