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What’s the reason for TCU’s defensive slip?

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A few years back I wrote a really popular post called, “TCU’s Baylor problem” in which I explained that Baylor’s offensive scheme (which is now gone but has influenced the rest of the league) presented major stresses to TCU’s 4-2-5. Everyone had a Baylor problem, really, but TCU’s 4-2-5 was designed to allow them to … [Read more…]

The ultimate resource on modern quarters defense

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My man @The_Coach_A from matchquarters.com did the coaching world a service and summarized a modern, anti-spread defensive philosophy in his new book: I’ll confess, I opted for the Kindle version, which still reads really easily but is perhaps a tad less useful for sharing for coaches that would want their staff to read this book. … [Read more…]