well explained and well done on the video . clear, concise and easy to understand for people who know nothing about the sport. brilliant , thank you.. kevin from ireland
This Understanding Football Defense video is just as excellent as its brother video Offense Understanding. Both video deserve to be watched by millions of viewers. The information is presented in clear illustrations, and easy to comprehend explanations. Good posting.
I played Safety Position in the years 80's and 90's in Mexico City and These players are my favorite Safeties of all time: Ed Reed, Sean Taylor, Brian Dawkins, John Lynch, Charlie Waters, Cliff Harris, Mel Renfro, Randy Hughes, Bill Bates, James Washington, Thomas Everett, Darren Woodson, Brock Marion, George Teague, Roy Williams, Ken Hamlin, Gerald Sensabaugh, Barry Church, JJ Wilcox, Ricardo Ponce, Gary Fencik, Ronnie Lott, Troy Polamalu, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Darren Sharper, Willie Wood, Rodney Harrison, Steve Atwater, Leroy Butler, Rod Woodson, Joey Browner, Ken Houston, Robert Griffith, Tim McDonald, Eugene Robinson, Kenny Easley, Eric Berry, David Fulcher, Bob Sanders among others Safeties either Strong Safety or Free Safety which is my Favorite Position in NFL
"This formation (the 4-3) was invented by former Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry, while he was the DC for the NY Giants". Actually, the 4-3 defense was invented at Morris Harvey College (Charleston, WV) by Eddie King, who Landry used to go visit and pick his brain.
You’ll usually see at least 4 pass rushers (down linemen) if not 5 on the HS level. Better teams and college teams might only rush 4 with mixed coverages.
i like the 3-4 base as well as the nickel formation to be 3-3-5, dime formation to be 3-2-6 or 2-3-6 and goal line plays to be 4-4-3. I also refuse to rush three people and it must be at least four and usually five. If I want to be light on the rush then I will run a 0-5-6 and play the entire defense in man and zone coverage and rush nobody. I guess the only time I can do this is on hail marys, but I like rushing 6 to stop the QB from the ability to plant and throw.
While growing up in the Midwest, knowing that the U.S. spells it "defense", while Canada, England, and other English speaking countries spell it "defence", it didn't throw me off seeing it spelled that way, TBH.
Is it bad that I spent almost every day of practice practicing running back while I'm about to play Defense End and Offensive Linemen on my first game?
Oh crap. I'm here because I'm playing 7th grade football as quarter back. I have never played football, but I have watched football games. I'm about 5ft, I weigh about 130 at age 12, pretty strong for my age, pretty fast, but not as fast as some other people. What position is good for me?
I think modern day nfl can use computers to calculate based on the characteristics of their players vs the opposing team and come up with the best formation and play.
Lossada Francois if you stay under 5 foot and you want to play defense play as a cornerback or a safety if you get taller than 6 foot and you can put on some serious weight im talking about 220-245 you should play linebacker or you could put even more weight and play D-line trust me im a college football player and my biggest regret was switching to a position that fits my size that being said most coaches will look at size right off the bat
I just got done making 80000000000000000000000000000 flash cards for ELA and when i heard this voise... Me: FINALY DONE WITH THESE FLASH CARDS!!!! NOW TIME FOR PE, PE ISNT toooo ba- nevermind. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO- oh u have the same speaker problem? Me too! At least i can half play football!*OOF* *OOF means dead*
duh...Defence vs. defense Defence and defense are different spellings of the same word. Defense is preferred in American English, and defence is preferred in all other main varieties of English, including Australian, British, and Canadian English. The spelling distinction extends to most derivatives of defence/defense, including defences/defenses and defenceless/defenseless. But the words defensive, defensiveness, and defensively have an s everywhere. Though defense is now the American spelling, it is not American in origin. The OED and Google Books reveal examples of the spelling from as long ago as the 1300s, many centuries before the United States existed. That spelling continued to appear a fraction of the time through the 19th century, when it was taken up by American writers. Today, to the chagrin of those who dislike American English, the spelling is gaining ground throughout the English-speaking world.
Steven West So..duh? Why did the OP mis-spell defense in this context? 'Defense' is not an recognised variation in Britain. It would be marked as an error in an exam.
StickellsPlaysNow Actually i do understand it & it's still boring. You ppl have this tendancy to try & make things sound more complex than they really are. This is not how you'll get anyone to like this sport.
***** Yeah, because no one likes the sport? It isn't popular world wide, and only Americans really like it, so that pretty much makes it evil, right? And I am positive you do not fully understand the different schemes out of different formations depending on your opponents offense. It is more or less a chess match.
StickellsPlaysNow "It isn't popular world wide, and only Americans really like it, so that pretty much makes it evil, right? (-_-) K. "And I am positive you do not fully understand the different schemes out of different formations depending on your opponents offense." Why do i need to know every single anal, pointless detail to be able to pass judgement? Short answer: i don't need to know. I don't need to know all #2743675893 variations of the Super-Duper-Double-Barrel-Shotgun-Quadruple-Z formation to know that this sport is boring. And the only similarity this game has to chess is that very few ppl want to actually sit down and watch ppl play it for hours. If anything, it's more like pokemon.
***** It's all based on preference. To you American football is boring, but to me (and a lot of others) soccer is REALLY really boring. I tried giving the world cup a try, but I kept falling asleep. But as long as someone enjoys it, then let it continue
well explained and well done on the video . clear, concise and easy to understand for people who know nothing about the sport. brilliant , thank you.. kevin from ireland
This Understanding Football Defense video is just as excellent as its brother video Offense Understanding. Both video deserve to be watched by millions of viewers. The information is presented in clear illustrations, and easy to comprehend explanations. Good posting.
exept for the speaker of course! LOL
This has to be one of the best ways to get people to understand how Defense
works..nice job!
Thanks Coach, my 9 year old son is really enjoying your videos.
I played Safety Position in the years 80's and 90's in Mexico City and These players are my favorite Safeties of all time:
Ed Reed, Sean Taylor, Brian Dawkins, John Lynch, Charlie Waters, Cliff Harris, Mel Renfro, Randy Hughes, Bill Bates, James Washington, Thomas Everett, Darren Woodson, Brock Marion, George Teague, Roy Williams, Ken Hamlin, Gerald Sensabaugh, Barry Church, JJ Wilcox, Ricardo Ponce, Gary Fencik, Ronnie Lott, Troy Polamalu, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Darren Sharper, Willie Wood, Rodney Harrison, Steve Atwater, Leroy Butler, Rod Woodson, Joey Browner, Ken Houston, Robert Griffith, Tim McDonald, Eugene Robinson, Kenny Easley, Eric Berry, David Fulcher, Bob Sanders among others Safeties either Strong Safety or Free Safety which is my Favorite Position in NFL
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damn you really named all the safety
5-2 is common in high school? I don't personally remember seeing it that often when I was playing in high school.
Your school probably played passing teams
Victor Vogel yeah I've never seen it that way but I have seen a 5 -2 with a 3rd CB and only 2 LB
It really depends on how much they trust their linebackers in coverage
@@legendarylawgz5315 or how much they trust the d-line to keep the offensive linemen off of the LB's
It’s very common where I play it and the state champions run it as well
I´m from Germany and I love to watch football. But didn´t understand the rules. So now - thanks to PotomacSports - I understand more !
my right ear is bored :(
🤣
Same
Thanks for the clear explanation describing the defense formation. Wud be great if you step one by one deeper inside the tactical stratedies!
"This formation (the 4-3) was invented by former Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry, while he was the DC for the NY Giants".
Actually, the 4-3 defense was invented at Morris Harvey College (Charleston, WV) by Eddie King, who Landry used to go visit and pick his brain.
Like in waterboy
@@andrewpartin1751 Except, they were on good terms.
Defense can also be spelled defence. I guess he should be consistent in his choice but it is not misspelled.
5-2 defense is mentioned but not 3-4 even though it is far more common?
3-4 is not very common in high school and college because athletic linebackers are rare beneath the professional level.
You’ll usually see at least 4 pass rushers (down linemen) if not 5 on the HS level. Better teams and college teams might only rush 4 with mixed coverages.
Thanks! Now my left ear knows how to play football!
U have that problem too?! I thought I was the only 1!!
i like the 3-4 base as well as the nickel formation to be 3-3-5, dime formation to be 3-2-6 or 2-3-6 and goal line plays to be 4-4-3.
I also refuse to rush three people and it must be at least four and usually five. If I want to be light on the rush then I will run a 0-5-6 and play the entire defense in man and zone coverage and rush nobody. I guess the only time I can do this is on hail marys, but I like rushing 6 to stop the QB from the ability to plant and throw.
Thanks for teaching me some tips about defense
Nice video can u do 1 about line backers and make a very long one
really good explanation of football defense
Spelled defense wrong in the opening of the video..smh
Nico Powell Sorry, I had to take Remedial English in college,.
+Jerry Watson Actually it is correct, you just spelled it the way the British way. And thank you for the video, great help for my Rookie QB!
+Gabe Crossman Wow I wish I was as high on a pedestal as you are
While growing up in the Midwest, knowing that the U.S. spells it "defense", while Canada, England, and other English speaking countries spell it "defence", it didn't throw me off seeing it spelled that way, TBH.
@@jimbo-fk4dq thanks for the info. I always wondered why it came up 2 separate ways on spell check
Thanks for breaking it down! nicely done !!!
good videos, its hard to find videos for beginners. cheers mate
Wow, apparently my left speaker is broken...
same
This helped a lot thanks
My son finally understands football!
This was very helpful, thank you also first
thanks, very good explanations
this is very straight forward and informative THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! ^-^
this dude is fucking genius i give him propps mutter cutter
Is it bad that I spent almost every day of practice practicing running back while I'm about to play Defense End and Offensive Linemen on my first game?
We use 3 down lineman and 4 linebackers . two middle and two outside. Im an outside linebacker
Thank you now I understand More and may not get yelled at next year
nice job
Jerry, you misspelled defense my guy
Why are DE getting the B gap on the arrows? As a DE were always taught to get the C gap.
Oh crap. I'm here because I'm playing 7th grade football as quarter back. I have never played football, but I have watched football games. I'm about 5ft, I weigh about 130 at age 12, pretty strong for my age, pretty fast, but not as fast as some other people. What position is good for me?
very helpful, thanks
Very helpfull
Defencive lanmin.... This as amurica
I think modern day nfl can use computers to calculate based on the characteristics of their players vs the opposing team and come up with the best formation and play.
wide reciever or halfback
Thanks for the tip
great video. thanks =)
good vid
Nigga lost his shoe
Zookieb4 %Highway to 100 subs% lmao
what is wlb and slb? im just used to lolb and rolb
this video actually makes sense! omg omg omg omg!
These are very old school outdated schemes good video though I enjoyed
I'm 13, 5.4, 110, very fast, and strong. What is the best position for me
Lossada Francois if you stay under 5 foot and you want to play defense play as a cornerback or a safety if you get taller than 6 foot and you can put on some serious weight im talking about 220-245 you should play linebacker or you could put even more weight and play D-line trust me im a college football player and my biggest regret was switching to a position that fits my size that being said most coaches will look at size right off the bat
Half back
Fullback
Lossada Francois cb, safety
I'd say running back or linebacker, depending on your skill set. Might need to pick up a few pounds though.
I got a big game tomorrow . So i need to study
Did u win?
DT1 he lost his name lobo
You sound like Mr Garrison. :o
i will like to hear this shit
This sounds like Phil Robertson from duck dynasty l
No sound?
Most high schools I see run a 3-4
@djdamoney3 cool story bro.
Forgan mreeman
I just got done making 80000000000000000000000000000 flash cards for ELA and when i heard this voise...
Me: FINALY DONE WITH THESE FLASH CARDS!!!! NOW TIME FOR PE, PE ISNT toooo ba-
nevermind.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO- oh u have the same speaker problem? Me too! At least i can half play football!*OOF*
*OOF means dead*
My right ear is lonely
you misspelled defense in the intro
I'm a girl playing on an all guys team next season. Super nervous but this helped a lot! I can't wait to push guys to the ground XP
Izzy Lopes did you do good
my left ear heard everything
so is youtube tmznations.....
is weak line line backer also nickel line line backer
Then where is Dog and Rover?
Sry guys I am from Europe so don't judge me😂 what does the Defense do if there are for example 3 or 4 Receivers but 2 CBs?
Donald8267 that's when the safeties step up ..
In that situation you would have a 3rd corner on the field, called the slot corner. Then one of your safeties would take the 4th receiver.
Your tellin me you have a game and you don't know this basic stuff!
is this a software
Trey Lewis Done in Photoshop.
@MrMgsguy weak linebacker and strong linebacker
Is it just me, or is this a VERY quiet video? No sound, just X's and O's. Am I missing something? There wasn't even any piano for dramatic effect.
Do you know theirs two TE
No they,res not🙌🙏👏
I don't have sound only in this video. Wtf is wrong? :/
i was looking for football not handball...
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I,m am built to be a WR
You misspelled defense
duh...Defence vs. defense
Defence and defense are different spellings of the same word. Defense is preferred in American English, and defence is preferred in all other main varieties of English, including Australian, British, and Canadian English. The spelling distinction extends to most derivatives of defence/defense, including defences/defenses and defenceless/defenseless. But the words defensive, defensiveness, and defensively have an s everywhere.
Though defense is now the American spelling, it is not American in origin. The OED and Google Books reveal examples of the spelling from as long ago as the 1300s, many centuries before the United States existed. That spelling continued to appear a fraction of the time through the 19th century, when it was taken up by American writers. Today, to the chagrin of those who dislike American English, the spelling is gaining ground throughout the English-speaking world.
Steven West
So..duh? Why did the OP mis-spell defense in this context? 'Defense' is not an recognised variation in Britain. It would be marked as an error in an exam.
Steven West aren't you like - missing the whole point of the video ?
Steven West The origin does not matter as much as where it is spoken.
ha ha ha ha
this is not football this is handegg!
Lol
Of course I know this basic stuff. Im waay beyond this , im just saying.
defense is spelled wrong lol
To much tacking
....And they call "soccer" boring? WTF...
Sounded like someone reading from a phone book....& this is meant to be the basic rules lmfao..
Bashing something you do not understand. Good call.
StickellsPlaysNow
Actually i do understand it & it's still boring.
You ppl have this tendancy to try & make things sound more complex than they really are. This is not how you'll get anyone to like this sport.
***** Yeah, because no one likes the sport? It isn't popular world wide, and only Americans really like it, so that pretty much makes it evil, right? And I am positive you do not fully understand the different schemes out of different formations depending on your opponents offense. It is more or less a chess match.
StickellsPlaysNow
"It isn't popular world wide, and only Americans really like it, so that pretty much makes it evil, right?
(-_-)
K.
"And I am positive you do not fully understand the different schemes out of different formations depending on your opponents offense."
Why do i need to know every single anal, pointless detail to be able to pass judgement? Short answer: i don't need to know. I don't need to know all #2743675893 variations of the Super-Duper-Double-Barrel-Shotgun-Quadruple-Z formation to know that this sport is boring.
And the only similarity this game has to chess is that very few ppl want to actually sit down and watch ppl play it for hours. If anything, it's more like pokemon.
***** It's all based on preference. To you American football is boring, but to me (and a lot of others) soccer is REALLY really boring. I tried giving the world cup a try, but I kept falling asleep. But as long as someone enjoys it, then let it continue
Fuck this is American:/
this is gridiron football not real football
Idiot spelled Defense, "Defence".