Against spread formations, safeties and corners are deep, while outside linebackers can be walked out to protect their flat area responsibility. This leaves the box light, so stopping the run would be ...

Through two weeks of NFL action, league-wide scoring is at its lowest point since 2006. NFL teams are scoring an average of 21.4 points per game, which continues a downward trend since a high of 24.8 ...

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. made some waves on Thursday when he controversially suggested a ban of the Cover 2 defense. Kiper’s opinion was lambasted by most of the football media, with even New York ...

X’s and O’s with LeRoy Butler: Breaking down Packers’ Cover 2 and Cover 4 defensive schemes LeRoy Butler diagrams the basic Cover 2 and Cover 4 schemes showing what the Packers' secondary missed, and ...

As compared to zone coverage, man coverage has very few rules for a defensive back. This allows a defender to focus on his assigned receiver, leading to more aggressive and effective play. Man-to-man ...