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What is a Defensive Tackle in Football? (DT Position Guide)

By Coach Martin | Football Positions

A great defensive tackle can completely disrupt everything an offense is attempting to do.

He can force a lot of attention along the line of scrimmage, which frees up those defensive ends, linebackers and even members of the secondary to make massive plays.

Not every football player is a great fit to be a defensive tackle, though.

It’s a position that requires a lot of size and strength, but it also requires a player to be nimble and quick.

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How to Do a Rip Move in Football (5-Step Guide)

By Coach Martin | Football Basics

In football, one of the main tasks of defenders is to get by blockers and disrupt their opponent’s backfield.

Defenders make use of many different techniques to either overpower or trick blockers before rushing to the opposing quarterback in hopes of disrupting him or recording a sack.

How often defenders use these pass rush techniques vary from player to player, with defensive linemen utilizing them the most — on just about every play.

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How to Do a Swim Move in Football (5-Step Guide)

By Coach Martin | Football Basics

There are many different tactics that defenders can use to shed blockers and make their way into open space.

One of the most popular methods of doing so for defensive linemen is the Swim Move.

With this technique, the defender will actually do one thing that goes against some logic when it comes to football — they will be, in a way, going over the top of their blocker rather than staying low the entire time.

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What is a Zero Blitz in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Football Defense

Defenses in football are always looking for new and innovative ways to put pressure on the opposing offense.

They do this by instituting different types of defensive formations, coverages, and rushes to disrupt the offense’s blocking scheme and get to the ball carrier.

Sometimes, defensive coaches want to put extra pressure on the quarterback by rushing more defenders than they normally would.

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What is an Edge Rusher in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Football Positions

An Edge Rusher is a type of player team use more and more in football today.

This is especially true at higher levels of the game such as the NFL and NCAA.

While not an official position, it’s become an extremely important part of defenses looking to attack the quarterback in new and innovative ways.

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Defensive End Stance: The Correct Stance to Use as a DE

By Coach Martin | Football Defense

The stances football players take to start plays are critical in determining how they perform on every play.

It ultimately plays a huge role in how well they get off the ball and how well they do on that particular play.

Like almost all linemen on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, defensive ends will line up in a three-point stance most of the time.

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What is a PBU in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Football Defense

There are a lot of different acronyms in football that quickly explain different things in the game.

Many of these acronyms are for statistical purposes, and are very well-known to people who play / follow the game.

These include things such as TD for touchdown, QB for quarterback, RB for running back, etc.

One acronym that may not be as familiar in football is the PBU, which represents Pass Break Up.

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What is a Sack in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Football Defense

A sack is one of the most exciting plays in football for the defense — and one of the most disappointing ones for the offense.

When the defense records a sack, they push the offense back, putting them in a really difficult position to make a first down and keep the chains moving.

Sacks can completely change the momentum of a football game.

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Cover 7 Defense (Coaching Guide With Images)

By Coach Martin | Football Defense

In recent years, some of the offensive and defensive systems developed in college football have made their way up to the NFL level.

It started with the spread offense and the read-option, which has found its way to just about every NFL team recently.

What has also made its way up the proverbial football ladder is the Cover 7 defense.

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What is the Secondary in Football? (Explained)

By Coach Martin | Football Defense

In football, teams are generally broken down into three (3) main categories — the offense, the defense and the special teams.

These categories are then further broken down into sub-categories, generally considered ‘position groups’.

One of those position groups on the defensive side of the ball is called the secondary.

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