defense

Defensive Football Help That Actually Helps
We aren't in a contest to have the most Twitter followers. We are in a contest though, to provide you with sound defensive football help....

3 Reasons Pursuit Drill Should Be Your First Drill
Here are three reasons that the very first defensive drill you should run with your defense should be the pursuit drill. ...

5 Ways To Choose Your Defensive Pressure
Here are 5 ways FirstDown PlayBook is helping you find defensive pressures that are right for your defense this fall....

3-2-6 Defense Edge Pressure Vs Spread
Regardless of if it is a zone read, an RPO or passing game read, sometimes the defense needs to dictate the decision....

J.J. Watt Creates Pressure With a Plan
Veteran J.J. Watt knows the best way to consistently pressure the quarterback is to have a plan, and then execute it with proper technique....

3-3 Stack Defense Install Begins
FirstDown PlayBook works hard to tailor our football playbook sections to your needs. So we are going to install a 3-3 Stack defense....

Seattle Walk Off Sack Well Designed
The Seahawks drop eight defenders. They essentially take away the sticks and are still in position to contain Murray if he runs....

FirstDown PlayBook Spread Beaters Changeups
The FirstDown PlayBook "Spread Beaters" section gives you three personnel driven approaches to stopping the spread and plenty of change ups off of each one....

Rodgers Pick 6? Not Often But It Happens.
Aaron Rodgers can make a case as one of the best quarterbacks to ever play football. However, he wishes he had this Pick 6 throw back....

Come On Todd Bowles! That’s A Four Man Rush?
What the best mad scientists of defense do is freak a quarterback out with the threat of pressure. Once the ball is snapped, however, it becomes different....

Sniffing Out An NFL Screen
Take a look at Brian Burns of the Panthers. The first thing to note is how quickly he transitions from a pass rusher to a screen defender. ...

Bears’ Fuller Shows Up In A Critical Spot
Fuller, the corner, is the "force player" here, meaning he's the guy who needs to set the edge of the run and not get out-leveraged....