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Solve Linebacker Conflict Of Assignment
Conflict of assignment is exactly what it says it is. It is when a defensive player has two responsibilities that work against each other....

Iowa Linebackers Vs Sprint Pass Is Clinic Tape
The backside linebacker is responsible to shoot the gap and pull up the quarterback on sprint pass if they can. That is exactly what #44 did. ...

Bears Roquan Smith Destroys This Screen
Chicago's Roquan Smith is being sent on a blitz. But he quickly reads that the Panthers are running a screen....

Wagner Lets His Eyes Take Him To The Ball
Bobby Wagner displays top-notch mental processing, quickly reading his keys and identifying the run scheme and where the run is designed to hit....

The Ceiling Is High For The Bucs’ Devin White
Devin White recognizes the fullback inserting into the C gap, understanding that there is now an additional gap along the offensive line....

Good Linebackers Have A Plan But Can Adjust
One of the keys to playing good defense at any position is the ability to have a plan, but to be able to adapt that plan as conditions on the ground change....

Mental Process Breakdown Of An NFL LB
Many inexperienced linebackers will see this picture and just go screaming downhill with their hair on fire. But not Johnson....

Lavonte David Can Anticipate Because He Studies
For a player of Lavonte David's caliber, hours of film study, seeing the route concepts in practice and walk-throughs come together on gameday in a big way....

The Scouting Academy Dissects Linebacker Eric Kendricks
This is critical, and not an easy thing to teach young linebackers. He doesn't JUST have to read run/pass, but he has to know what type of run he's seeing....