The NFL is an offense-first league but that doesn’t mean we can’t give the defensive side of the ball some love every now and then. That’s what we did in this week’s episode. After a brief hiatus, The Counter returns for a deep dive into the world of blitzing.
We’ve published a series called “Getting Home,” which covers the evolution of blitzing at the NFL level, and that’s the focus of the discussion this week. We do touch on the early stages of training camp and the outlook for the 2020 season, but most of this week’s episode focuses on the X’s and O’s behind the five-part series, which you can read here.
Some of the concepts we cover:
- What the numbers say about pressure at the NFL level
- The basics of pass protections and how the Ravens try to attack them
- How the Patriots made Sam Darnold ‘see ghosts’ with Cover 0 blitzes
- The benefits of simulated pressures and creepers
- What’s going on at the college level and what it means for the NFL
It’s a dream episode for pass rush nerds. And if you want more, be sure to check out “Getting Home,” which includes all the diagrams, illustrations and film clips you need to learn all the concepts covered in this week’s episode.
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