Defense: Set N’ Hut

Defense

The team without the ball tries to stop the offense. These are its coverages, fronts and ideas.

Pass coverage: the basics

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Pass coverage: the coverages

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Pass coverage: techniques

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Fronts and personnel

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Gaps and techniques

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Pass rush and blitzes

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Defensive ideas

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