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What is a “Gap-Sound” Defense? Pt. 3
For the first two parts of this series, we looked only at static gap defenses that alternated between various amounts of single- and two-gap assignments. The final variation is a…
What is a “Gap-Sound” Defense? Pt. 2
As we saw in Part 1, assigning every needed defender to a single gap can stress a defense. One way to rectify the problem is to change the math by…
Pat Summerall (1930 – 2013)
“For somebody who has been as close to the game as I have, it is staggering that people heavily involved in the game today wouldn’t know who Jim Brown is,…
What is a “Gap-Sound” Defense? Pt. 1
Pretty early in football’s evolution, coaches realized that even the simplest, most repetitive run game could be devastating if a defense wasn’t “gap-sound.” Gaps—the spaces between offensive players—are the high…
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