A Fan's Guide to American Football Defense

Big rugby fan here but always wanted to deep dive American football like this as I only have a limited knowledge on the game. This was an awesome breakdown of the defensive side, I know it will make watching my Canes and Ravens even more enjoyable 🙌🏽

breaking the defense into three groups reminded me of manipular roman infantry doctrine of three types of troops: hastati, principes, and triarii

Best video I've seen on this. Thanks! I'd love to see some on offense concepts.

Love this. To the point, simple but effective graphics, real game video examples, no BS.

I have watched football my entire life but always got confused by all the terminology. I am finally learning all this stuff and it is making me enjoy the game even more.

really good video. I love how you add context to everything you explain like what is more likely to happen and what i popular. thank you for making these, never stop :)

Great video!

how do the defensive players know what play to do

Great job on explaining the logic behind the plays and roles. Been looking for something like this for a while.

Phenomenal video, thank you! Super clear and easy to understand

Awesome job explaining this.

OUTSTANDING educational video. I have coached the “magnificent” game for fifty years. Your overview summary does a great job of introducing basic terms and explaining basic concepts. THANK YOU x 1,000. Please do a next level review of your Bengals Defense to highlight their success. Also, consider doing the same kind of basic overview for NFL Offenses. YOU ATE TALENTED. (Read the book, 4th and Goal on the 1)

Very excellent video. My son stated playing high school football last year and I want to be able to understand football better and possibly help him.

Good stuff man, clear and helpful

Great job 👏 Thanks!

Great video buddy!! Enjoyed it.

This is so awesome. How about one for the offense? My knowledge just skyrocketed with this video

this is the single most helpful video ive found about football details, maybe ever. what a great video

Great Video! Isn't the point of the blitz to send one more dude in the trenches than the offense so you have one guaranteed player that won't be blocked?

This video is incredibly helpful, I’ve been trying to understand NFL defense, but so many videos make it so complex to understand this is one of the first ones I could actually understand and you explain it in such a perfect way. Thank you so much

This was actually really helpful thanks

This was an excellent video you are a very good teacher! All hail the algorithm 😊😊😊

I knew almost all of these but I always wondered why the hell they called it nickel and dime lol thank you and big thumbs up

These are great, man. Well-edited, great style. Please do more!

Thank you a lot! Huge football fan but never really knew what defense positions did besides try to protect and stuff. Awesome video!

Is Nose Guard same as Nose Tackle?

Teaching my wife, son, and Mom football now that we live in a market where there is an NFL team… offense, they basically get, but defense has proven harder for them to learn and for me to explain. Shared with all three of them, as this is a really good intro guide. Thanks for this!

Who Dey great video, you should do one for offense and special teams

Wish for brief rundown of defense lineup stances. Mentioned no rules for defense lineup. Does “down lineman” only apply to offense?

Football fan since SB 99 and this is a great explainer for a beginner

A+. Go to the head of the class! (Zone Blitz? Part two material)

I played football for 7 years, including defense, and I just learned that it’s called Dime because a dime is 2 nickels lol

I’m a huge college football fan and I go to an SEC school that’s currently uncharacteristically underperforming in defense. This video was really helpful in understanding all the different ways we’re currently blowing it. 😂😂

Andy Dalton pooped his pants.

Can you do an offence version of this video please 🙂

MORE. This was REALLY GOOD.
Basic terminology of football is complicated. You did a great job of breaking it down.

This is a GREAT video for anyone new to football! Really appreciated it!!

Would really love to see one on offense, particularly the different types of formations and routes, when and why there are used 🙏

Very nice and handy video, thanks

Great video! I'm quite new to football and this helped definitely to grasp what is happening on the pitch.

This is beautiful bra! You explained everything so throughly, well, and even slowed it down and took the time to label each position and using game videos to help! Ima show this to my kids man, to help them learn the defensive positions as well!

Sounds like John C Riley

Felt violated seeing so many examples from the Houston Texans 😩

I was so confused about what cover 2 3 4 was and now it seems so obvious 😂

You show a 4-3 and a linebacker usually does a hook to curl but other then that good job !

BLITZ

hello, I love FOOTBALL, AND I'd just like to know how a D play gets called in , or decided on .. is it after seeing whos in on offense , does the captain on D make the call ??? etc etc etc etc

As a lifelong NY Giants fan i really appreciate the amount of GIANTS footage you used!