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MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 12/25/23

Top 10 articles from 2023

College Football Playoff Preview: Live Q&A

Mint Package vs. Tite Front

Toledo's Hybrid 4-2-5

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 12/18/23

Teaching Hot/Eyes Coverages

Attacking OffSet Pistol Formations

MatchQuarters 2-Read/Palms Install Clinic

MatchQuarters Reading List - December '23

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 12/11/23

SMU' 2-Hole Coverage vs. Tulane

Nick Saban is Goat'd

Alabama's Low Red Zone Bracket Coverage

DB 101: Playing Safety in Split-Field Coverage

2nd Annual Off-Season Study Guide ('23)

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 12/4/23

The Minnesota Vikings' Hot Coverages

MatchQuarters DB 101: Off-Ball Bail Technique

MatchQuarters Quarters Coverage Install Clinic

Covering the Buckeyes

Linebacker Drills and Fundamentals

MatchQuarters ICYMI - FBS Championship Weekend

Georgia's 3-High Mint Package vs. Tennessee

MQ DB 101: Defensive Back Techniques for Man, Zone, & Press Pt. 2 - Closed Stance & Press Coverage

DB 101: Defensive Backs Technique for Man, Zone, & Press Pt. 1 - Off Coverage

Flushing the Quarterback

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of Thanksgiving

MatchQuarters DB 101: Soft Press Technique

MatchQuarters Comprehensive Archive

MatchQuarters Reading List - November '23

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 11/13/23

Attacking Zone Runs with 5-Man Pressures

Cool Clips: The Colts 'Center Read' 6-man blitz vs. the Browns

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 11-6-23

Attacking Protections with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Disguising the Post with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 10/30/23

Attacking Protections with 'the' Ohio State Buckeyes

Defending a Low Red Zone Fade with Alabama's Kool-Aid McKinstry

Cool Clips: The Ravens 'Tag' Sim vs. the Lions

ICYMI - Week of 10/23/23

Defeating the Dolphins: Eagles Edition

MatchQuarters Reading List - Oct. '23

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 10/16/23

Attacking the modern offense with an internal simulated pressure.

Fitting Counter GT with the Oregon Ducks.

Coverage 101: Cover 1 tools - Rat, Lurk, Hole, & Cross

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 10/9/23

Oregon State's 3rd Down Package vs. Utah

The Rams' Coffeehouse 3-man Weave pressure vs. the Eagles.

Doubling Chase. How the Rams used targeted coverage to shade the Bengals' top WR.

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 10/2/23

Defeating the Dolphins

Defending the Briles System: Tennessee vs. Florida ('23)

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 9/25/23

Game Review: Cowboys vs. Cardinals (Week 3 '23)

Ron Roberts puts on a Creeper Clinic (Auburn vs. Cal '23)

ICYMI - Week of 9/18/23

The Nebraska Stack

MatchQuarters Reading List - Sept. '23

ICYMI - Week of 9/11/23

The Lions' Stubbie/Special Cut-up from Week 1

Thoughts on Defending the Pistol Spread

ICYMI - Week of 9/4/23

The importance of a good Vertical Hook player in Match-3.

Trap Check

ICYMI - Week of 8/28/23

Rain Check!

Trey Lance: A case study in the schism between coaching and fanhood.

MatchQuarters Reading List - August '23

ICYMI - Week of 8/21/23

Coverage 101: Poach vs. Solo technique

The Seattle Seahawks' strong side B-gap Creeper (Miami)

ICYMI - Week of 8/14/23

Using a Clamp tag in Quarters coverage

Do simple better. A lesson from the Titans.

MatchQuarters ICYMI - Week of 8/7

Quit using the ball during pattern match drills early in Fall Camp.

Troy's 2-Steal five-man pressure

Coverage 101: 2-Hole

The Art of X Show Summer Coverage Pod Series

Fitting the run from a 3-High defense.

ICYMI - Week of 6/24

Using a "Steal" or "Cross" tag in Skinny coverage.

The Art of X Show: NFL Trends with Sumer Sports Shawn Syed - Part 2

MatchQuarters' Reading List - July '23

ICYMI - Week of 6/17

Washington Commanders Tampa 2 Rotations

The Art of X Show: NFL Trends with Sumer Sports Shawn Syed - Part 1

The evolution of Washington's Jack Del Rio.

ICYMI - Week of 6/10/23

Creating simple simulated pressures. A lesson from the Ravens.

The Art of X Show: Building a Cover 3 Language

Dallas Cowboys' Tampa Rotations (NTTs)

ICYMI - Week of 6/3/23

Amplifying 2-man concepts: Fist, Finger, Pounder

The Art of X Show: Introduction to Cover 3

Jim Knowles and the search for the ultimate hybrid defense... continues.

ICYMI - Week of 6/26

Teaching Trap Coverage

The Art of X Show: Re-designing Cover 6 & Tampa 2

MatchQuarters' Reading List - June '23

Spicing up your traditional Wick "Dog" (Will-to-C) pressure.

The Art of X Show: Bracket Concepts

The Fangio System's Penny Sam 8

ICYMI - Week of 6/12

Oregon State's Three-Thru-the-A Pressure

The Art of X Show: Defending Trips With Split-Field Coverages

Explaining Fangio's Sub "Zeus" Tag

ICYMI - Week of 6/5

Thoughts on creating a position manual

The Art of X Show: Teaching Quarters

Clemson's Red Zone Fire Zones vs. North Carolina in the ACC Championship

ICYMI - Week of 5/29

Attacking the B-Gap (Wobble "Dog Tag")

The Art of X Show: Teaching Coverages

MQ's Reading List - May '23

ICYMI - Week of 5/22

Attacking Weak: Ni Whip & Penny Whiskey 9

The Art of X Show: Let's talk about spacing...

The many faces of Bill Belichick - Part 2

ICYMI - Week of 5/15

Creating a "Layered" Pressure

The many faces of Bill Belichick - Part 1

ICYMI - Week of 5/8

The Bengals' non-traditional Tampa Creeper (Brees)

Changing the Coverage Contour Post-Snap

ICYMI - Week of 5/1

The Saints' Nose-Will Scheme

Unlocking the Fangio coverage system.

ICYMI - Week of 4/24

Analyzing the '22 NFC Coverage Matrices

Analyzing the '22 AFC Coverage Matrices

MQ's Reading List - April '23

Cool Clips: Tulane's TEX-MEX (Chuy's) pressure

Georgia's A-gap Pressure Package

Embrace Your Story

The 49ers BOSS Package

The Fangio Tree's roots keep growing - Part 3

Illinois Penny Package vs. Michigan ('22)

The Fangio Tree's roots keep growing - Part 2

MQ's Reading List - March '23

The Fangio Tree's roots keep growing - Part 1

March '23 Blitz of the Month - The Eagles' Safety Simulated Pressure

Cool Clips: Oregon State's Mars Path

The Jets' STAB tag in Quarters coverage

Cool Clips: Tennessee's "Bears" path Sim

Georgia's Defensive Philosophy

Cool Clips: Tulane's "Pyramid" Scheme

MQ's Reading List - Feb. '23

Cool Clips: The 49ers Wrap Stunt

Feb. '23 Blitz of the Month: The 'Diner' Path

Cool Clips: The Chiefs' "return" motions

Miami Dolphins' "Plug" blitz

Super Bowl Preview

Cool Clips: The Eagles "Quads" Zone

The Eat Front within the Penny Package (5-1)

Cool Clips: Defending "Pause" Bubbles

MQ's Reading List - Jan. '23

NFL's Championship Round

Cool Clips: Defending Stack Mills

The Art of X Show: The 49ers' game plan against Dak & the Cowboys.

Jan. '23 Blitz of the Month - San Diego State's Torch Stunt

NFL's Divisional Breakdown

Cool Clips: Georgia's "Big 12" pressure against TCU

The Art of X Show: The Comeback Kids - Chargers vs. Jaguars

Attacking the edge of the box with a "pin-loop" pressure

Wildcard Roundup

Changing the Picture: 2-Roll Coverage

Cool Clips: Oregon's Odd Front Flush Concept

Changing the Picture: 2-Roll Coverage

2023 National Championship Preview

Cool Clips: Southern Miss' Fluid Front & Trap Coverage

Using an EXIT stunt to combat a zone heavy offense.