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The Anti-Shanahan Filter: Why the NFL is Pivoting to 'Vision' Safeties
A look at the 49ers' 2025 defense. Learn about Saleh’s Vision Safety, Quarters coverage, and the personnel requirements for the Wide-9 system.
10 hrs ago
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Cody Alexander
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How Vic Fangio’s "Trix" Coverage Breaks Modern Offenses
A Deep Dive Into Vic Fangio's Two-High Shell and Post-Snap Rotations.
Feb 27
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Cody Alexander
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Quarters Coverage Install: Push Alerts & Take-Backs (and Drill Tape)
Stop getting out-leveraged in the flat. Master Push Alerts & Take-Backs in Quarters coverage with this full install + drill tape.
Feb 26
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Cody Alexander
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Georgia's Defensive Philosophy
Mar 6, 2023
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Cody Alexander
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Toledo's Hybrid 4-2-5
Dec 25, 2023
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Unlocking the Fangio coverage system.
May 1, 2023
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Cody Alexander
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Adapting the Saban Tree: Dan Lanning’s Modified 3-High & 4-Down Packages
Dec 26, 2025
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Cody Alexander
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An Introduction to the Saban Cover 7 Man-Match Defense
Aug 21, 2025
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Cody Alexander
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Georgia's 3-High Mint Package vs. Tennessee
Nov 30, 2023
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The Aranda Creeper System
Unlock Aranda’s Creeper library. Master elite simulated pressures like Brady, Favre, & Rodgers. The complete manual for Peso & Tite front mechanics.
Feb 9
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Cody Alexander
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2025 NFL Weekly Data Download: End of Season
MatchQuarters season review of the defensive data from the NFL's 2025 Regular Season brought to you by FTN.
Jan 6
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Cody Alexander
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The Brian Flores Defense: Scheme Analysis, Clinics, & Breakdowns
The ultimate guide to understanding the Brian Flores defensive philosophy.
Dec 27, 2025
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Cody Alexander
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4th Annual Off-Season Study Guide: 2025 FBS Season
Here's who you should be studying this offseason at the college level.
Dec 8, 2025
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Cody Alexander
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An Introduction to the Saban Cover 7 Man-Match Defense
A Breakdown of the Man-Match Principles, Key Calls, and Adjustments
Aug 21, 2025
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Cody Alexander
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How To Watch All-22 Film
Don't be a consumer and watch tape like it's Netflix. Understand where to put your eyes and how to read context clues from the offense and defense.
Jun 7, 2025
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Learning the Vic Fangio Defense
No one has written more about the Fangio system than MatchQuarters. Here's everything you need to know about the scheme in a step-by-step list of…
Feb 6, 2025
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Cody Alexander
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Comprehensive Defensive Football Glossary
Babel for football nerds. Aranda, Fangio, Heacock, Saban, Ravens, Roberts, Venables, Gregg Williams, and more.
Jun 4, 2024
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Cody Alexander
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MatchQuarters Clinic Archive
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Mar 3, 2024
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Cody Alexander
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MatchQuarters Comprehensive Archive
Find everything you need in one place.
Nov 21, 2023
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Cody Alexander
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Ask Coach A.
Welcome to the MatchQuarters community board.
Jul 9, 2020
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Cody Alexander
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2025 NFL Defensive Schematic Review: Analyzing the League's Bottom Tier
Analyzing schematic failures, the decline of the Pete Carroll system, and 2026 coaching pivots for the NFL's bottom-tier units.
Feb 25
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Cody Alexander
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Dennard Wilson’s Schematic Evolution: A 2025 Tennessee Titans Defensive Post-Mortem
How the New Giants DC leveraged the "Sweat Tax" and "Two-Man" fronts to stabilize an NFL defense in flux.
Feb 23
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Cody Alexander
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How Quarters Coverage Could Fix the 2026 Jets
The Jets went from worst to first in Red Zone efficiency by flipping to Quarters. See how this coverage pivot is the blueprint for 2026.
Feb 20
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Cody Alexander
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Schematic Fluidity: How the Lions Run Hot Pressures from Base
Cross-Dog Blitzes, Vision Drops, and the art of Schematic Fluidity.
Feb 19
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Cody Alexander
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NFL Carousel: Milk Duds, Retreads, & Ravens West: Breaking Down 10 New NFL Hires
Cody and Felix break down 10 new NFL hires, John Harbaugh’s Giants takeover, Tyreek Hill’s release, and why Kevin Stefanski to the Falcons is the best…
Feb 18
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Cody Alexander
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Felix Johnson
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Run-and-Hit: How Al Golden Burned the Playbook to Save the Bengals Defense
The Bengals' defense was lost—then they burned the playbook. Inside the "Hard Reset" that turned Cincy into a downhill, aggressive force.
Feb 16
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Cody Alexander
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Mike Macdonald’s Pressure Masterclass at Super Bowl LX
How the Seahawks utilized "Passive Pressure," B-gap "Stabs," and "Stride" paths to dismantle the Patriots' offense.
Feb 13
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Cody Alexander
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How to Defend Deep Crossers in Single-High Coverage
Adapting Single-High Coverage to Stop the 'Wave' & High-Low Mesh Concepts
Feb 12
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Cody Alexander
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Super Bowl LX Reactions | Mike Macdonald’s Defensive Masterclass & Sam Darnold’s Redemption
Seattle's B-gap blueprint & Darnold’s redemption! Dive into our Super Bowl LX film room to see how Mike Macdonald’s defense neutralized Drake May.
Feb 11
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Cody Alexander
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Felix Johnson
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The Aranda Creeper System
Unlock Aranda’s Creeper library. Master elite simulated pressures like Brady, Favre, & Rodgers. The complete manual for Peso & Tite front mechanics.
Feb 9
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Cody Alexander
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Solving the Darkside: How New England Can Crack Macdonald’s Code
Why the Patriots must reject "efficiency" and give Drake Maye the green light to hunt big plays against Mike Macdonald's Darkside defense.
Feb 6
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Cody Alexander
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The "Vision" Trap: How Seattle Can Exploit the Patriots' Safety Rules
Breaking down how the Seahawks can replicate the explosive plays against New England.
Feb 5
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Cody Alexander
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