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Solving the 12-Personnel: Using 'Bear' Mechanics to Set the Edge
Learn how NFL teams use "multiple" front structures and post-snap spacing to stop Wide Zone and QB ISO. We break down Tuff, Penny, and Solid fronts.
16 hrs ago
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Early NFL Free Agency Review: The Defensive Hard Resets & Veteran Trades
Cody Alexander and Felix Johnson break down the Chiefs' defensive reset, Tua’s release, and major trades like Max Crosby to the Ravens.
Mar 11
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Cody Alexander
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Apex Versatility: Trading Linebacker Mass to Counter Modern Offensive Attacks
How the Apex defender provides the insurance policy against the modern heavy personnel meta.
Mar 9
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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 Saban System: Illustrating the Best-Practices of Man-Match Defense
From Alabama’s Foundations to the Modern Hybrid Spacing of Georgia and Oregon.
Mar 3
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Cody Alexander
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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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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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Mar 3, 2024
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MatchQuarters Comprehensive Archive
Find everything you need in one place.
Nov 21, 2023
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Jul 9, 2020
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12-Personnel Defense: Using Quarters Spacing to Suffocate Play-Action
Learn how Jeff Ulbricht’s Falcons defense uses Quarters and the Bumper system to compress McVay's 12/13 personnel and eliminate explosive Cross-Country…
Mar 6
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Cody Alexander
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9:46
Solving the Light Box: Modular Pressure Paths to Stabilize the Run Fit
How the Ravens Defensive System Applies the "Nail Path" to Run-Downs
Mar 5
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Cody Alexander
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2026 NFL Combine: Hybrid Safeties, Defensive Trends, & Free Agency Preview
Evaluating the "Eraser" Profile, GPS Performance Data, Short-Arm Thresholds, and the Evolution of the Hybrid Nickel
Mar 4
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Cody Alexander
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Felix Johnson
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The Saban System: Illustrating the Best-Practices of Man-Match Defense
From Alabama’s Foundations to the Modern Hybrid Spacing of Georgia and Oregon.
Mar 3
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Cody Alexander
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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.
Mar 2
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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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55:53
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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Felix Johnson
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Schematic Evolution Trend: A Manual for Streamlining and Playbook Paring
How the New Giants DC, Dennard Wilson, 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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