Archive - MatchQuarters by Cody Alexander

Bears “All-Up” Pressures vs. Jalen Hurts

How TJ Edwards Stole Passing Lanes With Interior Vision Drops

5 hrs ago • Cody Alexander

8:29

How Texas Used “Penny” Spacing vs. Tennessee

How Muschamp’s "Walk" Front clogged the B-gaps and challenged the Vols’ run game.

Oct 5 • Cody Alexander

How Denver Fixed 1st Half Fits Against 13 Personnel

From first-half struggles to a -0.3 EPA. Dissecting how Vance Joseph neutralized the league’s best 13 personnel offense.

Oct 2 • Cody Alexander

16:15

Boss Front Pressures: Manipulating Half-Slide Protection

Using 5-O spacing, Peel/Hug mechanics, and layered Not stunts to manufacture unabated pressure against Empty protection.

Oct 1 • Cody Alexander

11:13

September 2026

How Brandon Staley Is Weaponizing Kaden Elliss

Meet the NFL’s Best Interior Blitzer

Sep 28 • Cody Alexander

Campanile’s G-Read: Breaking Pass Protection With Double-Mugs

How Jacksonville isolates the interior slide and pairs wrap paths with split-field coverage to generate a current league-best -0.628 EPA per blitz.

Sep 25 • Cody Alexander

Cross-Key Quarters: Defending Condensed 12 Personnel Sets

Teaching Safety post-snap hinge reads and Edge "Grab-Me" technique against double slot Split-Zone play-action.

Sep 24 • Cody Alexander

6:58

How Brian Flores Uses Pressure to Kill the Run

The Mechanics Behind the Vikings' 80%+ Early-Down Blitz Rate

Sep 21 • Cody Alexander

Mike Macdonald’s Cover 6 Blueprint Against Drake Maye

How Seattle used rotational split-field coverage to cap deep shots and dismantle the Patriots passing game.

Sep 18 • Cody Alexander

Bobby Hauck’s 4-Down 3-High Defense

Merging Rocky Long’s Odd Stack Foundations with Even Front Run Fits

Sep 17 • Cody Alexander

12:23

Flores Blitz Architecture And NFL Week 1 Run Fits

How structural pressures, gap integrity, and contact readiness dictated Week 1 defensive tape.

Sep 16 • Cody Alexander and Felix Johnson

1:08:05

Divorced Fronts & Trips Checks: Patterson’s USC Defense

How Gary Patterson uses Special and Solo tags to solve 3x1 spread spacing in his return to calling defense.

Sep 14 • Cody Alexander

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