Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/0:00Preview232Michigan's 2-Steal Fire Zone PressureThe Wolverines added layers to a basic scheme by changing the front presentation and coverage rotation behind it. Mar 07, 2024∙ Paid232ShareImage: AP Photo/Paul Sancya» In this episode:How defenses add ‘layers’ to basic schemesTite Newton (Ni) and how it is the foundational scheme to build onHow Michigan ‘dressed up’ a traditional Fire Zone pathDiagram 2-Steal coverageDisect five clips for contextListen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to MatchQuarters by Cody Alexander to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.Start trialAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inClinicsThrough video film breakdowns, I simplify complex concepts and use examples to visually reinforce the techniques and their application on game day.Through video film breakdowns, I simplify complex concepts and use examples to visually reinforce the techniques and their application on game day.SubscribeRecent PostsHow the Broncos' Defense Manipulated Protection with a 'Double Mug' to Sack MahomesDec 5 • Cody AlexanderDefending a "Quads" Wheel Route Into the Boundary With Cover 3Dec 4 • Cody AlexanderGoal Line Defense: The 6-1 "Pinch" PressureNov 28 • Cody AlexanderAnatomy of a Pressure: Breaking Down the Ravens' "Pick" PressureNov 27 • Cody AlexanderHybrid Run Fits: How the Patriots Use 7-Man Mechanics in 8-Man SpacingNov 21 • Cody AlexanderSchematic Fluidity: How The Buccaneers' Todd Bowles' 2-Roll Coverage Baited Mac JonesNov 20 • Cody AlexanderThe Bills' Maxwell Hairston's "Hook, Look, and Lean" Bail Technique Clinic Nov 18 • Cody AlexanderMeet The NFL's New Defensive Meta: Fighting Heavy Personnel with Base QuartersNov 14 • Cody Alexander