The Saban System: Illustrating the Best-Practices of Man-Match Defense

From Alabama’s Foundations to the Modern Hybrid Spacing of Georgia and Oregon.

Explore the definitive guide to the Nick Saban defensive tree, illustrating best practices in Man-Match coverage and Tite front spacing. These technical masterclasses trace the schematic evolution from Alabama’s foundational rules to the modern hybrid structures used by Kirby Smart and Dan Lanning.

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Nick Saban

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An Introduction to the Saban Cover 7 Man-Match Defense

How Alabama Pressured Georgia

Nick Saban’s Defensive Philosophy & Evolution

Alabama's Low Red Zone Bracket Coverage

MQ Film Study: Oklahoma vs Alabama (1st Half – 2018)

Learning How to Spin – Adapting Saban’s Rip/Liz

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Kirby Smart

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Philosophy

THSCA Football Lecture – Kirby Smart (2018)

Georgia's Defensive Philosophy

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Fronts & Fits

Georgia's Four-Down Front

Georgia's Layered Run Down Stop Calls

How to Stop 2-Back Spread Offenses (Using 5-1 Bear Front)

The Modern Bear Front – Georgia vs Notre Dame (2017)

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Game Plans

Georgia's 3-High Mint Package vs. Tennessee

Five concepts to steal from the National Championship Game

MQ Pressure Tape: Texas A&M vs Georgia (2019)

Chess Match: Georgia's Defense vs. Texas

How to Defend Stack Formations | Kirby Smart Strategy

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Pressures

Anatomy of a Pressure: Georgia's Odd Front Three-Through-The-A-gap Blitz

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Dan Lanning

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Adapting the Saban Tree: Dan Lanning’s Modified 3-High & 4-Down Packages

Oregon’s Answer to the 12-Personnel Meta

Oregon’s "Turkey" Coverage (Red Zone "Cutter")

Cool Clips: Oregon's Odd Front Flush Concept

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Pressures Catalog

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Pressure Paths 101: The Falcons NFL Sim

3rd Down Study: Falcons Path

Pressure Paths 101: Bills NFL Sim

Pressure Paths 101: The Mars/Venus Path

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