Teaching Gap Exchanges & Defending the Zone Read

Strategies for Building a Flexible and Responsive Defense in Modern Football

Dec 30, 2016

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Without moving the front on a line stunt, a defensive coordinator can set up the fits to create gap exchanges and stay sound against zone read teams. Even if a team is running a simple inside zone scheme, teaching gap exchanges between the front seven can allow the front to “cut-off” the runningback’s path and force a cutback to free hitting linebacker.…

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