Top 10 Articles from 2024

Let's run it back!

Dec 31, 2024

It’s been a year of tremendous growth at MatchQuarters, and I cannot be more excited about the future. Starting back in January, I transitioned to running MQ full-time. My family and I cannot express our gratitude for the opportunity. It means the world to my wife and three kids that I can work from home.

Plus, I have the best job; I watch and talk about football all day.

This year, I also became the Head of Football Operations for Field Vision, a predictive analytics company focused on the NFL. I’m very excited about this start-up and the direction in which we are headed. More to come this off-season!

The future is bright, and that is because of you. Thank you to everyone who is a paid sub; your generosity and belief in my work allows me to continue bringing you the best in defensive content.

The plan is to release a new book around Thanksgiving. I’m putting this out into the universe to ensure its success. I know you all will hold me accountable!

I love studying this game and sharing my knowledge with everyone who needs it. Again, thank you for this opportunity.

- Cody Alexander, MatchQuarters

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Attacking the Off-Season Self Scout

November 28, 2024

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Where's the offense in the NFL?

September 19, 2024

We have a crisis two weeks into the NFL season: passing numbers are down.

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Chess Match: Georgia's Defense vs. Texas

October 24, 2024

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

December 5, 2024

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Attacking The Edge

March 18, 2024

The Michigan defense dominated the entire year en route to an undefeated National Championship. For context, Georgia’s defense from ’22 only scored .03 points higher in DFEI than the Wolverines (no one comes close to the ’21 UGA defense’s number of 2.13

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Re-Examining Opponent Breakdowns

February 5, 2024

There is an over-reliance on numbers or percentages when breaking down offensive opponents and developing coherent game plans on the defensive side of the ball. In most cases, defensive coordinators try to regress everything to the mean. What is the offense doing on any given down at this specific position on the field?

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Storm Check

November 25, 2024

Much has been said this year about the state of NFL offenses. Since 2018, we have seen a rise in total offensive production and overall quarterback play. In short, it was easy to score points.

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The Magician

November 11, 2024

With Bill Belichick retired (for now), the Chiefs’ Steve Spagnuolo is arguably the best defensive coordinator in the NFL. Spags is most known for his exotic coverage rotations and disguises, along with his Quarters pressures, which have taken the league by storm. The once defunct former head coach of the St. Louis Rams has now found a home in Kansas Cit…

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The Vikings' Anti-Shanahan Defense

September 26, 2024

Football is a team sport. Both sides of the ball and special teams must be excellent to win a championship. Most coaches would use the term ‘complementary football’ to describe this synthesis. Football is still a team sport, and that is what we see in Minnesota—

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The best defensive coordinator you've never heard of.

December 12, 2024

By beating Tulane in last Saturday’s AAC Conference Championship, the Black Knights have won their first conference championship in 134 years. The primary catalyst behind Army’s surge this year has been the offense. Senior quarterback Bryson Daily only threw for 877 yards but had 1,480 on the ground and only one game (in Week 1) where he didn’t rush for over 100 yards.

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