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The Bengals’ run defense was the most underrated element of their success in 2021. They opened the year by holding Minnesota Vikings star running back Dalvin Cook to 61 rushing yards on 20 carries.
Safeties are designated as strong safeties ("SS") or free safeties ("FS"). The strong safety usually plays closer to the line, matches up against tight ends, and is more involved in stopping the run. The free safety, on the other hand, typically plays farther from the line and acts as the "last line of defense" in both the pass and run game. [5]
The Titans come in with the NFL’s fourth-best defense against the run, allowing 70 yards per game and a league-best 2.9 yards per carry. They have gone 10 straight games without allowing an ...
The Titans have been the NFL's best defense against the run since the start of the 2021 season and wound up gashed in their loss to the Colts. They gave up 193 yards rushing, including 165 to Zack ...
The main advantage of a Cover 4 defense is that it is extremely difficult for even the best quarterbacks to complete long passes against it. Therefore, this coverage is generally used as a prevent defense to be used near the end of a game or half, meaning that the defense sacrifices the run and short pass to avoid giving up the big play with ...
The 5–3 was regarded as a pass defense, the 6–2 the run defense. [4] The usage of the 5–3 defense accelerated as the T formation became more popular and more effective. [5] Dana Bible, in his 1947 coaching tome, called it the best defense against the T formation. [6]
While those two can both be positives against the run, the team’s third starter should be the key for the run defense. Both Kobe King and Tyler Elsdon are excellent run defenders who should play ...
The play is designed to get the defense to flow away from the action for a few steps, allowing better blocking angles for the offensive line, and more room for the running back. The purpose of the counter run is to keep defenses honest and prevent them from easily being able to pursue the play aggressively.