Football Strategies
Attacking Cover 1 (Man Free)
In a typical Cover 1 pass defense (also known as Man Free), one of the safeties will drop to the deep middle of the...
46 Bear Breakdown
The Bear 46 Defense is an attacking 8 man front that has its roots, like Tom Landry’s 43 Defense, the Eagle defense of the...
Cloud Vs Sky Coverage
For this X’s O’s Football breakdown, we thought we would a take a look at Cloud Vs Sky coverage. For those of you who...
USC 4-3 Under Defense Blitz Plays
Recently we came across an article about defensive blitz schemes that the USC Trojans like to run when Pete Carroll was the head coach....
NCAA 13 Tips: Enhancing Screen Plays
Over the last few years when running HB Slip Screens, the defensive end lined up on the same side as where the screen is...
Quick Plays #3: I-Form Pro – Angle
An excellent play out of the I-Form Pro to attack man and zone coverage is the Angle. This play has the halfback running an...
46 Bear Formation Breakdown
In this Xs Os Football Strategies breakdown, we take an in-depth look at the 46 Bear defense and how it applies to football video...
Defending the Goal Line Slant
Matt Bowen has posted an article in the National Football Post: Inside the Playbook series called "How to Defend the Goal Line Slant Route"....
Pistol Full House Tight
The Pistol Full House Tight features 21 personal and is balanced formation that can be used to run or pass the ball. The quarterback...
Quick Takes: 4-3 Over – Smoke Mid Zone 2
The 4-3 Over - Smoke Mid Zone 2 is the Cover 2 version of the 4-3 Over - Smoke Mid Zone. The play is...
Run N Shoot Offense 101
Here at X's O's Football we want to take a look at a very popular offensive style. The Run and Shoot Offense was first...
3-4 Over Breakdown
The 3-4 Over is a defense that has three DL's, four LBs, and four DB's. The defensive line is shifted to the left. The...
Clamping Down On The Deep Passing Game
TNT713 has posted a Madden Tips article on clamping down on the deep passing game. In the breakdown, he talks about running a 2...
Hide and Seek: Disguising Your Blitz Schemes
American Monthly Football posted an article about disguising blitz schemes. This article goes into great depth about how to create blitz concepts, while making...
Rex Ryan’s Hybrid-Defense
Scott Carasik over at scardraft.com has posted an article called " The Rex Ryan 3-4/4-3/46 Hybrid". In his article, he talks about Rex Ryans...
Types of Football Pass Coverages
Understanding the different types of pass coverages is essential when watching or playing football. In this X's Os Football breakdown we take a look...
America’s Fire Zone Blitz
Football-Defense.com has posted a breakdown on the Fire Zone Blitz. The article talks about using Cover 3 coverage, while sending 5 defenders after the...
What Does MOFO and MOFC Coverage Mean?
ZAN over at Compete4Ever.com has posted another great X's and O's strategy article. This one involves MOFO (middle of the field open) and MOFC...
Quarters Coverage Part 2: Alerts and Checks
For our second part of Quarters Coverage, we take an in-depth look at Cover 4 Alerts and Checks.
ZORRO
Zorro is a check versus a 2×2...
Gun Bunch Formation Breakdown
The Gun Bunch is a 3x1 formation that has a group of three receivers that are clustered tight on the same side of the...
