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Yves Dieudonne of Eastern Michigan breaks up a pass during a college football game in 2003. In American football, a pass deflected, also known as a pass deflection, [1] a pass defended, a pass defensed, a pass knockdown, or a pass breakup, is an incomplete pass that is caused by a defensive player. This is done by slapping or blocking the ball ...
A once popular college defense with five defensive linemen and two linebackers. Also known as the "Oklahoma defense", it is structurally very similar to the 3–4. In the 50 defense, the team uses a nose tackle, two defensive tackles lined up over or slightly inside the offensive tackles, and two defensive ends lined up over or outside the ...
The prevent defense is a defensive alignment in American football that seeks to prevent the offense from completing a long pass or scoring a touchdown in a single play and seeks to run out the clock, at the expense of allowing short-yardage gains. It is used by a defense that is winning by more than a touchdown, late in the fourth quarter, or ...
A play action pass. A play-action pass (also known as a play fake or simply "play-action") is an American football play. The play action starts with what appears to be a running play, but turns out to be a pass play; in this way, it can be considered the opposite of a draw play. Play-action passes are often used against defenses that are ...
Most of the time, defensive linemen attack the offensive line, but in some plays, they drop back into pass coverage to confuse the opposing team. Defensive nose guard: The nose guard ("NG"), also known as a nose tackle ("NT"), lines up across from the center. Nose guards are among the biggest players on the field and primarily work to push back ...
A play action pass can be effective in bringing linebackers and even defensive backs up close to the line of scrimmage in hopes of stopping a run, leaving receivers with more room to run routes and catch the ensuing pass. Draws A draw is, in essence, the opposite of a play action pass and can be as common. After the snap, the quarterback ...
With Ruben Amorim set to join Manchester United, how will the current squad fit into his tactics at Old Trafford?
In many team sports, defense (American spelling) or defence (Commonwealth spelling) is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring.The term may also refer to the tactics involved in defense, or a sub-team whose primary responsibility is defense.