Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Enter your email below to get access for free:. Your email address is safe with me. What Is a Blitz in Football? Explained 0. A blitz in football is easy to define. There are 4 main reasons why a defense might run a blitz. They are: To stop an outside run To stop an inside run To put direct pressure on a quarterback from the middle To put direct pressure on a quarterback from the outside Coaches can design different blitz packages to accomplish different things for different game situations.
Blitzes can be run out of both zone defenses and man-to-man defenses. Man-to-man is exactly the opposite. In this blitz, the extra pressure will come right up the middle. This puts a ton of pressure straight up the middle of the offensive line.
This blitz scheme will seek to attack the offense on the outside edge of the line. The Mike linebacker will rush the quarterback on this play, too. This will put all the pressure on the outside edge of the offensive protection scheme. Double Outside Linebacker Blitz. This would put extra pressure on the offensive tackles on both sides of the field.
Some NFL defenses will even drop a defensive tackle or defensive end back into pass coverage with these blitzes, asking them to serve as quasi-linebackers That may be a little too complicated for youth football teams, though. The final common blitz scheme involves rushing one of the members of the secondary. Miami also got a big lift from rookie sensation Jaylen Waddle to outclass New Orleans on both sides of the ball.
Waddle caught 10 passes for 92 yards and touchdown in his return from the Covid list, and the Dolphins beat the short-handed Saints on Monday night, becoming the first NFL team to win seven straight after losing seven in a row.
It revealed a lot — revealed the character of the guys in our locker room. Nik Needham intercepted Book and returned the ball 28 yards for a touchdown to help Miami become one of four teams — along with Baltimore, the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas — in contention for one of the final playoff spots in the AFC.
Book started for the Saints because of a Covid outbreak that took 16 players off the active roster, including starting QB Taysom Hill and veteran backup Trevor Siemian. The game instruction manual states that the exact causes of the upheaval have been lost or corrupted, due to among many things the chaos of an alien invasion, spin control, a sloppy filing system set up by a temp, and what appears to be barbecue sauce.
I miss that kind of stuff from a game manual :. Already have an account? Login Now. NFL Blitz coming back in NFL Blitz is coming back early next year, with a new presentation, game modes, and plenty of crazy over-the-top arcade action. Steve Watts. Steve Watts Editor-In-Chief.
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