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JOE DANIEL / OCTOBER 10, 2024

Coaching Your Red Zone Defense | FBCP S17E02

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

Coaching Your Red Zone Defense

JOE DANIEL / OCTOBER 10, 2024

Coaching Your Red Zone Defense | FBCP S17E02

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

Coaching Your Red Zone Defense

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

We Cant Stop Dual-Threat QBs

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

We Cant Stop Dual-Threat QBs

There are MANY situations that play out during a football game. It’s hard to pinpoint any one that’s the MOST or LEAST important. But, without a doubt, playing defense in the Red Zone is very important.

On this episode Joe and Daniel discuss the importance of Red Zone Defense, why we’re forced to make changes to our base defense in the Red Zone, and how you can scheme those changes up for your next game.

What is the importance of Red Zone Defense?

Field dimensions are the first big change for a defense in the Red Zone. The field shrinks, giving you a reduced chance of getting burnt deep.

With a shrinking field, you also have less or smaller zones to cover, and can use less defenders to defend them.

Bend but don’t break, no cover zones, and time to make decisions are all fleeting ideas when the End Zone is closing in.

Why does our defense change in the Red Zone?

You have less time to react to what you’re seeing, so you can’t have as many options for your players

Any passing route that stems from, or is successful due to the threat of the fade ball can be mentally eliminated by defenders. The offense isn’t likely running a 22-26 yard vertical from the 1-15 yard line. Now, you can play the hitches, slants, etc