Defense · Linebackers
OLB · SAM Outside Linebacker — SAM (strong side)
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DRILLS 6
Step-by-step drills to get better at your position
Penn State DC Manny Diaz - 7v7 & Leverage Tackling
Philadelphia Eagles LB coach DJ Eliot - Key Drill (Run Fits)
Texas Tech DC Shiel Wood - LB Pass Coverage Drills
Alley Tackle Breakdown: Techniques and Drills for Tackling in Space
Notre Dame LB coach Max Bullough - LB Zone Drop Technique/Drills
FILM STUDY 0
Watch real plays slowed down and explained
Videos coming soon. No OLB · SAM film for this tier yet — check All tiers.
KNOW THE SCHEME 25
Defensive Fronts — how the defense lines up, fits the run, and brings pressure · Coverage Explanations — how the defense guards passes
Quiz yourself on the OLB · SAM schemeExplaining One-Gap vs. Two-Gap Defensive Fronts
How to Use the 'NOT' Stunt to Create Pressure | MatchQuarters Clinic
How to Create Simulated Pressures from Your Base Blitzes | A MatchQuarters Clinic
Simulated Pressures Bend the Rules | How NFL Defenses Are Fighting Back: Part 3 | The Ringer
Every Blitz Concept Explained in 18 Minutes
Film Room: 4-3 Over Front & Fire Zone Blitz | New York Giants' Defense (NFL Breakdowns Ep 69)
Georgia Co-DC/ILB coach Glenn Schumann - Categorzing Run Fits
Georgia Co-DC/ILB coach Glenn Schumann - Run Fits vs Counter & Lead
How to Blitz vs. Trips And Not Get Burned | Quarters "Fire Zones" Explained
Introduction to Cover 3: Philosophy, Basics & Match 3 | A MatchQuarters Clinic
Nick Saban’s Cover 7 Defense Explained
Defensive Pattern Reading Match Coverage in Football
Nick Saban Pattern Match Coverage Clinic
How Modern NFL Defense Works
STOP Getting Gashed: Master LB Run Fits for Direct, Split & Gap Flow
Breaking Down the Husker's 3-3-5 Defensive Scheme | Nebraska Football | Urban Analysis
Perfecting Pattern Match Drops: LB Pass Coverage Drills & Techniques
Mint Front vs. Tite Front: Understanding the Differences in Football Defense | MatchQuarters
How to Play Zone Defense & When to Use Cover 2, Cover 3, or Cover 4 | NFL Film Sessions
QUIZ YOURSELF OLB · SAM · COLLEGE
10 questions on the scheme for your position. Pick an answer and we explain it right away.
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Question 1 of 10Streak 0
Five rush, a defensive end drops, and the coverage is three deep and three under. What is this?
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Question 2 of 10Streak 0
Power is coming and you are told to "spill" the puller. What does that mean?
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Question 3 of 10Streak 0
What personnel grouping is this?
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Question 4 of 10Streak 0
Cover 3 Match: #3 runs straight up the seam. What does the hook defender do?
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Question 5 of 10Streak 0
In Cover 6, what does the corner on the Cover 2 ("cloud") side usually do?
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Question 6 of 10Streak 0
What makes a coverage "pattern match" instead of pure zone?
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Question 7 of 10Streak 0
A 4i, a 0-technique nose, and another 4i. Name the front.
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Question 8 of 10Streak 0
What personnel grouping is this?
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Question 9 of 10Streak 0
Four defenders split the deep field into quarters. Which coverage?
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Question 10 of 10Streak 0
Fire zone: you are the circled linebacker. What is your job?
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