I wish the first regular season film review was under better circumstances, but alas. Here we are. I spent a lot of time this off-season studying Vic Fangio’s defense in an attempt to better understand what we would potentially see on game days, and to hopefully help everyone here as we learn this new defense together.
I want to circle back to a couple principles I talked about in my first piece on Fangio’s defense when breaking down the core tenets that I have observed.
- Limit big plays
- Rally to the ball
- Pressure with four man rush
- Flexibility/Adaptability
These are not just principles on paper, but they affect how the plays are called and inform the overall design of the scheme.