Throughout the rest of the offseason, and maybe sprinkled during the regular season, we’ll highlight some basic football X’s and O’s for those new and still learning about the game. So when we talk about these ideas in our film breakdowns, readers will have a clearer understanding of what we’re discussing.
If there’a an idea/concept/scheme you’d like us to explain, let us know in the comments below.
Last weekend, we discussed basic offensive groupings. We’ll do the same with the defense.
3-4 “Base” Defense
As you probably know by now, the Steelers are in sub-packages much more often than their “base,” but this is the grouping that everything else works off of.