Defensive schemes can come naturally or take some time for some players, but for veteran defensive back Levi Wallace, reading defense or playing defense is natural. Wallace is going into his fifth season in the NFL — first year with Pittsburgh — and has already seemed to be taking the massive strides fans would hope to see the new players do.
“I think learning defenses comes natural to me, it’s just terminology,” said Wallace via the Steelers’ YouTube Channel.“ There’s no new defenses. It’s just how people play it and the terminology.”
Defense is all about schemes and just being sure once you know the terminology, you can pretty much figure out the rest.