Matt and Nick go deep into Ed Donatell’s defense, discussing the schematics as well as the philosphy.

* Thoughts on the position coaches on defense.

* Donatell/Fangio defensive strengths and weaknesses

Details

* 4-3 vs 3-4 – does it matter? How do the current players fit

* Defensive fronts out of Base personnel (3-4), heavy formations (6-1), and Sub (4-2)

* How run fits work in the Fangio tree defense

* Coverages

* Cover 1 most common — but it doesn’t work without corners

* Differences between Fangio and Zimmer/Saban match coverages

* 2 High shell usage and its relevance in the modern NFL

* Cover 6 – Fangio/Donatell specialty

* What is Cover 8 and why is it effective?

* Cover 3 and Cover 9 – how are those used?

* Blitz overview – Fire Zone and Sim Pressures

* Joker/X-Backer — the role for Danielle Hunter?

* Stunts

* A little bit on Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s Combine press conference.