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This season, Coach Davie will analyze offensive and defensive schemes as part of his season-long course on football for ESPN.com. Each week, he will break out the chalkboard and break down the X's and ...

Matthew Stafford won NFL MVP thanks to some savvy play against some of the hardest coverage schemes in the NFL.

At Kansas City, he was used as a downhill enforcer in a scheme that prioritized gap discipline and short-yardage dominance, ...

This offseason, the reigning NFC South champions wasted little time in free agency adding a pair of playmakers to a defense that was better in 2025 than the previous season. Of course, the 2024 ...

The Seattle Seahawks were busy during the 2026 NFL Draft as they kept their top pick. Seattle drafted its first defensive player in the second round, selecting TCU safety Bud Clark with the 64th ...

New Baltimore Ravens safety Jaylin Hawkins believes head coach Jesse Minter's simple scheme can be a benefit to the defense.