The Future of NFL Defense

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🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Ben and Steven continue their offseason deep dive into some of the biggest questions around the league. This week, they take a look at the present and future of defensive schemes in the NFL. They start off by discussing the difficulty in adapting to evolving offenses, and the growing influence of of Vic Fangio’s 2-high defense (01:22). Then, they delve into the lowering blitz rates and the necessity to create pressure in lieu of an elite four-man rush (24:00). After, they look at the new wave of defensive coaches, Brandon Staley, and the prominence of curated game plans (39:44). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hosts: Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and Eduardo Ocampo Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Arya Hawani and I wanted to let you know that each and every week
0:04.4	I'm part of a great program called the Ringer MMA Show. I hosted alongside two absolutely brilliant
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0:45.6	Howdy, I'm Ben Soulak and this is the Ringer NFL Show. I am joined today by the Honorable
0:50.0	Steven Ruiz. Steven's a high to the people. Hello people. And today we're doing the second half
0:54.8	of a two-part. Last week you heard us talk about the future of NFL offences. Today we're talking
0:58.9	about the future of NFL defenses. If you haven't listened to the first episode, stop, don't pass,
1:03.3	go, don't collect $200 yet, go back and listen. Because we'll spend a lot of today's pod
1:07.3	responding to what we outlined in last week's show. What are the prevailing strategies for
1:11.2	NFL defenses today and what might they look like in a few years? Today on the Ringer NFL Show,
1:15.2	the future of NFL defenses. Steven, I feel like offense was easy and defense is gonna be hard. I
1:28.4	just like talking about the meta for league offense is simple because offense is choose what they
1:35.7	can do. Talking about the meta for defense is trickier because defenses don't get to choose what
1:40.8	they do to a degree because they have to react to offenses. And because defense is a lot more
1:46.4	responsive, the responses are a lot more varied. There's a lot of different shades of gray. And so
1:53.6	when I started trying to figure out my families and my buckets of guys and who does what,
1:58.0	I felt like I was totally in a mess for a long time. Much more challenging on the defensive side of
2:01.9	the ball. Yeah, I think it's made more challenging by where we think the future of offense is going.
2:07.8	I thought like five years ago, for instance, or like after that first year of patch at my home
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