ProFootballFocus - Beating the Blitz

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(05-12-2011 04:08 PM)papachaz Wrote:  i'm wondering how these two articles would tie together, meaning, how many times did a blitz open up a deep ball possibility, and how many of those were int/td?

can anyone give me an idea percentage wise of where on the field the d is most likely to blitz? how many blitzes are called if the O is inside the 20? for example, if you're inside the 20, but still in 3rd and long, would the blitz most likely be coming? wouldn't that have the most potential for becoming a TD thrown while blitzing?

There are many methodologies behind blitzing, but the main ones are to confuse the QB, make him make quick(and bad) decisions, and to sack the guy. So on a 3rd and long, a more aggressive D would probably opt for the blitz to get the ball out of the QBs hands quick and force a short throw. But calling a football game is chess, so if you've been blitzing in that situation all game, show a blitz in pre snap reads then go cover two, it can fuck with a QBs pre snap reads. It's all situational...and big props for Matty Ice with the best QB rating when facing the blitz, that's high praise.