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.

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 ...

Rob Leonard is a wildcard for the Las Vegas Raiders. While John Spytek added plenty of talent for the first-year defensive coordinator to work with, Leonard has never called plays at the college or ...

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