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BIZARRE: Tampa 2 - What They Never Told You

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson breaks down interception intended for TE Isaiah Likely

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson broke down his interception on a ball intended for tight end Isaiah Likely

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How Chiefs should gameplan for Week 14 vs. Bills

How can the Kansas City #Chiefs come away with a Week 14 victory over the Buffalo #Bills?

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How the Chiefs should gameplan for Week 3 vs. Bears

How can the Kansas City #Chiefs come away with a Week 3 victory over the Chicago #Bears?

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Madden 23 ratings show what happens if we swap Super Bowl quarterbacks

Wondering how Mahomes would perform with the Eagles or Hurts with the Chiefs? We were too, so we turned to Madden 23 for the answer

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DeMeco Ryans Has a Defense Built Like Him

As they’ve cycled through quarterbacks, the 49ers’ top-ranked defense has remained a constant. It has everything to do with the man in charge of it and his younger self.

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Texans should consider bringing back DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo regardless of new defensive scheme

The Houston Texans should consider bringing back DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, even if they go with a new coach who doesn't run the Tampa 2.

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3 reasons why the Houston Texans had to fire Lovie Smith

The Houston Texans had to fire Lovie Smith as their coach when these three reasons are considered.

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8 Takeaways from the Bears’ close loss to the Lions

From Justin Fields' sustained success to the conservative defensive approach, here are our takeaways from Bears vs. Lions.

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Texans LB coach Miles Smith says Houston is ‘not playing Tampa 2 every snap’

Houston Texans linebackers coach Miles Smith says that the defense isn't running the Tampa 2 scheme all the time.

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Houston Texans 2021 takeaway tracker, part 2: Fumbles and Tony Dungy disciples

The Houston Texans were able to cultivate fumbles. How did Lovie Smith's success compare with the tenets he learned from Tony Dungy?

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Texans coach Lovie Smith says success starts with the defensive line

The Houston Texans' success starts with the defensive line, according to coach Lovie Smith.

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Texans Talk Podcast: Is Davis Mills being setup for success?

The Houston Texans are giving QB Davis Mills the reins in 2022. Has the organization setup their second-year signal caller for success?

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Texans GM Nick Caserio says defense has excelled at ‘disguise element’

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio says the "disguise element" of coach Lovie Smith's defense has been exemplary during offseason workouts.

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Texans coach Lovie Smith looks forward to deploying different parts of the Tampa 2 scheme

Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith looks forward to being able to use other parts of the Tampa 2 scheme other than just the base Cover 2.

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Texans LB Christian Harris points to Buccaneers’ Derrick Brooks, Lavonte David for Tampa 2 success

Houston Texans LB Christian Harris knows how Derrick Brooks and Lavonte David excelled in the Tampa 2 and hopes to have similar success.

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Texans coach Lovie Smith played Motown music at rookie minicamp practice

Houston Texans coach Lovie Smith played old school R&B at rookie minicamp practice to reinforce his values about football.

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Texans LB coach Miles Smith foreshadowed that Derek Stingley can adapt to the Tampa 2

Houston Texans linebackers coach Miles Smith indicated early in the offseason that a cornerback such as Derek Stingley could be used in the Tampa 2.

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Texans grab Kayvon Thibodeaux and Charles Cross in Touchdown Wire 3-round mock draft

The Houston Texans take DE Kayvon Thibodeaux and OT Charles Cross in the latest Touchdown Wire three-round mock draft.

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Learning to Lovie the Tampa 2: Defensive Backs

The Tampa 2 scheme the Houston Texans deploy depends on physical and intelligent play from their defensive backs. @JohnHCrumpler breaks it down.

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Learning to Lovie the Tampa 2: Linebackers

Linebackers have a variety of roles in the Tampa 2. Find out how the Houston Texans LB corps works and also where the team may go in the draft.

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Learning to Lovie the Tampa 2: Defensive lineman

The Houston Texans are all-in on Lovie Smith's Tampa 2 defense. Here is a breakdown explaining how defensive linemen factor into his defense.

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Ahmad Gardner may be the key CB for the Texans’ defense to work

The Houston Texans need a dominant cornerback to make Lovie Smith's Tampa 2 scheme work, and Ahmad Gardner may be the cornerback needed.

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Georgia DT Jordan Davis would provide the Texans an interior pass rush

Former Georgia DT Jordan Davis could provide a decent interior pass rush for the Houston Texans.

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Coaching at Illinois may have helped Lovie Smith’s defense adapt to the NFL

Lovie Smith's patented Tampa 2 defense may have benefited from being deployed in college, according to Houston Texans LB coach Miles Smith.

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