Matt Bowen has posted an article in the National Football Post: Inside the Playbook series called “How to Defend the Goal Line Slant Route”. In the breakdown he talks about the game between the Bears and Packers. He shows how the Bears were able to defend a slant route run by Packers down inside the red zone.
The following is an excerpt from the article called “How to Defend the Goal Line Slant Route” that was posted on December 27, 2011, 11:00 AM EST by Matt Bowen.
“Two routes every DB in the NFL has to play on the goal line in man coverage: Slant and Fade. That’s it. Go to a Friday practice in the NFL and the top DB coaches will dedicate time to working the release, split and stem of the WR at the snap of the ball.
Take away the slant (by alignment) and react to the fade.
I want to use James Jones’ TD vs. Zack Bowman from the Bears-Packers matchup on Christmas night as an example, discuss some coaching points and breakdown how to take away the slant route.”
To read the rest of the article, please click on the following link – How to Defend the Goal Line Slant Route
