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Summary: Learn about gaining field advantage by running the dime defense in football from a professional football coach in this instructional sports video.
Billy Kidd played football for the University of Houston, from there he played professionally in the USFL and then to the Houston Oilers. After his time as a player, Billy became a...read more
"Hi, I'm Billy Kidd here at Expert Village and we're going to talk about the dime defense. Defense is designed so that you don't have any luck completing any passes, that you've got all the receivers covered, you've got their best receivers covered, either because you've got combination working here, or because you've got them double covered. But, it's, it's where you've got six defensive backs in the ballgame because they are throwing the football every time. Now that's designated that way, and what you've done too, is by, by having six defensive backs in the backfield, you've also took a lot of size off the field too. Because you probably only have three defensive lineman in the game and two linebackers, okay?"