How did the Miami 4-3 Defense come to be one of the most popular defenses in football today? Here’s the background.

 

When Jimmy Johnson installed his 4-3 Defense at the University of Miami, he built a great defense. It continues to expand and adapt with the evolution of offensive football, year after year.

In this episode of The Football Coaching Podcast, we’ll look back at the origins of the 4-3 Defense, before Miami. The Even 4-3 Defense and Tom Landry’s Flex 4-3 Defense get examined.

Then we’ll break down the basic philosophy and foundations of the Miami 4-3 Defense that I teach today in our 4-3 Defense System.

You can get my Free 3 Video Series right now to learn how to teach and install the Miami 4-3 Defense. Visit http://the43defense.com/podcast to get instant access!

 

Show Links

4-3 Defense for Football is one of my first YouTube videos from several years ago, on the basics of the Miami 4-3 Defense

Coaching Football’s 4-3 Defense by Tim Simons and Mike Freeman, book from Amazon

Is There Any Way to Explain Football’s Most Confusing, Convoluted, Intellectually Taxing, Perhaps-No-Longer-So-Great Defense? From D Magazine

The Landry Flex 43 and the Even 43 from Cowboys Nation

The 43 Flex, from Tom Landry to Rob Ryan from Code and Football

Coaching Football’s Double Eagle Flex Defense by Ted Amorosi, book from Amazon

 

(I love the 4-3 Defense, I doubt you’ll ever see this many links in the show notes again!)