INHALT
1 Einleitung .............................................................................................. 8
Legende ......................................................................................... 11
2 Die Basis: Geschichte, Ursprung, Verbreitung ......................................................... 12
3 Die Grundlagen .................................................................... 18
3.1 Wie funktioniert American Football? ................................................................................... 19
3.2 Offense? Defense? Die Positionen .......................................................................................... 24
3.2.1 Die Offense .......................................................... 24
3.2.2 Die Defense .......................................................... 27
3.2.3 Kurz und knapp - die Positionen im Football .......................................................... 30
4 Die Offense ............................................................................................................... 34
4.1 Der Weg zum Passglück ....................................................................................................................... 36
4.2 Shotgun, Pistol und Spread: Die Formationen ........................................................ 43
4.3 Das Passspiel ..................................................................................................................................................... 52
4.3.1 Der Quarterback .......................................................... 54
4.3.2 Der Route Tree - wohin laufen die Receiver? .......................................................... 58
4.4 West Coast, Air Coryell und Erhardt-Perkins: Die Systeme ..................... 62
4.4.1 Air Coryell .......................................................... 62
4.4.2 West Coast Offense .......................................................... 67
4.4.3 Erhardt-Perkins-Offense .......................................................... 73
4.4.4 Die Air Raid Offense .......................................................... 79
5 Das Laufspiel ............................................................................................................................................ 96
5.1 Das Zone-Blocking ...................................................................................................................................... 97
5.2 Das Man-Blocking: Gap, Power und Co. ...................................................................... 104
5.3 Das Option-Run-Game ....................................................................................................................... 107
5.3.1 Exkurs: Die Wildcat Offense .......................................................... 113
6 Die Defense .................................................................................................................. 116
6.1 Linebacker und Defensive Line,
4-3 und 3-4: Die Front Seven ...................................................................................................... 117
6.1.1 4-3-Defense .......................................................... 119
6.1.2 4-3 Over und 4-3 Under .......................................................... 121
6.1.3 3-4-Defense .......................................................... 122
6.1.4 Exkurs: Die 85er Bears und die 46-Defense .......................................................... 125
6.2 Cornerback und Safety: Die Secondary ......................................................................... 128
6.2.1 Zone Coverage .......................................................... 131
6.2.2 Exkurs: Die Tampa-2-Defense .......................................................... 134
6.2.3 Man Coverage .......................................................... 137
6.3 Pass-Rush und Blitzing ....................................................................................................................... 140
6.3.1 Exkurs: Dick LeBeau und der Zone Blitz .......................................................... 143
7 Special Teams ....................................................................................... 148
8 Der Rahmen der NFL ......................................................................................................................................................... 152
8.1 Der Draft ............................................................................................................................................................... 153
8.1.1 Wie funktioniert der NFL-Draft? .......................................................... 155
8.2 Die Free Agency und der Salary Cap ................................................................................ 158
8.2.1 Franchise Tag, Transition Tag: Die Waffen der Teams .......................................................... 162
8.2.2 Der Salary Cap .......................................................... 165
9 Entwicklungen im Football: Die Zukunft des Spiels .................................. 170
9.1 Exkurs: Analytics - Football und der Zahlenwahn ........................................ 177
10 Moderne Offenses: Andy Reid und zwei
Gruden-Schüler revolutionieren die NFL ........................................................................ 180
10.1 Run Pass Options - das Trend-Play ................................................................................... 181
10.2 Bunch Formations: Alles eng beieinander ................................................................ 183
10.3 Motion, und alles, was darauf folgt .................................................................................. 188
Anhang ........................................................................................................................... 194
Das American-Football-Wörterbuch ............................................................................................................ 194
Literaturverzeichnis .......................................................................................................................................................... 231
Bildnachweis .................................................................................................................. 232
