2011 Prospect #9 Cortney Lewis 2010 Game #8 On Defense

Hubbard HS in Chicago,Il #9 Cortney Lewis playing LB and DE in game #8 of the 2010 football season. Cortney had 14 tackles including a game changing fumble recovery. Cortney plays RB,WR,TE,LB,SS,DB and S/Teams.

NFL Offense and Defense Ranking - Best and Worst Offenses and Defenses, Week 14 Balanced Ranking

This is the balanced offense and defense ranking for the pass and the run. The difference between this ranking and other rankings is that it looks at how well a team performs in each strategic area of the field. Coaches look at the areas that they can perform the best and plan to attack the weak spots in the defense.

Passing Offense

#1 Indianapolis Colts - They are consistent on their ability to throw the ball. Peyton Manning is still one of the best quarterbacks even with the turnovers.

#2 Dallas Cowboys - The Cowboys have had issues this year and Jon Kitna is performing better than people hoped. He has 11 touchdowns.

#2 New Orleans Saints - The Saints are tied with the Dallas Cowboys. The Saints started slower than expected this year and are becoming stronger each week. Drew Brees has 3,634 passing yards and 25 touchdowns.

#4 San Diego Chargers - The Chargers have statistically been on top most of the season. They are starting to slip. Phillip Rivers is a top quarterback with 24 touchdowns and 3,642 yards.

#5 Denver Broncos - This is the bright spot for the Broncos. They can throw the ball. Kyle Orton has 20 touchdowns with 3,487 yards.

#6 Philadelphia Eagles - They started with Kevin Kolb and big expectations. Michael Vick stepped in due to Kolb's injury with a lot to prove. Vick is doing well and is not thought of as a passing quarterback but he is showing he can step up. Vick has 2,243 passing yards and 15 touchdowns. He has also rushed for 6 touchdowns.

#7 Detroit Lions - That is right the Lions can throw the ball. They have also had injury problems at quarterback. Is this a theme this year? Shaun Hill stepped in for Matthew Stafford. Hill has 13 touchdowns and 2,206 passing yards. Stafford has yet to practice this week.

#8 New England Patriots - The Patriots are becoming a dominant team again. Bill Belichick is putting together another strong offense. Tom Brady has 3,029 passing yards and 27 touchdowns. They are using many different receivers this year and Wes Welker is leading with 672 yards and 7 touchdowns.

#8 Cincinnati Bengals - The Bengals are tied with the Patriots for 8th place. Carson Palmer has 20 touchdowns and 3009 passing yards. Terrell Owens is coming into his own, again, with 961 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns.

#10 Green Bay Packers - The Packers have a strong passing offense and with better protection of Aaron Rodgers it will only get better. Rodgers has 3,243 passing yards and 22 touchdowns. Greg Jennings has 11 touchdowns and 944 receiving yards.

#29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The Buccaneers have had flashes of dominance this year. Josh Freeman has 2,442 passing yards and 16 touchdowns.

#30 Oakland Raiders - This is the weakness for the Raiders. Who is the quarterback? Jason Campbell was replaced and Bruce Gradkowski is now injured. J.T. O'Sullivan was just signed. It looks like Campbell is starting again. Campbell has 1,439 passing yards and 8 touchdowns.

#31 Carolina Panthers - This is a major area that needs improvement if the Panthers are going to become a playoff contender. Jimmy Clausen and Matt Moore have not succeeded in their roles as quarterbacks.

#32 Tennessee Titans - Still ranked in last place as a passing offense. Five game losing streak and last in the pass go hand in hand. Vince Young and Kerry Collins have both started this year. Both of these quarterbacks have been successful in the past. It makes you wonder what is wrong?

Week 14

Pass Offense

Balanced

American Football Conference

Yards Passing per game

Pass Attack

AFC East Team

Left

Middle

Right

Ranking

Buffalo Bills

90.3

76.3

81.5

16

Miami Dolphins

92.5

66.8

83.1

17

New England Patriots

109.8

79.3

71.8

8

New York Jets

71.8

52.9

98.3

22

AFC North Team

Baltimore Ravens

93.1

63.8

96.2

13

Cincinnati Bengals

98.0

77.6

86.6

8

Cleveland Browns

56.9

50.4

98.4

27

Pittsburgh Steelers

67.0

75.5

102.3

14

AFC South Team

Houston Texans

82.6

116.0

61.0

18

Indianapolis Colts

116.4

86.3

108.3

1

Jacksonville Jaguars

80.4

47.9

90.8

26

Tennessee Titans

65.3

41.8

55.8

32

AFC West Team

Denver Broncos

108.7

62.1

107.9

5

Kansas City Chiefs

73.2

60.1

82.2

25

Oakland Raiders

84.1

50.0

72.0

30

San Diego Chargers

97.2

94.0

101.9

4

Week 14

Pass Offense

Balanced

National Football Conference

Yards Passing per game

Pass Attack

NFC East Team

Left

Middle

Right

Ranking

Dallas Cowboys

94.9

81.1

109.5

2

New York Giants

107.8

63.3

93.8

11

Philadelphia Eagles

103.8

69.4

99.2

6

Washington Redskins

99.9

96.6

71.6

11

NFC North Team

Chicago Bears

85.2

63.0

80.6

24

Detroit Lions

80.3

76.6

119.8

7

Green Bay Packers

86.5

63.7

118.3

10

Minnesota Vikings

64.4

71.8

90.4

22

NFC South Team

Atlanta Falcons

90.0

59.3

99.4

15

Carolina Panthers

63.3

46.3

71.7

31

New Orleans Saints

94.3

77.3

133.6

2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

61.2

71.8

79.7

29

NFC West Team

Arizona Cardinals

65.3

48.2

95.2

27

San Francisco 49ers

63.3

51.8

113.3

20

Seattle Seahawks

104.5

40.3

92.9

19

St. Louis Rams

93.0

43.4

98.0

20

Passing Defense

#1 San Diego Charger - They are only giving up 186.2 yards a game. This is fantastic and they should win more with this type of passing defense.

#2 New Orleans Saints - The Saints are getting better each week. The Saints weakest area is the right side. They are excellent defending the middle of the field.

#3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The Buccaneers have lost two games in a row and this is not the reason why.

#4 Indianapolis Colts - The Colts play the Titans tonight and should continue to dominate in this category against the worst passing offense.

#4 Oakland Raiders - The Raiders are tied with the Colts. The pass defense gives up 206.8 yards a game. They are more balanced on their defense. There is not one area that is a huge target.

#29 Dallas Cowboys - The Cowboys are playing from behind a lot and giving up the passing yards is a reason why.

#30 Seattle Seahawks - If the Seahawks want to continue to challenge for the NFC West they need to improve this passing defense. They give up 120 yards a game just on the right side of the field.

#31 New England Patriots - If something is going to hurt the Patriots this is the area that teams can get them. Passing against the Patriots is a safe bet.

#32 Houston Texans - The Texans are sliding and the pass defense needs to step up if they want to salvage this season.

Week 14

Pass Defense

Balanced

American Football Conference

Yards Passing per game

Pass Defense

AFC East Team

Left

Middle

Right

Ranking

Buffalo Bills

60.5

90.4

92.4

15

Miami Dolphins

80.3

54.9

89.2

12

New England Patriots

81.2

92.1

110.3

31

New York Jets

93.5

62.3

85.5

20

AFC North Team

Baltimore Ravens

89.2

55.3

77.4

6

Cincinnati Bengals

75.2

62.8

97.3

18

Cleveland Browns

93.3

60.3

112.7

27

Pittsburgh Steelers

83.2

75.5

104.8

26

AFC South Team

Houston Texans

101.8

84.1

117.9

32

Indianapolis Colts

91.4

55.8

72.4

4

Jacksonville Jaguars

88.8

66.8

76.8

14

Tennessee Titans

73.3

86.6

98.7

19

AFC West Team

Denver Broncos

115.2

51.5

79.8

13

Kansas City Chiefs

89.7

66.5

87.8

21

Oakland Raiders

73.5

62.2

84.9

4

San Diego Chargers

70.3

56.7

73.3

1

Week 14

Pass Defense

Balanced

National Football Conference

Yards Passing per game

Pass Defense

NFC East Team

Left

Middle

Right

Ranking

Dallas Cowboys

105.1

94.8

81.8

29

New York Giants

75.0

76.5

64.3

6

Philadelphia Eagles

108.1

55.8

93.7

23

Washington Redskins

74.6

99.1

111.0

28

NFC North Team

Chicago Bears

79.8

66.9

108.1

24

Detroit Lions

111.3

59.8

75.8

15

Green Bay Packers

67.5

79.3

79.7

8

Minnesota Vikings

78.3

55.3

90.3

11

NFC South Team

Atlanta Falcons

95.3

54.9

106.5

21

Carolina Panthers

78.6

61.8

76.8

8

New Orleans Saints

74.2

52.1

85.8

2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

75.8

54.0

86.1

3

NFC West Team

Arizona Cardinals

97.8

60.6

102.4

25

San Francisco 49ers

79.8

57.3

101.2

17

Seattle Seahawks

93.8

61.3

120.3

30

St. Louis Rams

74.6

50.6

109.8

8

Rushing Offense

#1 Kansas City Chiefs - The reason the Chiefs are a surprise this year is their rushing offense. It has stepped up to be the best in the league. Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones are a great combination.

Rushing

Car

Yds

Avg

TDs

Jamaal Charles

182

1137

6.2

3

Thomas Jones

187

765

4.1

5

#2 Oakland Raiders - They didn't start off as a power rushing team. They are developing into this. Darren McFadden is becoming a threat. He has 870 yards and 5 touchdowns. The lack of touchdowns is a negative.

#3 New York Jets - The passing game is not the strongest but the rushing game is tops. LaDainian Tomlinson, Shonn Greens and Tony Richardson are all great backs to have. Both Tomlinson and Richardson did not practice but not due to injury.

#3 Philadelphia Eagles - The Eagles are climbing up the rushing offense charts. This is partly due to Michael Vick and his ability to run the ball. LeSean McCoy has 823 yards and 7 touchdowns. Vick has 467 yards

#5 Houston Texans - Here is the offensive strength for the Texans. Arian Foster is having a great season with 1,230 yards and 13 touchdowns.

#6 New York Giants - Another NFC East team that can run the ball. The Giants have Ahmad Bradshaw with 1,013 yards and 7 touchdowns. Brandon Jacobs is a great rotating running back. Jacobs has 577 and 7 touchdowns. Bradshaw did not practice because of his wrist.

#7 Minnesota Vikings - The Vikings have one of the best running backs with Adrian Peterson. Peterson has 1,123 yards and 11 touchdowns. The running game started slower than expected this year and is coming on strong. Toby Gerhart is a rookie that can plough forward. He had his best game last week and a season total of 216 yards.

#8 Atlanta Falcons - The Falcons have Michael Turner. Turner has 1,062 yards and 8 touchdowns. Jason Snelling the second running back did not practice because of a hamstring.

#9 Jacksonville Jaguars - They are on top of their division and the running game is partly responsible. Maurice Jones-Drew is a top back in the league. He has 1,177 yards and 4 touchdowns. David Garrard is a mobile quarterback and has 200 yards.

#9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The Bucs are tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Several backs have contributed to gain rushing yards LeGarrette Blount has the most yards with 599 and 5 touchdowns.

#29 Denver Broncos - When a team is losing they have a difficult time staying out of the bottom rankings. Their running game has Knowshon Moreno as their top rusher at 633 yards and 4 touchdowns.

#30 Arizona Cardinal - This is a major reason the Cardinals are having trouble this year. It is one of many reasons. Tim Hightower has 519 yards and three touchdowns. The good news is that he is averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Playing from behind does not help the running game.

#31 Seattle Seahawks - A tie in the division and the running game can improve. Neither Justin Forsett or Marchawn Lynch are racking up big numbers this year. Forsett is averaging 4.6 yards a carry and 469 yards for the season.

#32 Indianapolis Colts - If you want to point fingers and the reason why the Colts are suffering here it is. Joseph Addai has 406 yards for the season and only 3 touchdowns.

Week 14

Rush Offense

Balanced

American Football Conference

Yards Rushing per game

Rush Attack

AFC East Team

Left

Middle

Right

Ranking

Buffalo Bills

31.8

39.4

39.5

21

Miami Dolphins

39.6

31.5

38.5

18

New England Patriots

44.4

28.5

44.4

11

New York Jets

55.5

28.0

62.9

3

AFC North Team

Baltimore Ravens

59.8

21.8

33.9

14

Cincinnati Bengals

55.8

7.0

32.7

25

Cleveland Browns

49.0

20.9

41.3

15

Pittsburgh Steelers

37.9

29.6

62.3

11

AFC South Team

Houston Texans

52.5

24.8

57.4

5

Indianapolis Colts

28.2

25.1

28.2

32

Jacksonville Jaguars

44.2

71.2

35.3

9

Tennessee Titans

54.6

17.3

29.9

25

AFC West Team

Denver Broncos

32.4

34.3

24.3

29

Kansas City Chiefs

73.4

54.2

48.9

1

Oakland Raiders

50.4

52.2

71.6

2

San Diego Chargers

36.3

42.7

32.4

22

Week 14

Rush Offense

Balanced

National Football Conference

Yards Rushing per game

Rush Attack

NFC East Team

Left

Middle

Right

Ranking

Dallas Cowboys

43.1

42.3

17.7

20

New York Giants

46.8

24.5

73.7

6

Philadelphia Eagles

53.5

49.3

42.8

3

Washington Redskins

38.4

14.1

40.8

27

NFC North Team

Chicago Bears

43.2

13.3

55.4

18

Detroit Lions

45.2

17.0

32.0

28

Green Bay Packers

40.2

21.4

40.3

22

Minnesota Vikings

48.0

29.4

48.3

7

NFC South Team

Atlanta Falcons

53.7

21.3

49.7

8

Carolina Panthers

33.6

40.0

33.1

24

New Orleans Saints

40.6

25.3

40.1

16

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

39.3

33.5

55.8

9

NFC West Team

Arizona Cardinals

32.7

16.3

39.5

30

San Francisco 49ers

36.6

42.5

35.7

16

Seattle Seahawks

31.3

19.8

39.3

31

St. Louis Rams

39.6

32.7

48.8

11

Rushing Defense

#1 Pittsburgh Steelers - The Steelers have lead the league this season in this area. It is a good area to dominate. Defense can win championships and rushing defense is even better.

#2 Chicago Bears - The Bears are also on top of their division. The rushing defense is a major part of this reason. They dominate in the middle only allowing 10.4 yards a game.

#3 New York Giants - Another team on top of their division with the Philadelphia Eagles. Having a top rush defense should help the Giants get into the playoffs as either the division champions or wild card.

#4 Jacksonville Jaguars - They are leading their division over the Indianapolis Colts. This is a surprise to the league but a top rush defense can explain what is happening. Their biggest weakness is the middle of the field but that is being picky.

#5 New York Jets - The Jets are not on top of their division right now. They are a top team and should make the playoffs.

#28 Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins - These teams are both tied for the 28th spot. These teams are similar in the fact that they have high expectations with good play earlier in the season. This run defense is part of the reason they are both slipping.

#30 Indianapolis Colts - Struggling this season and this is another reason why. The Colts need to stop the run if they want to get Peyton Manning on the field.

#31 Arizona Cardinals - A team does not want to be on a bottom ranking and the Cardinals are there more often. This is a disappointing season for the Cardinals.

#32 Buffalo Bills - The Bills are a good team with a bas run defense. If this area is improved the Bills will become a top contender in the NFL quickly.

Week 14

Rush Defense

Balanced

American Football Conference

Yards Rushing per game

Rush Defense

AFC East Team

Left

Middle

Right

Ranking

Buffalo Bills

63.3

55.7

57.6

32

Miami Dolphins

47.1

18.7

41.4

12

New England Patriots

48.3

20.1

45.3

18

New York Jets

42.7

17.7

39.6

5

AFC North Team

Baltimore Ravens

42.0

19.8

40.0

8

Cincinnati Bengals

50.0

27.1

51.3

24

Cleveland Browns

48.4

17.8

65.1

22

Pittsburgh Steelers

25.0

19.1

28.5

1

AFC South Team

Houston Texans

36.2

43.9

33.3

15

Indianapolis Colts

51.7

35.5

51.9

30

Jacksonville Jaguars

26.7

37.3

25.7

4

Tennessee Titans

53.6

34.5

32.6

20

AFC West Team

Denver Broncos

57.0

43.8

38.2

24

Kansas City Chiefs

32.7

46.8

33.9

14

Oakland Raiders

43.7

37.6

56.5

28

San Diego Chargers

35.7

35.3

28.3

6

Week 14

Rush Defense

Balanced

National Football Conference

Yards Rushing per game

Rush Defense

NFC East Team

Left

Middle

Right

Ranking

Dallas Cowboys

36.8

27.8

50.2

17

New York Giants

44.4

23.1

25.6

3

Philadelphia Eagles

34.9

27.1

42.2

11

Washington Redskins

59.1

25.1

56.4

28

NFC North Team

Chicago Bears

33.2

10.4

40.6

2

Detroit Lions

36.8

53.6

54.4

26

Green Bay Packers

47.2

25.5

43.1

19

Minnesota Vikings

40.8

25.7

29.2

6

NFC South Team

Atlanta Falcons

38.3

16.8

44.2

8

Carolina Panthers

44.8

43.8

41.6

21

New Orleans Saints

42.1

23.8

48.6

15

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

47.3

36.6

49.3

26

NFC West Team

Arizona Cardinals

63.8

37.7

53.8

31

San Francisco 49ers

34.7

30.2

42.2

12

Seattle Seahawks

46.6

30.3

49.5

22

St. Louis Rams

47.1

24.4

31.9

10

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The Keys to Transition Defense

Transition defense is an incredibly important aspect of defense in basketball, but it is also the most overlooked. Basketball coaches almost take for granted that their players will simply get back on defense and prevent their opposition from scoring. However, this is not always the case and there is a significant amount of strategy and technique that goes into how transition defense should be played. Transition defense, like any other aspect of basketball needs to be explained to the players and then drilled frequently in order for it to become habit. The following will provide simple keys to playing solid transition defense as well as two drills to use in practice in order to work on your team's transition defense.

First and foremost, it must be understood that transition defense actually begins on offense. Throughout an offensive set, players are cutting, screening, and attacking the basket off the dribble. These movement patterns cause spots on the floor to be vacated and subsequently filled by the next cutter. The most important spot on the floor, as it pertains to transition defense, is the top of the key. If the basket is attacked off the dribble or the cut from the top of the key, and a shot goes up before that spot is filled by another offensive player, your transition defense will be at an immediate disadvantage. In order for your transition defense to be effective, your offensive players must rotate into that area of the court because they actually serve as your first line of transition defense. And once the ball is secured by the opponent, your players must immediately sprint back on defense. If your offensive players do not rotate to fill the top spot on the floor, they are usually left trying to sprint back on defense from below the ball line. This gives the advantage to your opponent who can now start their attack ahead of your players. In order to slow down this attack, your players should be sprinting in order to get themselves ahead of the basketball and set themselves up in good defensive position.

Good transition defensive teams realize that their goal is not to defend a man, but to actually defend the basket. Consequently, the first man back defensively should sprint back and immediately protect the basket. In doing so, he will protect against any pass ahead toward the basket that could result in a layup. The second priority in defensive transition should be to stop the basketball. An easy way to do this is to have the man closest to the player who grabbed the rebound pressure the outlet pass. This will serve to slow down any transition attack. However, once the ball is advanced, the defensive player closest to the ball in transition must slow down or stop the person with the basketball. This could be the player closest to the basket (the first player back) but only in situations where they are the only player back. If that happens, your team is at a major disadvantage defensively. In order to slow down the guy with the ball the defensive player must hedge at the man with ball and try to force him towards the sideline. If the ball-handler is able to gain the middle of the floor, he has the advantage because he has more passing or scoring options from the middle of the floor than he would from the sideline. Forcing the player with the basketball towards the sideline will help these two defensive players achieve their primary goal which is to slow down the offense's attack long enough for their teammates to get back on defense. It should also be noted that if these two defensive players have gotten back on defense and are ahead of the basketball, they should set up in a tandem defensively in the lane. This defensive set up where one player is in the lower part of the lane and the other is in the high part of the lane will allow them to accomplish what has been previously mentioned. The high defender will stop the basketball while the low defender will cover the basket. In a situation where a pass is made, the low defender would take that first pass and the other defender would fall back into the lane and protect the basket. It should also be taken into account that for these two defenders to be effective they must be constantly communicating with each other as to whom will cover the basket, who will stop the ball, who takes first pass, etc. Without this communication, these defenders will get scored on quickly and will not give their teammates the opportunity to get back on defense.

As the remaining players transition back to defense each player has a specific spot on the floor that they should fill and a role that they need to perform. The third defensive player back should form a triangle with the other defensive players. In doing so, it will enable them to cover any pass that is thrown to their side of the court and allow the other two defensive players to drop into the middle of the lane, to protect the basket, and match up with the ball if it comes back into their area. The fourth defensive player back will fill the defensive spot on the high side opposite the ball, thereby forming a square. From this position they will be able to provide middle support from the weak side and match up with the player with the ball on any pass into their area. Finally, the last player back should run toward the middle of the lane and get below the ball with their back to the baseline. This will enable them to see the entire court and they can then match up accordingly.

Once all five players have transitioned back to defense, and ultimately match up with a man, it is necessary for them to understand that they may not be guarding their man that was assigned to them at the beginning of the game. Because of the guidelines of transition defense, they may end up guarding another player that was not their original assignment. In this situation, this is fine and they should stay on this player because the goal of transition defense is to prevent the other team from scoring, not find your man. In other words, if the defensive player who stopped the basketball in transition is supposed to be matched up with another player, they do not all of a sudden leave the player with the basketball to find the player that they were assigned to. They must stay on that man for that defensive possession or until a logical switch can be made. In the same respect, if your team is a zone defensive team and a player finds themselves in another area of the zone that is not their usual spot, they must stay there for that possession.

To recap, transition defense is about defending the basket and not a man. It all begins on offense where at least one, if not two, offensive players should rotate back to the top of their offense. This will enable them to get ahead of the basketball and prevent an easy scoring opportunity. The player closest to the offensive player who grabbed the rebound should pressure that player and prevent an easy outlet pass. The first two players back on defense need to communicate with each other to ensure that the basket is protected and that the ball is stopped. They should play in a tandem alignment with the top defender covering the ball and the bottom player covering the basket. The third defensive player should form a triangle and the fourth defensive player should form a square. Both situations will provide support from the weak side and allow someone to match up with the ball on any skip pass. Finally, the last player back should run to the middle of the lane and see who is open and match up accordingly. It is essential that these concepts be emphasized and drilled daily during practices in order for your team to be effective in their transition defense.

Two drills that can be used to practice transition defense are the UNLV "See it Fix it" drill and the Transition Defensive Scramble drill. The UNLV drill starts out with five players in one color (let's say blue) on offense lined up across the foul line extended and five players in another color (white) matched up next to them. The coach has the basketball and is standing on the baseline where he will pass the ball to a player in blue who will then start the fast break. The player in white standing next to this player must sprint and touch the baseline and then sprint back on defense. The rest of the defensive players must follow their transition defensive principles in order to prevent the team from scoring until their other player gets back on defense. A variation of this drill that will make it more challenging is to send two defensive players to the baseline, thereby creating a 5 on 3 advantage.

The Transition Defensive Scramble Drill starts with two teams playing five on five in the half court simply running their offense. When the coach yells go, the player with the basketball must leave the ball where it is and he and his teammates must immediately transition back to defense. However, they must guard a man that is different than the one that was guarding him. Once again all transition defensive principles must be followed in order to slow down your opponent and prevent them from scoring.

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