Coaching Defense: Cover 2, 4-2-5 Concepts with your Weak CB as Deep 1/2 Player
This article takes a look at 4 easy coverage concepts to add to your defensive system. These are some variations that I like to use as it changes some of the responsibilities of traditional cover 2 concepts. It involves the weak CB as your deep 1/2 player in the 3 coverages.
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In this article you will get 4 schemes.
4 man Sim Pressure with the Sam coming off the edge
5 man cover 2 pressure
Drop 8 add in pressure
Will pressure Tampa 2 from depth with the Safety
4 man Sim Pressure
In the first example, it is a pressure in which you bring the Sam. You can bring the Sam inside in the b gap or outside in the c gap. They just make a me or you call to let the DE know which side he is going. If he says me, he is the contain rusher and has QB on zone read. If he makes a you call the DE is the c gap player and QB surf player on zone read.
What’s different than traditional cover 2?
#1 CB is the deep 1/2 player to the boundary
#2 the defensive end plays the flat
#3 free safety is the curl player to the field. He is in a 2 carry situation where he carries the #2 WR vertically.
Drop 8 with an add in rusher
This is another cover 2 variation.
What’s different than traditional cover 2?
#1 CB is deep 1/2 defender
#2 DE is the flat defender
#3 Mike is carrying 2 vertically and in
#4 FS is the curl defender
#5 The will is an add in rusher that will add in late once the QB starts to move one direction or another
Film
Cover 2 Fire Zone
The Sam and Mike blitz on this.
What is different than traditional cover 2?
#1 CB is inside to the field. Helps on quick out breaking routes.
#2 DE drops to the flat
#3 CB is the deep 1/2 player
#4 SS is the Curl player
#5 FS has to get over the top to play the strong side deep 1/2
Coaching Point: The curl defenders in cover 2, 5 man pressures have to wall the #2 WR and carry them vertically and in. This is due to the fact you are playing 3 underneath zones (Curl , hook, Curl) with 2 underneath defenders.
Film
Will Cover 2 Hole
What’s Different than traditional cover 2?
Most of the differences are on the weakside.
#1 Game with the Will and DT
#2 DE drops to the flat
#3 Weak CB is a deep1/2 player
#4 The Mike plays the Curl to the weakside, replacing the blitzer.
#5 FS drops into the hole
Film
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