Cover 2 CB pressures from a 3 safety look
This article looks at some cover 2 pressures from a 3 safety look. This is a common coverage and blitz from a 3 safety shell.
It shows how you can bring a CB and LB and still play effective cover 2 from a 3 safety defense. Michigan State made a living doing this out of their dime package for years. This pressure can be done vs both 2x2 formations and 3x1 formations.
Michigan State
5 man pressure from Michigan State with the cb and will vs 2x2
These are some examples of cover 2 and different variations from a 3 safety defense. Please check my blog for other posts. Here Michigan State brings the CB and will LB(Dime LB)
Nice job getting the free rusher home.
Nice job rolling the coverage with the cb fire with the olb.
Nice cover 2 5 man pressure as you see the coverage below.
They get the sack with the nice design.
I added this diagram of Michigan state out of an odd look. They bring the cb from the odd look and 5 man pressure and play cover 2.
Michigan State example #2
On 3rd and 1 they run it from the boundary.
Ohio state goes formation into the boundary.
Nice design as they run it with cover 2 once again. The pressure forces Fields to vacate and they get the sack.
Another cb fire from Michigan with the will LB coming off the edge.
Michigan State vs Ohio State 2018
3rd and 10
5 man cover 2 pressures
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5 man pressure from a 3 safety look.Â
3rd and 10
offense 3x1
They are in their 3 hands package and bring the boundary CB and will to the boundary and use the 3rd safety as a flat defender. Nice design as they bring 5 and play cover 2
They bring the CB and will LBÂ
They go cover 2 with the free safety at 10 playing middle hook.
They get full slide so the CB comes free with the nice design by Don Brown.
He hits the qb as he releases.
5 man pressure
Iowa State 5 man pressure
3x1 back strong, they bring the will and the cb
On 1st and 10 Oklahoma goes 3x1 strong and Iowa State runs a 5 man pressure with cover 2. They disguise it pre snap as it looks like man. The safety over #3 ends up being a half player. The Mike runs with 3 vertical and because the back is strong, he can play off #3. The cb to the boundary knows his only threat is #1.Â
Good design on the play but ends up being a completion as the safety mistimes his jump.Â
They do a nice job taking away the underneath patterns. Both safeties deep help on the vertical pattern.
These are some cover 2 CB pressures to bring with a 3 safety look and easy to get to from the 3 high look.
Mississippi State with the nice pressure below.
Bring the CB and play cover 2 . A nice 5 man pressure design while playing cover 2.