Probably the most informative segment I've ever seen on BTN. He really breaks down each Coverage. Have a look.
Urban Meyer explains Cover 1-4 Defenses
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Too complicated.
For gosh sakes... here's how it's done, son...
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Thanks for posting that clip. I have learned quite a bit on this board on the past few months ... offensive personnel designations and now the difference between the 4 “covers” on defense.
I’m almost ready to become a HC.
I’m almost ready to become a HC.
Stop already... ur running the option!Thanks for posting that clip. I have learned quite a bit on this board on the past few months ... offensive personnel designations and now the difference between the 4 “covers” on defense.
I’m almost ready to become a HC.
who know how to tell if they played cover 4? Just look for the Ref with his hands over his signaling TD and then look to see if 2 DB's are talking to each other, thats how you know it was cover 4. Remember Urb's talking about all that reading stuff??
Urbs segment's on BTN is the best thing they've ever done and its better and more informative than anything ESPN has done. He really is excellent at breaking things down and explaining them.
no matter the down/distance we will be in cover 1 50% of the time. It seems to be 'the' coverage in both college and the NFL today.So we should be in coverage 1 and 3 Saturday for first down .
Just my perception but it seems to me like it’s shifting back more towards 2 high safeties. Cover 1 was the hot item a few years ago to fill all the run gaps on rpo’s and dared offenses to beat them with low percentage go/fade and seam routes. Offenses have started to become more adept at this, as well as with rub routes that man-under just can’t cover.
We’re playing a whole lot of 2 high safeties these days, and I think it’s one reason YGM isn’t putting up huge numbers - we’re giving up the easy, quick stuff to limit explosive plays
Ha, this is actually pick up basketball talk on how you decide who to guard at the gym.
What is the best way to stop those rub routes? Zone so defenders aren't trying to chase a WR through traffic? Those routes seem extremely difficult to stop from my uneducated perspective. Since QBs can typically diagnose between man and zone pre-snap a team like PSU that often looks to the sideline once set at the line of scrimmage could change to a rub route at the line if they detect man coverage and be quite successful. I guess the tough part is making sure that the WR that picks off the DB has the skills to do so legally.
the tackling part would concern me lol. then again, pick up bb does permit quite a bit of tackling in my neighborhood
Exactly what you said first, zone. See the open field tackle on Hamler by Brad Hawkins on PSU’s first or second drive. Rahne guesses man and Brown was in zone, Hamler dragged right into a defender. Not a bad call, sometimes the other guy just guesses right.
Lots of times a crossing route will be an option route, where the receiver drags if it’s man or sits down in a hole if it’s zone. Sitting down only gets you 5 yards or so though, unless two LBers miss a tackle, and QB has to read it right too
Agree with you, I would bet not many knew about how to recognize the different coverages.
What he said in the beginning dictates everything: what is your personnel (recruiting and player development) and situation (that would be coaching and player experience/smarts/preparation/instincts). And it only gets more complicated from there: play action with a RB who can make people miss (think Saquon); a QB who can run if the play breaks down (Michael Vick); a TE that can block a DE, yet is bigger and faster than any LB who has to cover him in passing plays (Gronk). Not to mention, with the RPO, a lot of people complain about the downfield blocking by o-linemen on pass plays, since the defense is taught to read them for initial run or pass clues. Not an easy game.
By personnel I think he primarily means the count of RBs and TEs on the field in this basic overview. The nuances of the individual player skill sets would be a more advanced discussion. By situation I think he simply means down and distance, which would be a clue if the offense is more likely to run or pass.
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