Cover 4
With Cover 4 reads, the coverage for us would be as follows: #1=Vertical-Corner reads #1 and takes him man on the vertical. #2=Deep outshort cor!er- Safety and OLB read #2 Once he clears 8 yards, Safety has him man. #2"wea$= short drag to flat,- SOLB reads #2, collisions him on vertical release and checks Curl to flat. %ost of this t&pe of patter! readi!g is e'plai!ed i! detail i! (oh! Durha)*s boo +ootball*s )atch-up Coverage+ " !ot sure if this title is correct $ broph&, cover 2 a!d 4 are totall& differe!t coverages for us i do !ot lie pure 4 vs 4 wides i would rather be i! cover 2 vs a pro tea) i love cover 4 )iller described cover 2 to a t i lie cover 2 press the cor!ers !eed to beat the hell out of #1 i also lie cover 4 with pressed cor!ers cover 4 is a patter! read coverage if &ou have &our ids .ust getti!g depth &ou are goi!g to get illed / &ards vertical &ou are )a! 0 thi! we are havi!g so)e ter)i!olog& )i'ups ur uarters coverage is!*t a 14 3o!e coverage, it is a )atch-up patter! read that for the )ost part tur!s i!to )a! he Cor!er reads the #1 receiver to deter)i!e whether he will get help fro) the safet& or !ot, but he will be pla&i!g hi) )a!-to-)a! he 5afet& will read the #2 reciever to deter)i!e who he is goi!g to cover 0f the #2 breas o! a cross or out, the 5afet& will go to the #1 receiver a!d will rob the curl or the post 0f the #2 ru!s a! i!ter)ediate out, the 67 will get u!der it 0f the #2 releases Vertical, the 5afet& has hi) )a!-to-)a! he 67 is also readi!g #2 a!d will .a) a!& vertical release, the! gai! depth a!d pla& Curllat his coverage, as with )ost, has it*s wea!esses a!d it taes uite a bit of drill, but we lie it because it does a great .ob tai!g awa& the Curl a!d the 8ost"patter!s we see the )ost$ 9ere is %86*s +;77;+ CV;?@
C;<;5: ?60@<%< ?60@<%<:: 2 &ards i!side A B &ards deep - #1 receiver receiver e&: 7 ;u! ;espo!sibilit&: 2!d co!tai! E alle& support 8ass ;espo!sibilit&: %ust sta& i!side #1 "C8 E if &ou are Cor!er to 5 side, &ou ca! pla& )uch tighter because the free safet& is co!trolli!g #2 he split side cor!er )ust be
aware of #2$
; 5?F: ?60@<%<: / &ards deep, i!side foot bac Cheat over to #2 side late F: #2 ;G< ;58<507060F: 1 blocs dow! E fill outside hi! toss or power 2 blocs out E thi! ball awa& H cuts off D E thi! ? gap 8?55 ;58<507060F: 1 #2 vertical E 5 )ust loc o! 2 #2 drag E 5 wor over top 6oo up #1 E opposite side H #2 flat E loo up #1 for curl or post
?DV?<?@5 ;77;>: 1 ?ble to get 5 to both sides of the ball 2 ?ble to get co!trol of #2 deep o! a!& vertical routes H 6ets i!side 67 pla& ru! because #2 is alwa&s co!trolled verticall& to side 4 ?ble to use I D7Js as a base pacage, which gives us better tea) speed I ?lig!)e!ts ble!d i! with pla&i!g our other two coverages "Cov K, a!d Cov 1$
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G50D 60<7?C;5 ";V; A W066$:
?60@<%<: 2 &ards outside A 2 &ards deep "if < E 2 &ards outside A 2 &ards deep$ F: ria!gle "flow--7$ ;G< ;58<507060F: 1 low to E s& support 2 low awa& E chec reverse, the! fold <: ! split e!d side if both bacs flow i!to 7 @ap, the! &ou )ust fill 7 @ap low awa&, 7 @ap 8?55 ;58<507060F: !ce &ou read pass, wor the #Js Fou have flat, a!d a!& #2 receiver that goes flat a!d up
0<50D 60<7?C;5 "5?% A %0$:
?60@<%<: 5a) is i! a HK tech!iue "straddle outside leg of @$ 4-I &ards deep %ie is i! a HK tech!iue "straddle outside leg of @$ 4-I &ards deep F: low, to @uards ;G< ;58<507060F: "5a)$: 1 low o E stac C @ap, u!less both bacs are i! ? @ap low ?wa& E ? @ap fro!t side "%ie$: 1 low o: - 7 @ap low awa&: - fro!t side ? @ap 8?55 ;58<50706005: ? 5a): ;ead #H "bac$ 7ac e'pa!ds E 5a) e'pa!ds to loo up #1 7ac goes vertical E 5a) )ust tae hi) )a! to )a! 7ac blocs E 5a) wors to fro!t side hoo 3o!e 7 %ie: ;ead #2 "bac$ 7ac e'pa!ds E %ie e'pa!ds to loo up #1 7ac goes vertical E %ie )ust tae hi) )a! to )a! 7ac blocs E %ie wors straight bac to hoo (oh! - tha!s for V? C9 !oteboo 0 did!*t see C9*5 +;77;+ i! there - so here it is: 1$ C;<;5: ?60@< 1'L, Cheat to B &ds F #2 to 7 ;G< ;58<507060F = 5eco!dar& orce "last )a! pursuit o! flow awa&$ 8?55 ;58<507060F = 0!vert 12 "%F <: 7?50C?66F 9? %?<5 9F 5?F 0<50D 9 #1 ;C0V; ? ?66 0%5$ 2$ ;V; "5;<@ 67$: ?60@< H'I off F #2 to 7 ;G< ;58<507060F = 5& orce 8?55 ;58<507060F = latWheel H$ ; 5?F: ?60@< 5 shoulder of 5tro!g @uard ' 1K &ds deep F #2 release ;G< ;58<507060F = 066 8?55 ;58<507060F = #2 out rob curlM #2 cross rob digM #2 vertical - )a! o! hi) 4$ %0 67 "W? 067$: ?60@< !or)al F #2 wea ;G< ;58<507060F = !or)al 8?55 ;58<507060F = bac or curl I$ 7?C; "5;<@ 067$: ?60@< !or)al F #H ;G< ;58<507060F = !or)al 8?55 ;58<507060F = bac or curl N$ W908 "W? 67$:
?60@< = wal F ria!gle "ball!ear bac$ ;G< ;58<507060F = as& force "fold o! flow awa&$ 8?55 ;58<507060F = latWheel <: Vs %5 <7?C set&s the& chec to Cover H "H deep 3o!e$ 0 did!*t see this i! the !oteboo - if it*s there, give )e the page !u)ber ha!sO 8ha!to) - 0*ve had several ids pla& i! the seco!dar& at ech "over 4KP &ears$, A !ow )uch their staff "i!cludi!g for)er seco!dar& coach - 8hil l)assia! - who 0<5?66D +;77;+ there$ he checs fro) ;77; are i! the defe!sive !oteboo, a!d i! the seco!dar& coverage ?8 that the& give <6F to their seco!dar& ids to tae ho)e A stud& i! the su))erO his tape was !ever sold, A ept co!fide!tialO 0 have their coverage sheets i! fro!t of )e as 0 t&pe this, A it 59W5 +;77;+ ad.ust)e!ts to .ust about ever& co!ceivable for)atio! possibleO he& are a / %?< ;<H D8 +;77;+ "which gives the) +B i! the bo'+ o! ru!s$, A 8;; the coverage vs 8; 55 "2 W;1 2 ;7*s$ ?lso good vs 0@9 8; 55 "2 W;2 2 ;7$ because the& ca! use DG76 ;77; pri!ciples - which a)ou!t to +1K i! the bo'+ o! ru!sO 8ha!to): +;77;+ CV;?@ 05 D?06D < 8?@5 NK4, NKI, NKN 90; D <7 0< ;< %O ?s (oh!
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