tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post5660512770600228627..comments2023-07-06T11:41:56.909-04:00Comments on Breakdown Sports: Football Fundamentals: Cover 4 Defense "Coverage"Space Coyotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525412240793969593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-34119752993805861382017-10-01T18:52:27.549-04:002017-10-01T18:52:27.549-04:00Outstanding--thanks.
This is the best breakdown of...Outstanding--thanks.<br />This is the best breakdown of these coverages I've yet read.<br />Many bloggers who attempt to "teach" this stuff are hopelessly out of their depth (including some of the ones you cite).<br /><br />They have only the vaguest notion of what they're describing, and reading it only gets you more confused.<br /><br />You really know your stuff, and you can teach it.<br />will27https://www.blogger.com/profile/05028220609128687414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-82898310666669849122017-02-12T14:30:01.101-05:002017-02-12T14:30:01.101-05:00So Switch is good for...inside run,Perimeter pass?...So Switch is good for...inside run,Perimeter pass? Versus Trips?<br />Thumbs is good versus...routes to #1...run support...not so much...just trying to understandLch150044https://www.blogger.com/profile/14753360092171302576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-68880915136991378932015-10-02T08:18:16.495-04:002015-10-02T08:18:16.495-04:00Post-wheel combo is typically more team specific a...Post-wheel combo is typically more team specific and specific to the receiver's release off the LOS. Because #1 threatens vertical with his post route, the post-wheel combo is defender essentially like the Hawk concept (fly-out) is above. By that time, the defenders are committed and need to stick to their coverage.<br /><br />The more difficult task are things like switch concepts, where the defense needs to communicate if a receiver is threatening vertical or releasing straight inside/outside. That can cause confusion and leave guys wide open. How teams play that is generally more team specific, and can be anywhere from how they play the post-wheel, to just allowing the rub route to happen and matching up after.Space Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525412240793969593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-3658954151646973872015-09-22T13:17:09.828-04:002015-09-22T13:17:09.828-04:00Great stuff. Could you describe how the different ...Great stuff. Could you describe how the different varieties would handle switch vertical, like a post-wheel?Needs More Bourbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673169784108147306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-41051549638453469782015-07-03T16:06:41.063-04:002015-07-03T16:06:41.063-04:00MSU's 6-man blitz packages with 5 guys in zone...MSU's 6-man blitz packages with 5 guys in zone is the single best thing they do and I believe will start to become very commonplace soon. Heavy pressure without the drawbacks of Cover 0.DoubleBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-69871893983277841042015-07-01T08:21:02.707-04:002015-07-01T08:21:02.707-04:00No doubt they were very good at it in '14. As ...No doubt they were very good at it in '14. As you said, experience helps, not just at the CB position but at the safety position as well (where they also had less experience in '14).<br /><br />One thing MSU does really well is scout as well. They find tendencies and play heavily off of those. They also like to check to a knob or blitz the corner with any short motion which helps mitigate some of the crack exchange concerns.Space Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525412240793969593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-65320422966110909642015-06-30T16:07:24.532-04:002015-06-30T16:07:24.532-04:00I have all of MSU's games from 2013 and they w...I have all of MSU's games from 2013 and they were excellent versus the crack. They got beat in the Rose Bowl on a big run early in the game when the corner took one bad step, but I was very impressed how they were able to help on run support in what is essentially man coverage (and the main reason I shy away from it in most situations). Experienced corners obviously help as well.DoubleBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-40369345326143322992015-06-30T11:31:59.688-04:002015-06-30T11:31:59.688-04:00FWIW, one of the things that tends to make MOD cov...FWIW, one of the things that tends to make MOD coverage easier is the point 3 above. Eyes follow hands; because it's not man coverage underneath, you can slide off a bit more and naturally the players exchange. MEG makes it a little more difficult, but man coverage will always do that. That's why post-snap communication from the safety-down is extremely important in any man scheme.Space Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525412240793969593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-43730092435711393482015-06-30T11:27:16.044-04:002015-06-30T11:27:16.044-04:00Well it's going to depend on who is being crac...Well it's going to depend on who is being cracked (OLB or Safety) and the formation and a few other things. But...<br /><br />1. The CB's run fit is the outer most gap. On an inside release, he stays on the downfield shoulder an outside, so even on an inward breaking route he has outside technique more often than not.<br /><br />2. Communication from the safety is a necessity. He needs to yell "Crack!" to make the defense aware of what is going on.<br /><br />3. Eyes follow the hands. If the receiver releases inside, the hands follow him inside and the eyes move into the backfield. From that, the CB can determine if the ball carrier is coming at them and if they need to peel off and make a play on the ball.<br /><br />4. If the crack is on the OLB, nothing really changes. The safety exchanges with the OLB and fills the alley.<br /><br />As far as what they key at the snap, that would depend on week-to-week on offensive tendencies. But the key is to follow the rules above and then gameplan from there, and that way you should at least be in a good position to make a play. But MSU has had some issues in the past with the crack block, look no closer than last year against OSU where they had a lot of successful outside runs that utilized crack blocks.Space Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525412240793969593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544267494643079726.post-23222661113975302862015-06-30T11:02:07.907-04:002015-06-30T11:02:07.907-04:00I've always been impressed with the ability of...I've always been impressed with the ability of MSU's cornerbacks to play the run in Press 4--what you call MEG, I believe. Do you know what they key at the snap in order to determine the difference between a crack block and some sort of in-breaking route?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com