Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
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Now that we've gone from a 3-4 to a 4-2-5 my Cover 2 is tough to figure out. I basically pull my Strong Safety out of the box leaving a 4-3 over hang on the weakside. The Cover 2 I've seen run with the 4-2-5 is with the Corners aligned deep over #1 but on the snap they angle to the Deep 1/2 while the Free jumps the Hole over the center. Is this realistic? I also only like the Cover 2 due to the required aggression needed for my little corners. I challenge them with the cover technique in a standard press Cover 2. But in a 4-2-5 they can't align in press and still have an effective Deep 1/2's coverage. Any ideas for Deep 1/2's coverage.
I always, when playing cover two, rolled my corners up hard and played bump and run and left the safties to play deep halves. So, it is not a true cover two zone, but is a combo coverage of man under and zone deep. Always worked just great for us, PROVIDED YOU HAVE TWO CORNERS WHO CAN PLAY BUMP AND RUN AND NOT TURN AND RUN. We just dropped the Mike into the MOF to keep the MOF closed.
Coach Easton-TIGER ONE
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
Good question! Whenever we went to cover # 2, which was not often, Mike who had dropped into MOF would cheat to #2 on the snap with the SS setting back with orders to keep everything in front of him, if #2 was a slot, which means that we had to have a CB who would not get beat! If he was a TE, the DE had orders to not let him out at all costs! It was their best against our best. It presented an awkward situation at best and that is why we locked up in hard man under across the board and stayed away from cover #2 as mush as was possible! Good thinking on your part, as it was a problem.
Coach Easton-TIGER ONE
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
In COVER 2 with 5 under zone (not man) the CORNERS would take #2 in the flat - AFTER holding up #1's vertical release for as long as possible. If no one threatened the flat - the Corner could retreat under #1's vertical release so as to cut down the hole the "fade" is thrown into.
This is the conventional way that everybody I know who runs the coverage does it.
Yeah, that is how I learned it as a player. As a HS coach, I found I didn't like the traditional cover 2 vs sets that used receivers that aligned with any width at all, like a pro formation for instance. Now you are playing with 7 in the box. I think there are better ways to stop the run and defend the pass. Just my opinion.
There is no better pass coverage or secondary run support vs conventional "Pro-Sets" than a 3 deep ROBBER scheme.
A) GREAT vs 2 man combinations (such as curl/flat, etc) between #1 & #2 that KILL Cover 3.
B) Gives you "9 in the box" vs runs.
The only thing is vs 4 & 5 WR sets you have to "check" to Cover 1 from ROBBER. The way WE play it - it isn't that much dfifferent between ROBBER & Cover 1. We have arrived at a point where we are playing ONLY: ROBBER, Cover 1, & Cover 0 (if MAX BLITZ). The Corner play in all 3 for us is alomost identical.
I agree Bill. We run something very similar to your robber. It is very hard to run the ball when you have 9 in the box and 10 or 11 eyes on the ball very quickly most of the time.
COVER 2 is GREAT from a 4-2-5. EASY to adjust - ALL you have to do is put the Weak OLB out ON X, the WC in that 1/2, the F/S in the strong 1/2, & the SC up on Z - SIMPLE!!!!!!!. SOMETIMES (as you will notice in the diagrams) you benefit from sliding the LBers to a 4-3 look ("DIME" call), but you do not fool with the DLM nor does it change the Secondary. The way we do it - adjustments are the SAME regardless in you are playing COVER 2 (5 under ZONE/2 deep zone), OR, Cover 5 (5 under MAN/2 deep zone), OR, Cover 4 (quarters). Real convenient!!!!!!!
We feel our Cover 2 is better vs run to TE side because we don't put our S/S ("Gator") in a half - but he is still down for RUN SUPPORT!
READ #9 (BELOW):
ADVANTAGES of 4-2-5 (AKA 4-4)
1. IT IS A BALANCED DEFENSE WITH 4 PLAYERS TO EACH SIDE THUS MAKING IT MUCH EASIER TO ADJUST TO ANY OFFENSIVE FORMATION OR MOTION.
2. WE FEEL WE NEED 4 MEN ON EACH SIDE OF THE BALL TO STOP OPTION OFFENSES.
3. IT LIMITS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRACTICALLY ALL SPLIT-END OFFENSES.
4. IT LIMITS THE OFF-TACKLE PLAY BECAUSE IT TAKES AWAY THE DOUBLE TEAM BLOCK.
5. IT IS A GREAT CONTAIN DEFENSE WITH OLB's IN A "TRUE END" POSITION.
6. IT HELPS LIMIT THE INSIDE OFFENSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE JUST 3 MEN IN EFFECTIVE POSITION TO BLOCK YOUR 4 IN THE MIDDLE - THUS FORCING TEAMS TO RUN OUTSIDE WHERE THEY HAVE A ONE-ON-ONE BLOCKING SCHEME.
7. NO DEFENSIVE PLAYER HAS OVER ONE GAP AS HIS RESPONSIBILITY.
8. IT GIVES YOU A BETTER PASS RUSH, AND, STUNTING PACKAGE BY ALLOWING YOU TO SEND 4 PLAYERS TO EITHER SIDE.
9. WE ARE ABLE TO PLAY EVERY PASS COVERAGE THE 4 DEEP TEAMS PLAY.
Post by CoachNightingale on Jul 17, 2007 18:44:12 GMT
Coach Mountjoy,
Was wondering if i could get a copy of your 425. It would be greatly appreciated. Im a 4 4 guy, who plays a modified 425 against spread teams.
"When my time on earth is finished, and my activities here have passed, i ask they burry me upside down, so that my critics can kiss my ass"
Post by Firebird Baller on Aug 2, 2007 9:32:33 GMT
Hate to be like a band wagon guy here, but could you please send me your information on your 4-2-5 as well. It would be greatly appreciated.
J.Ryan67@yahoo.com
I am wanting to install the 4-2-5 at my high school in Nashville, TN. Can you send me a copy of any information that you have on this defense. I would really appreciate it. My email address is mrharrell@comcast.net
Coach,
I came in late and am very interested in your 4-2-5. is it too late to ask for you to send me your defense. If so thanks and hope you have a great season. E-mail yambo41@cox.net