Robber Coverage, explain please??

COACH,

NO BETTER ROBBER DEFENSE GOING THAN THAT RUN BY VIRGINIA TECH. TEMPLE RUNS A GREAT VERSION ALSO. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CONTACT TECH AND SEE IF YOU CAN CATCH COACH BEAMER , WHY NOT GET IT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE BEST THERE IS AT RUNNING IT??? Just a suggestion as always.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

thanks guys,
i was just wanting to get an idea how people are running it....i have an idea, but we dont run much 3 or man free. just was trying to educate my self....

tigerone.....in your empty offense, of anyspread fo rthat matter, do youlike to see cov3?....i am jsut not a big fan of it, i guess because we dont run it much. my first year coaching, we ran the old 3-roll on every snap just about.i just think unless you have linebackers that can run, in high school your giving up the easiet thing for ahigh school qb to throw and thats the quick game.....thoughts?

tiger one--
thanks for the confirmation(haha)...
ther are very few situations we get into cov3, but we use it sparingly....
but like you said, i think its vulnerable in too many spots.....
good to get info from someone with your experience

“ROBBER” COVERAGE


CORNERS:

ALIGNMENT: 2 yards inside & 9 yards deep - #1 receiver.

Key: QB

Run Responsibility: 2nd contain – alley support.

Pass Responsibility: Must stay inside #1 (C.P. – if you are Corner to FS side, you can play much tighter because the free safety is controlling #2. The split side corner must be aware of #2).


FREE SAFETY:

ALIGNMENT: 8 yards deep, inside foot back. Cheat over OT to #2 side late.

KEY: #2

RUN RESPONSIBILITY: 1. TE blocks down – fill outside. Think toss or power. 2. TE blocks out – think ball away. 3. TE cuts off DE – think A gap.

PASS RESPONSIBILITY: 1. #2 vertical – FS must lock on. 2. #2 drag – FS work over top. Look up #1 – opposite side. 3. #2 flat – look up #1 for curl or post.


ADVANTAGES OF “ROBBER”:
1. Able to get FS to both sides of the ball.
2. Able to get control of #2 deep on any vertical routes.
3. Lets inside LB play run because #2 is always controlled vertically to TE side.
4. Able to use 5 DB’s as a base package, which gives us better team speed.
5. Alignments blend in with playing our other two coverages (Cov. 0, and Cov. 1).



OUTSIDE AND INSIDE LINEBACKERS: (“ROBBER COVERAGE”)



OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (ROVER & WILL):


ALIGNMENT: 2 yards outside TE & 2 yards deep (if NO TE – 2 yards outside OT & 2 yards deep).

KEY: Triangle (flow-TE-QB).

RUN RESPONSIBILITY: 1. Flow to – sky support. 2. Flow away – check reverse, then fold.
NOTE: On split end side if both backs flow into B Gap, then you must fill B Gap. Flow away, B Gap.

PASS RESPONSIBILITY: Once you read pass, work the #’s. You have flat, and any #2 receiver that goes flat and up.


INSIDE LINEBACKERS (SAM & MIKE):


ALIGNMENT: Sam is in a 30 technique (straddle outside leg of OG) 4-5 yards deep. Mike is in a 30 technique (straddle outside leg of OG) 4-5 yards deep.

KEY: Flow, to Guards.

RUN RESPONSIBILITY: (Sam): 1. Flow To – stack C Gap, unless both backs are in A Gap. Flow Away – A Gap front side. (Mike): 1. Flow To: - B Gap. Flow away: - front side A Gap.

PASS RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Sam: Read #3 (back). Back expands – Sam expands to look up #1. Back goes vertical – Sam must take him man to man. Back blocks – Sam works to front side hook zone.
B. Mike: Read #2 (back). Back expands – Mike expands to look up #1. Back goes vertical – Mike must take him man to man. Back blocks – Mike works straight back to hook.

Panic,

That's the coverage I'm referring to.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE