4-4 Defense Versus Gun Four-Wide

#1, I agree cover 1 is the way to go.

A nice change up for ushas been to send the man over #2 on the boundary-side, rotate the FS over the top and have an ILB bail out to the same (boundary) side on the snap. We are pretty much in 0 on the field side but USUALLY, the QB will throw to the boundary when he sees a blitz coming from there:

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C......W.........................M.....S........$........C
..............................5...3....1....5
X..............................T.G.C.G.T.................Y
.........H............................Q.............Z

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Assume ball on the right hash, $ would blitz off the edge (OK to show it early). On snap, S flys to the curl area looking for an in-breaking (possibly hot) route by #2 (Z). FS is over the top, CB will read #2, if it is a quick out-breaking route thrown to #2, CB should score, if #2 goes vertical, lock on #1.

Obviously, you do not want to go to the well too often but it is a nice call if you pick your spots.