See if this is okay....

I don't think I would move the OLB to the strong side all the way out to the WR--then you are losing numbers game to the strong side in the box. If I were playing you in that coverage, I would run strong off tackle all day--unless you have some very good DT's and DE's that can dominate up front. Then you can basically do anything you like, and you'll probably be ok. The back side backer I think could go out, but again, you lose some edge support. Might be solved by simply shifting the LB's, but then you are simply playing a 43 and you might as well just use a 43 personnel package. I've done this technique out of a 33 stack, but never from a 44 look.

I think it's ok, if you can get after the QB. You are losing your 3rd level by bringing your FS away from center field. I think it can be sound, but it is a bit of a high-risk, high-reward approach.

You still end up with a 42 Cover 2. You just switched how your kids align in Cover 2 because of skills your kids have and the matchups being presented. I call it good coaching!

The only problem you will have is what do you do if a starter goes down? Do you teach your "personalized" Cover 2 alignment to all of the kids from day one or teach the "Base" dCover 2 alignments to everyone BUT make your alilgnment changes with your starters and if someone gets hurt you go back to base.

I call what you are thinking and doing good coaching. Getting your desired matchups. I love it and think you got it. You just need to figure out how you want to teach it. A new alignment taught to all of the kids from day one or is this a "persnalized" alignment for certain starters.

I see nothing wrong with it and think you have it. We don't have 110 kids that all go one way, at least I don't. I play 6-7 D-back type kids on defense all the time. The position may say OLB but he is a DB. The position may say Weak side end but he is still a DB. It makes it real easy to go into different coverages because I really don't worry about a "Corner" playing deep and also jam in Cover 2, or a "OLB" being to drop back to deep half, or covering a #2 receiver. They are all D-backs so I can tell "Joey" to drop to half and tell "Timmy" to jam #1, even though the All-Star Cover 2 manual says the corners roll up. Do what works for your kids.

Its all about the Jimmy's and Joe's and the matchups and you have it nailed!!

Go for it!!

I believe Oneback is correct and I have taken his advice. By the end of last season we were playing very little cover 2 but during the course of the season we had it in and used it as a change up and a way to take away the quick out as well as disguising cover 3. A couple of games we played primarily Cover 3 but aligned in 2 most of the time.

I like all of Coach Mountjoy's ideas and we have gone more to the tight man and moving in and out and disguising 1 and 3. We will start next season with that philosophy playing our 4 and 5 man fronts with 1 and 3 behind it. Instead of rolled up 2, I am looking at Tampa 2 with the flat players(our Outside Backers) aligning at 7 with inside leverage. Use my FS to roll down to a MLB spot and cover deep middle. I have a couple of visits planned to learn more about the details but I believe I have the basic concept of the coverage. What I really like about it is the alignment of the Outside Backers should bring them quicker to the run and being able to disguise 1 and 3 should be pretty easy. Appears to match up great vs. Option, Spread Offense and an obvious 3rd and Long passing situation.

The other discussion point about players getting hurt and not having a guy trained to me is irrelevant to the coverage you are playing. We do not just train the starters we train at least 2 deep. Giving close to equal reps to 1's and 2's and also throw a few reps to a 3. By the time a guy is a Senior he might be able to play 2 or 3 spots and then move him around and bring in the next best guy. It's the Coach's responsibility to have somebody ready that has a clue. I have always been of the philosophy that you put in the trained backup instead of doing a mass of juggling, often times you are pleasantly surprised.