Post by Oneback on Mar 21, 2020 14:56:51 GMT
Response to an email I just received about Cover 4 ("Quarters") by another site member. In our "QB SCHOOL" we treat EACH coverage this way. Any ?'s = contact me: billmountjoy@yahoo.com
QB ATTACKING COVER 4:
(A 4 DEEP LOOK WITH THE CORNERS AND SAFETIES EACH PLAYING A QUARTER OF THE FIELD. THE DEFENSIVE BACKS WILL PLAY MAN TO MAN ON VERTICAL ROUTES WHILE LB’S WILL PLAY ZONE UNDERNEATH. IF THERE IS NO VERTICAL THREAT, THEN THE DB’S ARE FREE TO HELP ANOTHER DEFENDER)
BASIC PHILOSOPHY:
This coverage is a 4 deep coverage with only 3 men in the under coverage. It has two safeties deep but may be distinguished from Cover 2 in that the safeties disregard the hashes and align on the H & Y. It is based upon safeties helping the corners on in-breaking routes by the WRs (which can be countered by having H or Y “blow the top” off the coverage by taking the safety vertical and deep, causing the defense to become a 3 deep zone), and allowing the WRs to run in breaking routes. Also play action passes directed at one of the safeties can make that safety vulnerable to throws to the WR behind him. The corners will have no help on WR routes to the outside, which is one of the areas we will exploit.
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED:
1. Can we read the coverage coming in our Pre-Snap-Look? Usually can!
2. Do the corners take an inside or an outside align? Is this determined by the split of the WR’s?
3. How fast do the corners bail? Are they slow playing until the QB clears the 3 step drop?
4. Do the safeties play flat-footed or backpedal as they read H & Y?
5. If H or Y crosses underneath, does that safety go to deep middle, and/or look for an in break by one of the WR’s? If so – which one?
6. Is there a formation they may not play Cover 4 against?
7. Will different forms of motion eliminate Cover 4?
8. Which LB is the weakest in the coverage?
9. Does the Mike go to hook/curl to the side the RB goes?
10. Do the OLBs go curl/flat off the release of H/Y?
11. Do they play this coverage in a specific area of the field?
SEE ATTACHMENT:
QB ATTACKING COVER 4:
(A 4 DEEP LOOK WITH THE CORNERS AND SAFETIES EACH PLAYING A QUARTER OF THE FIELD. THE DEFENSIVE BACKS WILL PLAY MAN TO MAN ON VERTICAL ROUTES WHILE LB’S WILL PLAY ZONE UNDERNEATH. IF THERE IS NO VERTICAL THREAT, THEN THE DB’S ARE FREE TO HELP ANOTHER DEFENDER)
BASIC PHILOSOPHY:
This coverage is a 4 deep coverage with only 3 men in the under coverage. It has two safeties deep but may be distinguished from Cover 2 in that the safeties disregard the hashes and align on the H & Y. It is based upon safeties helping the corners on in-breaking routes by the WRs (which can be countered by having H or Y “blow the top” off the coverage by taking the safety vertical and deep, causing the defense to become a 3 deep zone), and allowing the WRs to run in breaking routes. Also play action passes directed at one of the safeties can make that safety vulnerable to throws to the WR behind him. The corners will have no help on WR routes to the outside, which is one of the areas we will exploit.
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED:
1. Can we read the coverage coming in our Pre-Snap-Look? Usually can!
2. Do the corners take an inside or an outside align? Is this determined by the split of the WR’s?
3. How fast do the corners bail? Are they slow playing until the QB clears the 3 step drop?
4. Do the safeties play flat-footed or backpedal as they read H & Y?
5. If H or Y crosses underneath, does that safety go to deep middle, and/or look for an in break by one of the WR’s? If so – which one?
6. Is there a formation they may not play Cover 4 against?
7. Will different forms of motion eliminate Cover 4?
8. Which LB is the weakest in the coverage?
9. Does the Mike go to hook/curl to the side the RB goes?
10. Do the OLBs go curl/flat off the release of H/Y?
11. Do they play this coverage in a specific area of the field?
SEE ATTACHMENT: