Cover 3 vs Trips

MSVV
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Cover 3 vs Trips Oct 7, 2003 3:39:06 GMT

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Post by MSVV on Oct 7, 2003 3:39:06 GMT

How do you play cover 3 against trips? Do you switch to something else?

Our normal key for the inside linebacker (who has Hook/Curl responsibility) would be to look at the #2 receiver to his side. If that receiver goes vertical, he rides with him until the QB sets. Anything else than vertical, he immediately expands to the Curl.

His rule tells him to protect the Hook when threatened and expand to Curl when it is not... Can he still accomplish this by just reading the #3 receiver in trips just as he would read the #2 receiver? How do you guys teach it?

/MSVV

DC29 Senior Member Posts: 453	Cover 3 vs Trips Oct 7, 2003 7:28:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DC29 on Oct 7, 2003 7:28:39 GMT if you are blitzing from that side, i think you have to go to something else. if you're not blitzing, that sounds good. olb plays flats, corner and safety are deep, ilb hook to curl. that's sound and safe.
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Coach Jake
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Cover 3 vs Trips Jan 16, 2004 3:27:01 GMT

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Post by Coach Jake on Jan 16, 2004 3:27:01 GMT

How about defending the backside ? What do you do if teams are running trips to the boundry and their best receiver to the field ? with our 4-3 against trips we would bring our SS down to the flats to give us a 4-4 look allowing the backers to stay in position. We would move our weak end to head up on the tackle so we can widen Will to try and help with the inside route from the single receiver. SS plays flat, Sam widen to hook and looks to wall off crossing routes. Corner looks for 3 step then drops to deep 1/3. Do you get FS to cheat to trips or have him help out with the single receiver - especially for a post pattern.

Someone here was talking about playing corners on an inside shade in trips - is that what you do too ??

oneonone Junior Member Posts: 17	Cover 3 vs Trips Jan 16, 2004 7:44:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by oneonone on Jan 16, 2004 7:44:58 GMT Here at Westwood High School, we would play cover 3 on the trips side and cover 1 on the backside.

DC29 Senior Member Posts: 453	Cover 3 vs Trips Jan 21, 2004 10:53:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DC29 on Jan 21, 2004 10:53:01 GMT in cover 3 from a 44, you would still have an olb and a corner to the "stud" receiver side.
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Cover 3 vs Trips Jan 27, 2004 20:56:33 GMT

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Post by djtrap2 on Jan 27, 2004 20:56:33 GMT

Cover III vs. Trips

CB 1/8 inside #1 receiver, SS 1/5 inside #2 receiver(curl/flat), FS 10yds. off and head up on #3 receiver (with ball in middle of field). Both middle LB stay stacked over their Guards. If it is 3rd Long I will move my strong side middle LB's out to play 1/5 inside the #3 receiver and play his curl zone from there. Will LB will play 5 yds. deep and a couple of yards outside the Tackle. We'll move him out if the #1 receiver on the single side is a threat. If he is not really a threat we'll bring the Will LB tighter to the box and stunt him. Our CB to the single receiver side will play cover III unless the Will LB is on a stunt, than he will lock up man on the receiver.

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Post by MSVV on Oct 7, 2003 3:39:06 GMT

Post by DC29 on Oct 7, 2003 7:28:39 GMT

Post by Coach Jake on Jan 16, 2004 3:27:01 GMT

Post by oneonone on Jan 16, 2004 7:44:58 GMT

Post by DC29 on Jan 21, 2004 10:53:01 GMT

Post by djtrap2 on Jan 27, 2004 20:56:33 GMT

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