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per request from ShirtsLeeve I decided to post another thread dealing with football defense.
I found the following article fascinating. Click the diagram to go to the link.
In this play, the secondary goes into a cover-3 shell. The SS is the force/flat defender (sky coverage). The ROLB (defense perspective) covers the other flat.
Notice that the play allows a
I found the following article fascinating. Click the diagram to go to the link.
the reason that I personally like the 3-4 defense is that it allows you to involve eight players against the run without having to play man-to-man in the secondary. This helps us to stop the run with our guys up front and limits the offense’s potential of the big play. We can be aggressive with our front seven without taking risks in the secondary.
In this play, the secondary goes into a cover-3 shell. The SS is the force/flat defender (sky coverage). The ROLB (defense perspective) covers the other flat.
Notice that the play allows a
"Mike” or “Will” blitz and our cover 3 behind it. Notice how we are able to actually get eight men involved against the run and still be a zone team in the secondary. We can bring two and sometimes three linebackers depending on the offensive personnel group that is in the game and still play some type of zone coverage behind it.
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