Don't let the offense dictate the coverage.A common tactic used by many offenses is to lure lure the skin-covered object which runs on a monorail on a Greyhound racing track and which the dogs are schooled to chase. The lure must be kept 30 to 40 ft ahead of the leading dog so that the field is stretched out. the defense into the coverage and alignments they want. Offenses can do this in multitude of ways. For example, they can align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. or motion to a oneback set and force the defense to remove a man from the box. The offense can then attack the defense with a running play (Diag. 1). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At Sevier County Sevier County is the name of several counties in the United States:
We double-call the coverage in the huddle. The first numeral numeral, symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration system. designates the coverage we want vs two backs. The second number is for any one back or no back set. This system allows us to expand or constrict con·strict v. To make smaller or narrower, especially by binding or squeezing. the defense according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. our wishes. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If the offense is trying to get us into a six-man front so that they can run the ball, we will use cover O as the second call. This is a man-free look with seven defenders in the box. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If we want to expand with the offense, we would call cover 88. This would result in a six man in the box look vs one back sets. Diags. 2 and 3 show cover 88 and cover 80 respectively against one-back sets. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DIAG. 2, COVER 88 RULES: Corners (C)--? man to man Strong Safety (S)--? reading #2 Free Safety (FS)--? reading #2 Bandit bandit: see brigandage. (B)--width and depth over #2 Sam (S)--deep middle over #3 strong Will (W)--width and depth over #2 weak DIAG. 3, COVER 80 RULES: Corners (C)--man on #1 - match coverage Strong Safety (S)--man on #2 weak (he is the adjuster) Free Safety (FS)--hole--deep middle Bandit (B)--man on TE Sam/Will--If the back steps to the LB, he takes him man to man. If the back steps away, the LB will "Rathole Noun 1. rathole - a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats hole - an opening into or through something 2. rathole - a small dirty uncomfortable room "--Drop 10--12 yards over the ball, reading the QB's eyes. Coverage may involve a Banjo or in and out scheme between Sam and Bandit in the Tight End and a strong back. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diag. 2 shows Cover 8 (quarters coverage). If we call 88, we are going to be in Cover 8 regardless of the offensive formation. This is a coverage that expands with the offense. We use it mainly during passing downs. We can use this coverage with a 5cents or 10cents look. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since we stunt and pressure out of this package, the offense can't anticipate a base four-man rush with loaded coverage. However, as a basic rule, we have to stop the run with six in the box. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diag. 3 shows the adjustment we want to use to keep seven in the box. This adjustment has the strong safety adjusting to the break of formation. As you can see, we have the flexibility to play run or pass according to the situation. We can load up to stop offensive tendencies according to our game plan. Following are other one-back formations with Cover 88 and Cover 80 rules in effect. DIAG. 4, COVER 88, VS TREY SET DIAG. 5, COVER 80, VS TREY SET DIAG. 6, COVER 88, VS TWO-BACK MOTION DIAG. 7, COVER 80, VS TWO-BACK MOTION By Kenny Ratledge, Defensive Coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head Sevierville (TN) County H.S. |
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