HYBRID WEST COAST OFFENSE - COVER 2 SPECS

COVER 2 - MOFOHow many deep zones - 2 Who are flat defenders - Corners

Strengths: 1. Designed to stop the pass 2. 5 underneath zones occupied 3. Corners are your secondary run support 4. Corners can lie to you 5. Able to go to cover 4 very easily

Weaknesses: 1. 18-22 yards on the side line (3 vert) 2. 18-22 yards down the middle (3 vert) 3. Some room in the soft 4. Running the ball, one less man in box 5. Hi/lows on the corner 6. Vertical passing game (lower percentage)

The PSR is based on the depth of the Cs and safeties. The Cs will usually be outside of the wide receivers with eyes keying inside for Force key. The safeties will be near the hash marks,aligned deeper than the corners. At the snap the Safties will appear to separate to their half field responsibility. If the ball is on the hash, look to the strong side defensive back for theiralignment because the safety will naturally be on the hash. If the end (“E”) drops to the curl, then all six (6) underneath zones are covered. When W has outside leverage on the secondreceiver, assume W has flat and rule out two (2) deep, five (5) under coverage and is possibly 3D rotation or Quarter-Quarter, Half.

- Strengths1. wide force(Corner Force-Cloud) versus run

2. leverage on both wide receivers with jams

3. cover five (5) of the six (6) underneath zones

4. four (4) man rush

5. takes away the outs-protect sideline.

6. can hold up the TE

7. Strong vs short passing game-West Coast Offense- Weaknesses

1. Safeties must cover half (½) the field; i.e., the three (3) deep zones are covered by two

2. inside receiver down the middle. Check downs open.

3. LBs must cover curl

4. strong side contain

5. weak inside linebacker to curl-Vertical Hook

6. Corner 2nd man thru rule can vacate Flat area.- How to attack it

1. Use “Spread Formations” to horizontally stretch the safeties

Two Deep – Five Under (Cover 2)

2. vertically stretch the flats to create lanes-out flank the Cornerbacks

3. a natural hole twenty to twenty-five (20-25) yards along the sidelines

4. Weak side curl-convert to 18 yard bench route.

5. corner routes

6. flood type routes

7. Down the middle away from the “Middle Read Player”.

8. Check down over the ball when Middle Read Player drops.

-Alerts for Cover

2 1. Does the defense spot drop or progression read?

2. Does the Cornerback run with 2nd man thru?

3. Will the Safeties get in the middle of their half vs 2 verts on their side?

4. Will the weak Cornerback play “sink” tech (man) vs four strong?

5. Does the defense utilize a “Vertical Hook” on verts away from the drop of the Mike(Middle Read player)?

6. How does the Cornerback play vs tight WR splits?

MOFO

HYBRID WEST COAST OFFENSE - COVER TAMPA 2 COVERAGE RULES

COVER TAMPA 2

Strong Cornerbackl. Read #2, #3 to #1

2. Squat technique -Outside shade by 7 yards –force WR inside- outside release-flatten and turn inside read # 2 or 1st crosser to

QB front shoulder. Cloud force.

3. Alert Push-3 to the flat- jump flat route.5. Alert China- call it- play deep outside corner route. Read QB’s front shoulder6. Alert 2nd man thru your zone- carry him deep. 2nd man thru overrides Push Call7. Alert Bunch-Star Call- Drop getting width and depth-CB play deep to short.8. Alert Rollout-Butter Call- play sideline area for out routes and comeback routes. Play Cover 3 Cloud to roll side.9. Alert Shove-Shove Call-Backside TE blocks check to Cover 3 cloud. Play cover 3 cloud tech away from shove call.

10. Alert Two Vertical your side-jam WR in-eyes inside for # 3 or 1st crosser and get depth and read QB front shoulder.11. Alert Z Crack Motion- near back Star Call-don’t get out flanked.

Weak Cornerback1. Read #2, #3 to #12. Squat technique -Outside shade by 7 yards –force WR inside- outside release-flatten and turn inside read # 2 or 1st crosser

to QB front shoulder. Cloud force

3. Alert 4 Strong-vs 4 strong or 2 back flow strong, play sink technique-2 man technique and jet underneath routes.

4. Alert Post Cross-vs Close wing formations, z crack motion or bunch get depth eyes inside pick up Deep Over Route.

5.Alert China- call it- play deep outside corner route. Read QB’s front shoulder

6.Alert 2nd man thru your zone-carry him deep. 2nd man thru –possible RB

7.Alert Butter Call-rollout away play deep 1/3 technique, squeeze the post route.

8.Alert Shove-Shove Call-call Shove when Tight End blocks. Play deep 1/3. key TE screen.

COVERAGE CALL - DUCE RIGHT / DUCE LEFT

STRONG SAFETYl. Read #2-#3 to #1

2. 12 x 1 outside of #2

3. #2 out expand to #1

4. Alert China- call it- when China is called go from outside of # 2 to inside of # 2

5. Alert Rollout-Butter Call- on rollout go from ½ tech to deep 1/3 to the side of the rollout

6. Alert Bunch-Star Call- play deep ¼ tech your side. Zone it.

7. Alert Shove-Shove Call-when Shove is called go from ½ tech to deep 1/3 away from the call

8. Alert Two Vertical –vs two verticals drop to the middle of your half and read the QB front shoulder

FREE SAFETYl. Read #2-#3 to #1

2. 12 x 1 outside of #2

3. #2 out expand to #1

4. Alert China- call it- when China is called go from outside of # 2 to inside of # 2

5. Alert Rollout-Butter Call- on rollout go from ½ tech to deep 1/3 to the side of the rollout

6. Alert Bunch-Star Call- play deep ¼ tech your side. Zone it.

7. Alert Shove-Shove Call-when Shove is called go from ½ tech to deep 1/3 away from the call

8. Alert Two Vertical –vs two verticals drop to the middle of your half and read the QB front shoulder

COVER TAMPA 2 COVERAGE CALL - DUCE RIGHT / DUCE LEFT

CURL DEFENDERl. Read #1 to # 2

2. line up inside of #2

3. do not let # 2 cross your face

4. Alert China-look to jump new # 2 on china call

5. Alert Push Call- look up # 1 WR in curl area and look for work

6. Alert 2 x 2 # 3 away-curl tech turns into VERTICAL HOOK when # 3 goes away, carry # 2 if he goes vertical

7. Alert Shove-Shove Call-when Shove is called drop wider curl drop away from call

8. Alert Rollout-Butter Call-look up # 1 WR in curl area

MIDDLE READl. Open hips to # 3, Read # 1, # 2 to # 3 for deep routes down the middle with a aiming point of 20-25 yards

2. Box alignment as per front called

3. Alert Push Call-hug up to new # 3 receiver

5. Alert Rollout-Butter Call- on Rollout wide rush the QB for 2nd Contain

6. Alert Bunch-Star Call- play # 3 rec hook tech. no middle read tech

7. Alert Shove-Shove Call-when Shove is called go from middle read tech to Hook Curl away from call

COVER TAMPA 2 COVERAGE CALL - DUCE RIGHT / DUCE LEFT