What we try to do to teams running the spread.

• Force the QB to throw under distress.• Maintain gap integrity.• Confuse the QB by disguising and changing

coverages.• Force the QB to try and find the holes in our zone

coverage.• Shut down the run by maintaining gap integrity, and

in turn making the offense one dimensional.

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Vocabulary• Sky- tells us that we are showing cover 3, but rolling to cover 4 with the

rover and free safety. Will OLB has hook/curl/flats weak• Cover 1- man free coverage. We are man underneath and our free safety is

playing centerfield.• Cover 4- true quarters coverage. • Cover 3- three deep zone coverage • Man- true man to man coverage.• Sam and Will- our two Outside linebackers• Rover and Bandit- our two inside DBs

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Cover 3

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RO W M S BD

C FS C

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Cover Man

E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

Corners have #1Rover has # 2 Free has #2 strong, #3 weakBandit has #3 strong

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Cover 1 (man free)

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E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

Corners have #1Whip has # 2 Free has #3 either wayStud has #2 strong

Cover 3 (sky)

E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

“Sky” tell us that we are going to show cover three and on the snap roll to cover 4 (quarters)Free safety will slide to the strong hashRover will sprint to the weak hash.

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Cover 4 (Quarters)

E N E

W M S BD

C RO FS C

In cover 4 Mike will not rush, he will settle in the middle of the field. Rover will move back as a true safety. Will will play weak hook/ curl to flats.

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Formation adjustments against the spread.

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Shotgun spread W/TE Cover 3

E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

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Shotgun spread W/TE (man free)

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E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

Shotgun spread W/TE Man

E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

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Shotgun spread W/TE (Sky)

E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

“Sky” tells us that we are showing cover 3, but rolling to cover 4 with the Rover and free safety. Will OLB has hook/curl/flats weak.

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Shotgun spread trips W/TE

E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

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Shotgun spread trips W/TE Man

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E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

Shotgun spread trips open roll to Sky (4)

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E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

Shotgun spread trips open 1 (man free)

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E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

Shotgun spread double twinsCover 3

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E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

Shotgun spread double twinsoption 2.- check 1 (man free)

E N E

RO W M S BD

C FS C

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Shotgun spread double twins check cover 4

E N E

W M S ST

C WP FS C

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Defending empty sets

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Shotgun spread empty pro trips (cover 4)

E N E

W M S BD

C RO FS C

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Shotgun spread empty trips twins cover 4

E N E

W M S BD

C RO FS C

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Shotgun spread empty quads cover 4

E N E

W M S BD

C RO FS C

We will bump our coverage to the quads to even out our numbers

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