It gets 9 men in the box against the run game It handles play action pass with four deep defenders...

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Page 1: It gets 9 men in the box against the run game It handles play action pass with four deep defenders It takes care of 4 vertical routes Cover 4 is very.
Page 2: It gets 9 men in the box against the run game It handles play action pass with four deep defenders It takes care of 4 vertical routes Cover 4 is very.

Why cover 4?

•It gets 9 men in the box against the run game

•It handles play action pass with four deep defenders

•It takes care of 4 vertical routes

•Cover 4 is very adjustable against a wide variety of offenses

• It can be taught in a relatively short period of time

•It is easily disguised and gives QB’s a false pre-snap read

Page 3: It gets 9 men in the box against the run game It handles play action pass with four deep defenders It takes care of 4 vertical routes Cover 4 is very.
Page 4: It gets 9 men in the box against the run game It handles play action pass with four deep defenders It takes care of 4 vertical routes Cover 4 is very.

TE

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Cover 4 vs Pro Set

C

8 yds deep 8 yds deep

Corners play 7 yards deep with inside leverage reading #2 receiver.

Force/Flat player

F/S and S/S read #2

7 yds 7 yds

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Pass Reads

•Tight displacement..inside release by #2= man coverage for Safety and corner

•Tight displacement..outside release by #2 =match up zone

•Corners on #1 and Safeties on #2 unless they cross sidewalks

• Lock call is made safety is route goes past 10 yards

•Sky call needs to be made by corners and safeties

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S/S C

Cover 4 vs Pro SetStrong Side Run Fits

Outside Run

Cut back player

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Cover 4 vs Pro SetStrong Side Run Fits

Inside Run

Cut back player

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Cover 4 vs Pro SetWeak Side Run Fits

Outside Run

Vice Rule

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S/S

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Cover 4 vs Twins

C Combo coverage

Match up zone

S/S reads Tackle for run/pass key

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Cover 4 Bounce vs Trips

Bounce call to corner

MAN

S/S lands on #2F/S lands on #3

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TE

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CF/S

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S/SC

Cover 4 vs Trips

MAN

SOLO Call

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Cover 4 Bounce Exchange vs Trips

MAN

On High Hat…End will drop to weak Flat.

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S/SC

Cover 4 vs ACE

Safeties read end man on LOS

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TE

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S/S

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Cover 4 vs WHAM

Combo coverage

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S/SC

Cover 4 vs Spread

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Cover 4 vs Singles

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Quarters and Halves

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TE

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T

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F/S

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S/SC

C Force/Flat player

Cover 5 Press vs Pro Set

½’s side

¼’s sideWe can play Cover 5 Press or Squat

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TE

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F/S

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S/SC

½’s side¼’s side

Cover 5 Press vs ACE

Stem

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Cover 5 Squat vs Singles

½’s side

¼’s side

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HOT Coverage

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Force/Flat player

¼’s side

C

Cover 4 Hot vs Pro Set

HOT Coverage puts the F/S and cornerin man coverage. F/S can cheat in thebox to help with run support. We can place the F/S anywhere we want.

HOT Call

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HOT CALL¼’s side

Cover 4 Hot vs ACE

Mike has to echo HOT call.He has #3

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Cover 4 READ IT

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Cover 4 Read it Rules

Corners and Safeties still read #2

Secondary need to stem their alignments

Will LB becomes a seam player

Read It coverage can turn into cover 2 or cover 4 based upon the #2 receiver

If the corners flat is threatened then he will jump the route

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F/S

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S/SC

Cover 4 Read It vs ACE

Stem

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Cover 4 Read It vs Singles

Seam player

•Will becomes a seam player and makes a Seam call.•Corners will play at their normal depth at 7yds outside leverage.if a route enters the flat, corners will jump it and safety will playover the top

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Cover 4 Read It vs Pro Set

Will becomes a seam player

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Aaron Segedi

Trenton High School

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cell: 734-552-4654