Defending Four Verticals with Cover 3 Coverage

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For anyone running a 3-5-3 or 4-2-5 Defense, you’ve run into the issue of an 8-Man front against 4 vertical threats. Teams are going to try to hit you on the seams if you are a Cover 3 team. Just plan for it.

Along with mixing up the coverages, you have a couple of options to still be a strong Cover 3 team against even the most aggressive passing offenses in your district. Watch the video below on defending four verticals with your Cover 3, and keep your base coverage sound!

Thinking about switching to the 4-2-5 Defense? Click here to learn more about it.

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Defending the Air Raid ‘Mesh’ Concept

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Since the Air Raid passing concepts have become so popular all over, we need to be prepared to defend them. If you are coaching at the High School or College level, you’re probably used to seeing Tony Franklin System teams and other styles of Air Raid.

Regardless of what you do, these teams are going to work to spread the field on you. Some are spreading the field to run, other are spreading the field to pass.If they are a passing team, the Mesh concept is probably in the arsenal. This is a great route concept designed to attack both man and zone coverages. [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Cover 3, Coverage, Man Coverage

Coaching Outside Linebackers to Contain the Run

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The hardest position on the field for most defenses is the Outside Linebacker. In a typical 8-man Front, such as the 3-5-3 or 4-2-5 defenses, these players have dual responsibilities.

Responsibility

The Outside Linebacker is primarily responsible for containing the run, forcing the ball carrier to turn back inside on edge runs. He can also force the ball carrier to bubble and work laterally to the sideline, allowing pursuit to get there to help.The second responsibility for the OLB is to cover the flats on the pass. Typically, 8-man fronts are going to be running Cover 3 as the base coverage. [Read more...]

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Filed Under: 3-5 Defense, 4-2-5 Defense, Cover 3, Linebackers

4-2-5 Defense Linebackers in Cover 3

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One of the knocks on Cover 3 is that you can’t stop 4 verticals, which makes popular defenses like the 4-2-5 and 3-5-3 susceptible to 4 verts. But Cover 3 is the natural fit for these defenses, so you’ve got to find a way to do it.

The Linebackers are a part of the key to doing this, so lets take a look at the Linebacker drops from the 4-2-5 Defense Pass Defense.Inside Linebackers [Read more...]

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Cornerback Drills in Half the Time!

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Are you looking to cut down individual time for your Cornerbacks? Time is at a premium in almost every football practice in America, and Cornerbacks coaches face the same problem.

So how can you cut your cornerback drills time in half? Are you sitting down?

Stop backpedaling.

The Open SlideIf you’ve never coached kids to backpedal and read, plant on the 3rd step, pick up the foot, roll over and break in one of 8 directions, you’re missing out. It may be the most frustrating thing in the world, for everyone involved. Cornerback drills have traditionally involved tons of backpedals around cones, all day. [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Cover 3, Football Drills, Quarters Coverage, Secondary, Technique