How to Run Quarters Coverage in the 3-3-5 Defense

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We have been looking at incorporating an Odd Front into our 4-3 Defense playbook this upcoming season, but wanted to be able to use Quarters Coverage (our base coverage) with the Odd alignment. Many of you have read my thoughts about 7-man fronts and 8-man fronts, and I figured we would have to run a 3-4 Defense in order to use a 2-high safety coverage with an odd front.I had the opportunity to talk with Shap Boyd, who I have credited many times as the man I stole my Quarters Coverage from. Coach Boyd has been using his coverage package for several years with the 4-3 Defense, and also using an odd front. But not a 3-4. After talking to him about how to incorporate the 3-3-5 Defense with Quarters Coverage, I’m sold. [Read more...]

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Michigan State 4-3 Defense DVD Review

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Pat Narduzzi, Defensive Coordinator for Michigan State, has recently come out with a new video series through Championship Productions on the 4-3 Over Defense with Cover 4 behind it. The 4-3 Over / Cover 4 Defense Set was obviously one that interested me, since I’m a big fan of this style of defense.Stopping the Run with the 4-3 Over / Cover 4 Defense [Read more...]

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Using the Alert Check in Quarters Coverage

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We have spent a lot of time looking at the Quarters Coverage on this blog. I love this coverage for any 7-man front, like the 4-3 Defense or the 3-4 Defense.

The Alert Check is the coverage check we use in Quarters versus two receivers removed. We have to make some adjustments in order to handle the threat of two fast, vertical threats. This video details the check.

Learn more about this details of Quarters Coverage and other checks we use in this video.

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Coaching Safeties for Quarters Coverage

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The most important component of your Quarters coverage is the play of the Safeties. They are a critical part of your run defense as well as helping to shut down the pass. In addition, the safeties must be coached on the mental aspect of making checks for the coverage on the field.

Run StoppingThe safeties have a huge responsibility in Quarters Coverage whenever we are using the Read Check. Read is used when there are one or no receivers removed, meaning split out from the line of scrimmage (LOS). [Read more...]

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Who Else Wants to Run Quarters Coverage?

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I have been wanting to do something different for a while and finally got to it today. This is a narrated a power point on the Quarters Coverage checks. It is a 10 minute video on the main checks that we have for the Quarters Coverage.

Quarters is a great coverage to run behind 7-man front defenses like the 4-3 Defense or the 3-4 Defense. In fact, it is the coverage that I talk about using in my book, Installing Football’s 4-3 Over Defensive Front.

You will find a transcript of this video below.

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