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7/28/2019 Trojan Cover 4

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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 QBs a false pre-snap read


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TE

W

T

M B

E S

F/S

N

S/SC

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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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


6/29

W

T

M B

E S

C F/S

N

S/S

Strong Side Run Fits

Outside Run

Cut back player


7/29

W

T

M B

E S

C F/S

N

S/S

Strong Side Run Fits

Inside Run

Cut back player


8/29

W

T

M B

E S

C F/S

N

S/S

Weak Side Run Fits

Outside Run

Vice Rule


9/29

TE

W

T

M B

E S

F/S

N

S/SC Combo coverage

Match up zone

S/S reads Tackle for run/pass key


10/29

TE

W

T

MB

ES

CF/S

N

S/S

Bounce call to corner

MAN

S/S lands on #2

F/S lands on #3


11/29

TE

W

T

MB

ES

CF/S

N

S/S

MAN

SOLO Call


12/29

TE

W

T

MB

ES

C F/S

N

S/S

MAN

On High HatEnd will drop to weak

Flat.


13/29

TE

W

T

M B

E S

C F/S

N

S/SSafeties read end man on LOS


14/29

TE

WT

M B

E SC

F/S

N

S/S

Combo coverage


15/29

TE

W

T

MB

ES

C F/S

N

S/S


16/29

TE

W

T

M B

E S

CF/S

N

S/S


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18/29

TE

W

T

M B

E S

F/S

N

S/S

C Force/Flat player

s side

s sideWe can play Cover 5 Press or Squat


19/29

TE

W

T

M B

E SC

F/S

N

S/S

s sides side

Stem


20/29

TE

W

T

M B

E S

CF/S

N

S/S

s side

s side


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TE

W

T

M B

E S

F/S

N

S/S

Force/Flat player

s side

C

HOT Coverage puts the F/S and corner

in 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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TE

W

T

M B

E S

C F/S

N

S/S

HOT CALLs side

Mike has to echo HOT call.

He has #3


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25/29

Cover 4 Read it RulesCorners 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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TE

W

T

M B

E S

C

F/S

N

S/S

Stem


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TE

W

T

M B

E S

CF/S

N

S/S

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 play

over the top


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W

T

M B

E S

CF/S

N

S/S

Will becomes a seam player


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Aaron SegediTrenton High [email protected]: 734-552-4654

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