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A lot of what I'll be showing is the ideals that Staley has talked about and Fangio has shown when he was in CHI. All three worked together and have the same innovative thinking. In today's NFL the objective is to create a numbers advantage in pass game
A lot of what I'll be showing is the ideals that Staley has talked about and Fangio has shown when he was in CHI. All three worked together and have the same innovative thinking. In today's NFL the objective is to create a numbers advantage in pass game
By numbers advantage I mean if the offense has two receivers to one side of the field then the defense would have three COVERAGE defenders to that side of the field. One way Staley/Fangio get those numbers is take defenders out of the box. Fine with being 6v6 in the run game
You can still stop the run but you have to have players that can two gap on the DL. Luckily the #Bears have multiple players that can do so (Mack, Hicks, Goldman, Nichols)
In this clip AZ has 7 blockers and LAR has 6 guys in the box
97 is two gapping. B and C gap.
In this clip AZ has 7 blockers and LAR has 6 guys in the box
97 is two gapping. B and C gap.
Another way to create a numbers advantage in the pass game is to cut the field in half. To cut the field in half you have to "lock" one side. Locking one side of the field is playing man just to that side of the field (usually to the weak side) while the other is in zone coverage
Cover 4 LOCK
Weak side of the field is in man
(LB on RB, CB on WR in outside leverage)
Strong side of the field has a 4v3 numbers advantage
That allows them to squeeze the receivers and "play faster"
EJack is reading only two guys because those are the only immediate threats
Weak side of the field is in man
(LB on RB, CB on WR in outside leverage)
Strong side of the field has a 4v3 numbers advantage
That allows them to squeeze the receivers and "play faster"
EJack is reading only two guys because those are the only immediate threats
2 high shell coverages:
These are coverages that every single team in the NFL runs (cover 2, 4, 6)
The difference is that this is the base look of the D. That means that no matter what formation the O comes out in they're showing two safeties up top https://twitter.com/NFLResearch/status/1334584412667703296?s=20
These are coverages that every single team in the NFL runs (cover 2, 4, 6)
The difference is that this is the base look of the D. That means that no matter what formation the O comes out in they're showing two safeties up top https://twitter.com/NFLResearch/status/1334584412667703296?s=20
Seems simple but all the other teams in the NFL arent doing it. Light boxes indicates the priority to get numbers to the pass defense instead of the run D. Other teams dont want to appear "inferior" in the run game. This goes back to the "stop the run" way of thinking.
Showing two high allows you to disguise your coverages
If the defense is showing two safeties deep they can still play ANY coverage effectively. You can still rotate one of them down at the snap and play a one high defense. EJack is outstanding at rotating at the snap.
If the defense is showing two safeties deep they can still play ANY coverage effectively. You can still rotate one of them down at the snap and play a one high defense. EJack is outstanding at rotating at the snap.
Again this may seem simple but its all about philosophy
You build your defense around staying two high no matter what pre-snap and you develop unique abilities in disguise.
I truly believe EJack is the best safety in the world in late rotations
You build your defense around staying two high no matter what pre-snap and you develop unique abilities in disguise.
I truly believe EJack is the best safety in the world in late rotations
Everyone that covers football focuses on how the offensive coaches are forward thinking in their ways of the pass mattering more than the run while there are a ridiculous amount of Cover 3 DCs in the NFL.
You can't create a numbers advantage in the NFL running vanilla Cover 3.
You can't create a numbers advantage in the NFL running vanilla Cover 3.
Yet this coaching cycle ALL of the interviews around the league were going to the Cover 3 coaches.
But the #Bears DC search was centered around coaches that have backgrounds in two high coverage defenses.
But the #Bears DC search was centered around coaches that have backgrounds in two high coverage defenses.
Sean Desai will bring a defense that prioritizes getting numbers advantages to the pass game. You'll see a team that shows two high safeties on an every snap basis. You can focus on the coverage called OR you can focus on the philosophy of being a true two high defense.
One thing you'll see a lot of in '21 is what i call a Nickel Bear front. #Bears ran a decent amount in '20 but you'll see more. Basically a 3-4 look but taking out Trevathan and putting in a NCB. You have to 2 gap because you're out gapped upfront. Dont care that O is in 13 pers.
Difficult part about this is the OLBs
Staley used Floyd as his primary rusher but the other OLB has to be versatile. Quinn isnt versatile at all. They'll use him as a situational pass rusher but you have to do a little bit of it all in that spot. Swiss army knife needed.
Staley used Floyd as his primary rusher but the other OLB has to be versatile. Quinn isnt versatile at all. They'll use him as a situational pass rusher but you have to do a little bit of it all in that spot. Swiss army knife needed.
Cover 6 Breakdown
