• Cover 4

    by Published on 06-19-2011 02:37 PM
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    The quarters concept is based upon the safeties reading the release of the #2 receiver to their side. Quarters should be considered a part of the robber family of coverage’s, as the safeties are “robbing” depending on the route combo.

    There are many advantages with quarters coverage:
    • Quarters provides a 4-deep look to take away four verticals from the offense.
    • Safeties can be heavily involved in the run game, providing 9 run defenders.
    • There is not much adjustment to different offensive formations and motion.
    • It forces offense’s to throw short and outside or deep to the outside. If the ball is thrown deep, the goal is to have the ball traveling in the air as long as possible, using the sideline as the twelfth defender.
    • It is easy to get into other coverage’s from a similar look.

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