•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 QB’s a false pre-snap read
8 yds deep
C
8 yds deep
F/S and S/S read #2
F/S
M
7 yds
E
Corners play 7 yards deep with
inside leverage reading #2
receiver.
N
S/S
B
T
W
S
TE
7 yds
Force/Flat player
•Sky call needs to be made by corners and safeties
•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
Strong Side Run Fits
C
S/S
F/S
Cut back player
M
B
W
E
N
T
Outside Run
S
Strong Side Run Fits
C
S/S
F/S
Cut back player
M
B
W
E
N
T
Inside Run
S
Weak Side Run Fits
C
S/S
F/S
M
B
Vice Rule
W
E
N
T
Outside Run
S
Match up zone
C
F/S
S/S
Combo coverage
W
E
S/S reads Tackle for run/pass key
M
B
N
T
S
TE
F/S
S/S
C
Bounce call to corner
B
M
T
N
MAN
W
S
TE
S/S lands on #2
F/S lands on #3
E
C
S/S
SOLO Call
B
M
T
N
F/S
MAN
W
S
TE
E
C
S/S
F/S
B
M
T
N
MAN
W
S
E
TE
On High Hat…End will drop to weak
Flat.
C
F/S
S/S
Safeties read end man on LOS
M
B
W
E
TE
N
T
S
S/S
F/S
M
C
W
E
TE
N
Combo coverage
B
T
S
C
S/S
F/S
W
S
B
M
T
N
E
TE
C
S/S
F/S
M
W
E
TE
N
B
T
S
We can play Cover 5 Press or Squat
F/S
M
½’s side
C
E
N
B
T
¼’s side
S/S
W
S
TE
Force/Flat player
Stem
S/S
F/S
M
B
½’s side
W
C
E
TE
N
T
S
¼’s side
¼’s side
C
S/S
F/S
M
W
E
TE
N
B
T
½’s side
S
HOT Call
C
¼’s side
S/S
F/S
E
M
N
HOT Coverage puts the F/S and corner
in man coverage. F/S can cheat in the
box to help with run support. We can
place the F/S anywhere we want.
B
T
W
S
TE
Force/Flat player
S/S
C
F/S
M
B
W
HOT CALL
E
TE
Mike has to echo HOT call.
He has #3
N
T
S
¼’s side
Cover 4 Read it Rules
Corners and Safeties still read #2
Secondary need to stem their alignments
Will LB becomes a seam player
If the corners flat is threatened then he will jump the route
Read It coverage can turn into cover 2 or cover 4 based upon the #2 receiver
Stem
S/S
F/S
C
M
B
W
E
TE
N
T
S
C
S/S
F/S
M
W
Seam player
E
N
B
T
TE
•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
S
C
F/S
S/S
M
B
W
E
N
T
S
Will becomes a seam player
Aaron Segedi
Trenton High School
[email protected]
cell: 734-552-4654