Cover 2?

BadgerKing · Post by **BadgerKing** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:42 am

Hi Guys, I love football but being non US I didn't grow up with it so some finer aspects really confuse me and on TV they are mentioned as though everyone should know what they are.

So could some one give me the lowdown of what the Cover 2 defense is or means

Thanks

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:13 am

Here you go BK...

Cover 2 Basics

BadgerKing · Post by **BadgerKing** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:29 am

Thanks Jansenfan (I to am a Jansen Fan but not the Jansen Fan obviously) you are a genius and you live in Flint Hill which sould really nice...or is it...I live in Poole how does that sound

air_hog · Post by **air_hog** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:46 am

BadgerKing wrote:Thanks Jansenfan (I to am a Jansen Fan but not the Jansen Fan obviously) you are a genius and you live in Flint Hill which sould really nice...or is it...I live in Poole how does that sound

You remind of C3PO...

None the less and glad to have you aboard. That is something I was wondering to. And I think Carlos Rogers will be a perfect fit because he can effectively play zone or man.

BadgerKing · Post by **BadgerKing** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:03 am

Actually I am English so that is pretty close to C3P0...we got rid of our violant nature in the late 18th Century, come revolution thingy LOL

So to go against that trend I won't thankyou...argh I can't do it Thanks Air Hog

die cowboys die · Post by **die cowboys die** » Mon May 16, 2005 12:11 am

don't worry, Badgerking- no one over here knows what in the world "Cover 2" really means either, unless we go look it up (or actually used it ourselves when playing, presumably). in fact, i suspect that most of the announcers really have no idea what it means either. but it sounds cool so they keep saying it all the time.

BadgerKing · Post by **BadgerKing** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:34 am

The link jansenfan posted was really good, though I had to read it twice though!

Like your name man...it's not just a name it's an entire philosophy

die cowboys die · Post by **die cowboys die** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:35 pm

thanks! yeah i had to read it twice as well, haha.

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:20 pm

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:43 am

Nice find TC, I know a lot of this stuff but I know theres a lot I dont. Im going to go check it all out. You can't ever know enough.

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:31 pm

Jake had to help me paste it.
On the ESPN NFL Home page, there's a link on the middle right under Dungy's picture.
There, you'll find more stuff that needs to be transcribed and added as text to these diagrams...but I don't really know how to do that, either.

Cover 2 is a surprisingly simple scheme, but relies heavily on a successful pass rush...if the QB has enough time, the two db's playing mid deep zone can get stranded in a hurry.