Meanwhile, the 7-man coverage unit still has 2 defenders "left over" to either blitz/track the QB or roam near the line of scrimmage. Cover 0 allows a defense to assign 5 defenders to cover those 5 players man-to-man. On any given play, the offense can send up to 5 players to run receiving routes because out of the 11 players, six of them (the quarterback and 5 offensive linemen) stay behind the line of scrimmage on passing plays. The advantage is that it allows every single member of the 7-man coverage unit (safeties, linebackers, and cornerbacks) to be used in man coverage.
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No defensive backs are asked to drop back into zones, so both safeties are free to be aggressive near the line of scrimmage. This is the ultimate, "I simply don't respect your ability to throw the ball" coverage. I will avoid discussing the technical nuances of each coverage shell because the goal is to provide a decent summary of the 6 most popular coverage shells in just one article. To keep things simple, these coverage shells will be described as if they are being run by the Dolphins in their favored pass-stopping "nickel" package, which features 4 defensive linemen, 2 linebackers, and 5 defensive backs (hence the term, "Nickel"). The next group to discuss is the defensive backs, who are the safeties and the cornerbacks. Those are primers on what defensive linemen and linebackers are generally asked to do. Phinsider overlord managing editor Kevin Nogle wrote a great introduction to defensive line techniques in his post, " Football 101: Defensive line gap techniques." I recently posted my own breakdown of the linebacker roles in the Dolphins' 4-3 defense in my creatively named FanPost, " Brief Overview of the 4-3 Linebacker Roles in our Base Defense." The purpose of this article is to serve as an easy to understand guide to defensive coverage schemes for those who are learning some of the basics about football.
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