10-11-2022, 03:10 PM
(10-11-2022, 03:06 PM)Wyche Wrote: This isn't so much the argument that the run sets up the pass, it's more a feared run game may force teams to rethink the Cover 2/Tampa 2 defenses we've been seeing. I.e.....bringing the safeties up closer to the LOS.
Sure, the normal way to attack a Cover 2 is to run the ball. The safeties aren't the force players anymore, the corners are. However, I was moreso arguing about the insinuation that a good running game helps your passing game. It doesn't, or the effects are negligible. Cincinnati has still had an effective passing attack, just not as effective as we had hoped. Normally, when your running game is working, you may see more single high looks. That brings a safety closer to the LOS, but you will still be facing a center fielder. Cover 3/1 is no weaker than cover 2 as far as coverage is concerned. It is just different.
A good passing game is still good, regardless of running game.
