Something that confuses me

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(05-10-2018, 02:34 AM)Jpoore Wrote: William Jackson said today that the new defensive coordinator was running a lot of 1 on1 man to man type looks. But we drafted a safety to run more 3 safety, cover 3 type looks. Dosent make sense?

Couple things:

1) Not all plays are strictly man or zone. You can simultaneously have some players manned up while the rest are in a zone (and vice versa).



2) A lot of it is situational.

For example, if an offense has their WRs & TEs lining up in bunch formations, man coverage can get burned by picks and obstruction routes. 

That goes for if they're spreading you out too. If an offense is spreading their WRs & TEs out, it causes the gaps in zone coverage to be wider, giving the defenders a lot more ground to cover and wider windows for the QB.



3) The only thing a 3rd safety really does in this equation is make the defense more versatile in pass D. You can run zone or man and no matter what you're gonna have more athleticism and pass coverage ability because of it. Your run D takes a hit, but it's not that bad if you have a good line and at least 1 good LB on the field.