10-10-2022, 03:34 PM
(10-10-2022, 12:40 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: It's a fire zone, a way to simulate a blitz without actually blitzing. You can't blitz in zone coverage, or at least it isn't advisable. You leave a hole in the field if you do. A fire zone rectifies that issue by bringing someone on a "blitz" but replacing them via an end dropping into coverage. Every single team in the NFL does it, it's a common defensive tactic.I understand the thought process to it but if the guy has no background as a safety or linebacker covering passes then he is most likely not going to be worth a damn in pass coverage. So just dropping him into coverage just because it is a play other teams use is not necessarily a good idea specially if he is your best pass rusher and the other d-linemen are struggling to get pressure on the QB.
I would rather not drop a 280 pound man into pass coverage to rush a 230 pound man. Specially when that 280 pound man has 13 sacks comepared to 0 for the 230 pound guy.
