04-26-2017, 04:56 PM
(04-26-2017, 04:21 PM)Esandwedge Wrote: That's why any OC worth his pay will always run a TE down the seam. That safety cannot cover 2 receivers.
First off no OC, always does anything. Depending on the type of Cover 2 the LB or Nickle Cb is on a hook/seam zone (or in Tampa 2 MLB falls into a deep third) so if the TE goes up field he is probably taking them with him. In the Steelers case they can easily use Shazier to go up the seam with most TEs. The reality though is your not running three seam routes all th time to try and force the safeties to split that is just too tough to convert those throws consistently. Often time you will use a seam out of the slot or from the TE in conjunction with an underneath route to the same area that forces the Lb to choose which of his responsibilities to cover (high/Low concept). You can also run a similar concept in a Dagger route with a backside drag.
