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<blockquote data-quote="TromboneJacket" data-source="post: 855001" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>So after looking into the basics of how different coverage shells work, it’s now no surprise to me that there was so much confusion in the secondary. Cover 6 seems very difficult and appears to require a very high level of communication, understanding of roles, and situational awareness. If I were stepping into a new job as a defensive coordinator, I don’t think I would even touch Cover 6 until I felt confident about the execution of simpler coverage shells. If I were Collins or Thacker (or Tillman), I would spend this next offseason quickly picking a base shell, whether it’s Cover 1, Cover 2, or Cover 3. And I would drill it into the secondary until it becomes second nature and something they can fall back on during up-tempo situations. Then and only then (if we even mange to get to that point) would I select a second coverage shell that looks similar enough for disguising coverage (such as switching between Cover 3 and Cover 1, or alternatively modifying Cover 3 to have man coverage on one side). I was really upset at Collins yesterday because I thought he was messing around and experimenting too much with the defense, but I think his issue was that he underestimated the difficulty of teaching the various coverages and stubbornly assumed that if he just kept at it that all the communication issues would iron themselves out with time. We had 3 DCs in 3 consecutive years, and I think that put us behind the curve in development of players. I think it’s been a long time since CGC has had to build a defense essentially from scratch (if he ever had to do that), and I don’t think he appreciated how badly he needed to simplify and establish a common foundation first. He should have figured that out sooner, but he did have a lot on his plate, and hopefully Chip Long will free him up to focus more on the defense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TromboneJacket, post: 855001, member: 2580"] So after looking into the basics of how different coverage shells work, it’s now no surprise to me that there was so much confusion in the secondary. Cover 6 seems very difficult and appears to require a very high level of communication, understanding of roles, and situational awareness. If I were stepping into a new job as a defensive coordinator, I don’t think I would even touch Cover 6 until I felt confident about the execution of simpler coverage shells. If I were Collins or Thacker (or Tillman), I would spend this next offseason quickly picking a base shell, whether it’s Cover 1, Cover 2, or Cover 3. And I would drill it into the secondary until it becomes second nature and something they can fall back on during up-tempo situations. Then and only then (if we even mange to get to that point) would I select a second coverage shell that looks similar enough for disguising coverage (such as switching between Cover 3 and Cover 1, or alternatively modifying Cover 3 to have man coverage on one side). I was really upset at Collins yesterday because I thought he was messing around and experimenting too much with the defense, but I think his issue was that he underestimated the difficulty of teaching the various coverages and stubbornly assumed that if he just kept at it that all the communication issues would iron themselves out with time. We had 3 DCs in 3 consecutive years, and I think that put us behind the curve in development of players. I think it’s been a long time since CGC has had to build a defense essentially from scratch (if he ever had to do that), and I don’t think he appreciated how badly he needed to simplify and establish a common foundation first. He should have figured that out sooner, but he did have a lot on his plate, and hopefully Chip Long will free him up to focus more on the defense. [/QUOTE]
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