3 Deep Zone

[sidthelid]

I've been debating what 3 Deep Zone coverage actually is in the game.

In real life this is a good description of 3 Deep Zone;
The most basic Cover 3 scheme involves 2 CBs and a safety. Upon snap, the CBs work for depth, backpedaling into their assigned zone. One safety moves toward the center of the field. The other safety is free to rotate into the flat area (about 2-4 yards beyond the line of scrimmage), provide pass coverage help, or blitz.

In the FOF manual we are told this;
This coverage places both Safties and a Cornerback (often the Nickle) in deep zones. It gives you a more effective pass defense, but leaves you effective against deep passes.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

[Dutch]

I think it's best for us to just let Solecismic chime in on this.

[sidthelid]

If the description in the help file is correct then your CB's can never play a Zone Coverage at the same time which kind of defeats the object of having 2 CB's with good zone unless you buy into the theory that all three coverages are used by a DB on any one play.

[Mistwood19]

Only your nickle would need the high zone coverage, yes.

[sidthelid]

Only your nickle would need the high zone coverage, yes.

Yes i agree with this completely if the help file is correct, the thing is the help file has not been updated in about 4 years so is it correct? Furthermore if we are to believe the help file is correct then we can't play a total zone defense in FOF which i find quite amazing as Jim tells us the game is modeled on the NFL and if he has missed full zone coverage out of the game then that's one big oversight in my opinion.

So what i was hoping for in this thread was for some views on whether 3dz works as the help file says or as it does in real football, thanks.

[gstelmack]

Furthermore if we are to believe the help file is correct then we can't play a total zone defense in FOF which i find quite amazing as Jim tells us the game is modeled on the NFL and if he has missed full zone coverage out of the game then that's one big oversight in my opinion.

And the WLB ALWAYS blitzes in a 3-4 in FOF, which is pretty much completely against the whole point of 3-4 in the NFL, where a key 3-4 goal is to keep the offense guessing about who will rush on any given play. You just have to deal with the FOF version of football.