11-04-2010, 11:58 AM
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Rookie
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Re: Beating Press Coverage!
If it's a generic cover 2 man and he has less than 4 men blitzing, you're going to have plenty of time for routes to develop. Corner routes from the slot are generally my favorite because they consistently beat man coverage and opponents typically do not manually cover the sidelines. Crossing routes like drags or slants generally have less effectiveness and most of the better players will user the middle of the field. Still, these routes are good 2nd and 3rd reads.
If he is pressing you and sending more than 3, now the field is going to open up a little more for you. First, if he sends 4 and still keeps two over the top, that means he will not be able to user the middle of the field (unless someone is uncovered) and slants and drags become big yardage plays. If he sends 4 and continues to user the middle of the field, that means either there will not be 2 over the top or someone is uncovered.
Many of the better players I have played tend to be overly-agressive defensively, keeping only one or even zero players deep and instead relying on the press of their corners and the pressure from their blitzes. If this is the case, the risk/reward is considerably higher for both the offense and the defense. I like to slow down the blitz a little with screen plays as well as runs away from it. If he is bringing outside pressure from backers or nickle players), that usually means there are open gaps up the middle. If it's inside pressure, there is a good chance you can beat them to the outside. The wildcard here is if the pressure is actually coming from their outside corners or from their safeties. If this is the case, you generally have a considerable mismatch with a WR against a backer and simple hot routed fly is going to give you 6.
Once you have slowed down the blitz a little and your opponent is still leaving room over the top, generally this is where it pays to have a big time receiever (or if not possible, just a big one). Taking a shot downfield on a fly against one on one coverage is a good chance for a big play as long as you have enough time to set your feet as the QB, let your WR get some seperation, and make a good throw. This is where user catching is a must. Unless your receiver just flat out beats the corner (which does happen often against press coverage) you're going to need to get position. With a big receiver, it's pretty difficult for a corner back to win this battle after being turned around, and after you catch it, he's the only around to try and tackle you.
Make them pay for being overly aggressive. Hope that helps.
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