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Quote: Originally Posted by Trojan Man

The play of Nick Collins did stand out to me when I watched that video. It looks like having a S on the roster with aggressive tendencies will have a noticeable impact on passes over the middle. Specific zone calls and ball trajectory are definitely relevant. Seeing those linebackers jump to knock down passes they have no business getting to isn't the answer. But it's also really hard to find coverage calls that take those 3rd and long and 2 minute passes straight down the middle of the field away. I don't think the robber assignments cover the proper area of the field, and I don't think the LBs get proper depth on their drops either, which is a contributing factor. It's like they have the spacing between the backers and the secondary all wrong and this is what kills zone defense. Perhaps there are other clips I've missed that showcase better responses to passes over the middle? I'm just really hoping this area is encompassed within the general improvements to zone D.

Those are good points and I think your concern is valid. I haven't watched all of the videos posted, but it does still seem the deep middle is open more often than not. I've always controlled a safety to try to combat this but I still get burned from time to time. Unfortunately, it's likely that we'll all have to wait until NCAA 12 is released before we know for sure