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Senator Palmer · 08-22-2019, 10:28 AM

I generally go through my progressions 1-2-3 ... but when I’m not sure what the coverage is I generally read the weak safety.

The weak safety will a lot of times give away the coverage. If it’s two high and the weak safety is a little wide of the hash sitting at 10-12 yards, then gets width at the snap then it’s some kind of cover-2.

If it’s two high and he’s sitting a little more shallow and he’s flat-footed at the snap (i.e. reading the release of #2), it’s a form of quarters.

If he moves to the middle of the field, it’s cover-1 or 3.

From there I know where every underneath defender is going to be and who should come open.

08-22-2019, 10:28 AM	#4
Senator Palmer MVP OVR: 18 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Which Side of the Field Do You Read First? I generally go through my progressions 1-2-3 ... but when I’m not sure what the coverage is I generally read the weak safety. The weak safety will a lot of times give away the coverage. If it’s two high and the weak safety is a little wide of the hash sitting at 10-12 yards, then gets width at the snap then it’s some kind of cover-2. If it’s two high and he’s sitting a little more shallow and he’s flat-footed at the snap (i.e. reading the release of #2), it’s a form of quarters. If he moves to the middle of the field, it’s cover-1 or 3. From there I know where every underneath defender is going to be and who should come open. __________________ "A man can only be beaten in two ways: if he gives up, or if he dies." Last edited by Senator Palmer; 08-22-2019 at 02:18 PM.