TCU's Defense is Basically a Trap

[triplehate]

http://jimlightfootball.com/2014/07/05/tcu-all-22-defensive-breakdown/

TCU will teach three zone coverages as the core of their defense. “We’re going to start by teaching the kids how to line up in three basic coverages versus two formations,” said Glasgow. “We’re going to teach how to line up versus a pro set and versus twins. Because if we can get lined up versus a pro set & twins, we’re now going to tell you how we want to play trips or an I back set with it. If I can go get lined up with it with three different coverages in two formations, it’s going to give me a great chance to go and be successful and do what I’ve got to do.”

The three coverages are Cover 2, which is TCU’s robber coverage.

Cover Blue, which is their version of quarters coverage, also commonly known as “2 Read.”

Last is Cover 5 which is your traditional squat halves 2 deep coverage.

Speaking about the methodology of the way TCU installs their coverage Glasgow said, “Why do we teach just three zone coverages, because now we can combine those coverages to the read side and the away side and we can get 9 different coverages.”

 

[the cool]

I ain't reading all that shyt

 

[triplehate]

Now let’s take a look at the film and how TCU’s coverage works and is applied versus various offensive schemes. Here is the secondary personnel alignment versus a 2×2 formation versus Baylor.

As the play develops you see the combo coverage call. The read side is playing Cover 5 with a squat corner, the strong safety is walling and playing #2 vertical and the free safety is playing a halves technique. The away side is playing blue coverage with the corner in a bail technique and reading the release of #2, the weak safety opens up to #2 and is also reading his release. The away side backer is walling #2.

As #2 runs vertical (past 8 yards is coverage key) to the away side the weak safety plays him because he is man clue over the #2 receiver. The boundary corner now is over the top of #1 to play the post. With the away side backer underneath, #1 is bracketed, but the QB tries to fit the ball into #1 to the boundary and the corner picks it off.

 

[triplehate]

I ain't reading all that shyt

tl;dr
they playing two different coverages at the same time...so if you dont know what youre doing you just get sacked and throw pics

 

[satam55]

http://jimlightfootball.com/2014/07/05/tcu-all-22-defensive-breakdown/

TCU will teach three zone coverages as the core of their defense. “We’re going to start by teaching the kids how to line up in three basic coverages versus two formations,” said Glasgow. “We’re going to teach how to line up versus a pro set and versus twins. Because if we can get lined up versus a pro set & twins, we’re now going to tell you how we want to play trips or an I back set with it. If I can go get lined up with it with three different coverages in two formations, it’s going to give me a great chance to go and be successful and do what I’ve got to do.”

The three coverages are Cover 2, which is TCU’s robber coverage.

Cover Blue, which is their version of quarters coverage, also commonly known as “2 Read.”

Last is Cover 5 which is your traditional squat halves 2 deep coverage.

Speaking about the methodology of the way TCU installs their coverage Glasgow said, “Why do we teach just three zone coverages, because now we can combine those coverages to the read side and the away side and we can get 9 different coverages.”

 

[No..Money..Mo..Problems]

I ain't reading all that shyt

To put it simple they are trying to lure the QB/RB into one area and gang swarming the ball for a pick or a loss if it's a run play. Kind of like a press in basketball when you try to trap a guy into a corner and get him to make a bad decision. Most football defenses are reactive TCU's defense is proactive they are confusing the offense and dictating what they do. Offense looks up and see's a open space and only realize it's a trap and exactly where TCU what's the ball to go to.

 

[TheNig]

*does not care about football that much*

 

[hashmander]

didn't baylor score 60 something points on them? sheesh, might as well study what UCF did against baylor in the fiesta.

 

[jadillac]

to think we were one play away from beating TCU.

But some of these coverages are the reason Trevor Knight threw that pick 6 to Dawson

didn't baylor score 60 something points on them? sheesh, might as well study what UCF did against baylor in the fiesta.

much like TCU, Baylor is the real deal.

Mich St will probably find that out tomorrow.

 

[triplehate]

didn't baylor score 60 something points on them? sheesh, might as well study what UCF did against baylor in the fiesta.

you basically need package plays to at least make them hesitate which *Baylor runs a lot of.
Just lining straight up and running your base offense when most college qb's are 1 read and run anyway is a bad combination

 

[smitty22]

didn't baylor score 60 something points on them? sheesh, might as well study what UCF did against baylor in the fiesta.

Fiddy eight

 

[unit321]

So they have three zone defenses, and you've just described them all.

Is it just me or could any good offensive coach figure out how to run a train on that defense? They are covering mainly for an air raid, shutting down passing options.

Don't want to be the dikk of the month, #DOTMDecember2014, but a plain old pistol formation could be used to carry the ball up the middle if you read their defense for the cover 5. Just hand it off to your running back, and you hope he has wheels, and he's got an easy 10+ yard gain. It's too late to crash they way the cover 5 is spread out... like yo mama.

 

[JLR Steez]

You gotta spread teams out like this, clear the box and get to that power running game. Baylor is a good example of how to exploit them.

 

[triplehate]

So they have three zone defenses, and you've just described them all.

Is it just me or could any good offensive coach figure out how to run a train on that defense? They are covering mainly for an air raid, shutting down passing options.

Don't want to be the dikk of the month, #DOTMDecember2014, but a plain old pistol formation could be used to carry the ball up the middle if you read their defense for the cover 5. Just hand it off to your running back, and you hope he has wheels, and he's got an easy 10+ yard gain. It's too late to crash they way the cover 5 is spread out... like yo mama.

They arent running cover 5 on both sides of the field tho




but running the ball is always the best bet just because I wouldnt want my qb guessing what coverage they are running and throwing directly into people