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Chips are down: Cover 1 man free or Cover 3 zone against a modern RPO offense?
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:07 pm
Nobody cares about rice on a football forum.
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Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:15 pm to Lonnie Utah
Depends on the team and if they have a good running game or passing game honestly.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:25 pm to Gatorbait2008
Feel free to eloborate.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:30 pm to Lonnie Utah
Affect the quarterback
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:36 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Nobody cares about rice on a football forum.
Not a fan of carolina gold I guess
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:39 pm to Lonnie Utah
Brother, the majority of this board doesn't know the difference between read option or RPO.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:42 pm to Lonnie Utah
With superior athletes, cover 1.
Press the box and force O to be uncomfortable
Talent-equated or inferior talent? I’m going cover 3. Death by 1000 cuts, perhaps. But make the O string together sustained drives
Press the box and force O to be uncomfortable
Talent-equated or inferior talent? I’m going cover 3. Death by 1000 cuts, perhaps. But make the O string together sustained drives
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 1:20 am
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:49 pm to Raoul Stimulato
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With superior athletes, cover 1. Press the box and force uncomfortably. Talent-equated or inferior talent? I’m going cover 3. Death by 1000 cuts, perhaps. But make the O string together sustained drives
Ding ding ding. If you’ve got a good pass rush and long corners who can run, cover 1.
However against modern offenses, you have to be able to mix up coverages or they will figure you out (unless your talent gap is large)
Posted on 4/29/26 at 9:51 pm to Lonnie Utah
brother Marcel this forum only knows one thing — bait LSU fans and pretend they’re taking the bait. X’s and O’s might as well be Greek. Try “Chips are down, will Lane Kiffin get fired for screwing a co-ed by Year 2?” and you’ll have a more successful thread
Posted on 4/29/26 at 10:09 pm to Lonnie Utah
it's not either/or
you do variations of 1, 2, 2 man under, 3, man free, four across disguise, combos (aka, brackets), multiple pre-snap and post-snap disguises, rolls from 3 to 2, rolls from 2 to 3, etc, to create well over 20 different coverages
you do variations of 1, 2, 2 man under, 3, man free, four across disguise, combos (aka, brackets), multiple pre-snap and post-snap disguises, rolls from 3 to 2, rolls from 2 to 3, etc, to create well over 20 different coverages
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:37 pm to Lonnie Utah
It depends on if the offense's tendencies are pass heavy or run heavy but I'd go Inverted Tampa 2 base vs. a pass heavy RPO and adjust from there.
I'm saying that because it seems most RPOs are pass heavy these days.
ETA- I'm out of chips. Need to go to the grocery store.
I'm saying that because it seems most RPOs are pass heavy these days.
ETA- I'm out of chips. Need to go to the grocery store.
This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 11:38 pm
Posted on 4/30/26 at 5:30 am to Lonnie Utah
Nick Saban, the greatest coach of all time (and future US president), said the key to stopping RPO is to plug in an oversized DT.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 5:30 am to Lonnie Utah
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Nobody cares about rice on a football forum.
Not even Rice ?
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:35 am to Lonnie Utah
Cover 1 is a risky proposition in college unless your corners are top notch. Any time I see college teams playing Cover 1, I immediately look outside to the X receiver and see how the corner is covering him. If the corner is pressing the X receiver, it's game over. You might give up more yards underneath playing Cover 3, but you're less likely to give up the deep shot.
I'd lean Cover 3 myself
I'd lean Cover 3 myself
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 8:37 am
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:39 am to Lonnie Utah
Asked my 9 year old. Madden recommends Cover 3 zone.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:43 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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it's not either/or
you do variations of 1, 2, 2 man under, 3, man free, four across disguise, combos (aka, brackets), multiple pre-snap and post-snap disguises, rolls from 3 to 2, rolls from 2 to 3, etc, to create well over 20 different coverages
Your weekly reminder HRV is pretty damn smart folks.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:54 am to Tridentds
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Asked my 9 year old. Madden recommends Cover 3 zone.
Probably knows more about football that 80% of this board...
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:57 am to Raoul Stimulato
It's about choosing which poison kills you slowest. Cover 1 dies outside, Cover 3 dies underneath.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 9:02 am to Lonnie Utah
Follow on question: Chips are down: do you want a 3-4, 4-3, or 4-2-5 as your base D against a modern RPO/spread offense?
Posted on 4/30/26 at 9:10 am to Lonnie Utah
Feel like this is why these offenses break down in the redzone. You no longer have the deep threat so everything is underneath and defense can react quicker.
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