Defensive Back Play in Quarters Coverage

Stopping the run in football has always been paramount. Over the years coaches have devised different ways to get extra defenders into the box. Often times this has benefited the run game and it has also left the pass game vulnerable. I believe that quarters coverage provides an answer for both run and pass. It allows both of the safeties to be primary run support defenders while also allowing the defense to defend a vertical passing game. Diagram 1. Eagle Front The following is an assemblage of several seasons of enhancement to the coverage and the input of several different staffs. I feel that the subsequent schemes will provide sound coverage as well as superior run support. You can play any front with quarters coverage. For the sake of simplicity we will use an eagle front (See Diagram 1). ALIGNMENT SAFETIES •1 Removed Receiver- 10 yards deep x 2 yards EMOL (End Man On Line) (See