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The Ten Basic Quarterback Reads

This document outlines several basic defensive coverages that a quarterback must read: Cover 3 Zone, Cover 2 Zone, Cover 4 Zone (Quarters Coverage), Cover 1 Man, Cover 1 Free, and Cover 0 Man. For each coverage, it provides a diagram of the defensive alignment and responsibilities, and lists the strengths and weaknesses from the quarterback's perspective. The goal is to educate quarterbacks on how to identify coverages from the line of scrimmage and understand what routes should be effective against each one.

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The Ten Basic Quarterback Reads

This document outlines several basic defensive coverages that a quarterback must read: Cover 3 Zone, Cover 2 Zone, Cover 4 Zone (Quarters Coverage), Cover 1 Man, Cover 1 Free, and Cover 0 Man. For each coverage, it provides a diagram of the defensive alignment and responsibilities, and lists the strengths and weaknesses from the quarterback's perspective. The goal is to educate quarterbacks on how to identify coverages from the line of scrimmage and understand what routes should be effective against each one.

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The Ten Basic Quarterback Reads

Basic Coverages
Cover 3 Zone Cover 3 Zone Cover 2 Zone Cover 2 Zone Cover 4 Zone (Quarters Pattern Read) Quarters Cover 1 Man Free Cover 1 Free Man Cover 0 Man Cover 0 Man

Cover 3 Zone

DEEP 1/3 DEEP 1/3 HOOK/CURL C W CURL / FLAT E T N S T E SS FS HOOK/CURL C CURL / FLAT DEEP 1/3

STRENGTHS: 1. 3 DEEP SECONDARY 2. FOUR MAN RUSH 3. RUN SUPPORT STRONG BY SS

WEAKNESSES: 1. WEAKSIDE CURL / FLAT 2. STRONG SIDE CURL 3. LIMITED FRONTS 4. FLOOD ROUTES 5. WEAK SIDE RUN SUPPORT 6. DIG ROUTES (SQUARE IN) 7. 4 VERTICALS

Cover 2 Zone

DEEP 1/2

DEEP 1/2

DEEP 1/3

FS HOOK/CURL

SS MIDDLE HOLE HOOK/CURL

C FLAT E T

W N

S T E

C FLAT

STRENGTHS: 1. 5 UNDERNEATH COVERAGE 2. ABILITY TO DISRUPT TIMING OF RECEIVERS BY JAMMING THEM OFF THEIR STEM 3. CAN RUSH FOUR 4. FLAT AREAS

WEAKNESSES: 1. DEEP COVERAGE A. FADE AREA B. DEEP MIDDLE 2. STRONG SIDE CURL 3. RUN SUPPORT OFF TACKLE

COVER 4 ZONE (QUARTERS COVERAGE)

READ #2, IF FLAT OR DRAG, DOUBLE #1. IF #2 GOES VERTICAL, MAN ON #2. MAN ON #1 POSSIBLE HELP FROM FS BE AGGRESSIVE ON ALL OUT ROUTES BY #1

READ #2, IF FLAT OR DRAG, DOUBLE #1. IF #2 GOES VERTICAL, MAN ON #2.

FS MIDDLE HOLE

SS

MAN ON #1 POSSIBLE HELP FROM FS BE AGGRESSIVE ON ALL OUT ROUTES BY #1

C FLAT W E T N S T E FLAT

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