FILM Review: How to Play cover 4 defense in the NFL!!

Want to know How to play cover 4 defense in the NFL? In this video, I breakdown how to play cover 4 defense as a cornerback and a safety! I teach run fits and coverage principles! I also show how to beat cover 4 from an offense!

[JermSama]

I love these "how to play " videos. I watch them about 5 times, take notes, and teach them to my nephew. Thanks for the knowledge GQ ✊🏾 #OnePrideOrDontRide 💪🏾🦁 #EachOneTeachOne

[jameszipp]

My high school just started running cover 4 and we call it palms coverage this really help me understand my job as a safety and the run fits great video 👍

[lukegsfieldreview]

This is how you put it all together with film this teaches people how to identify this coverage and more

[believethehype]

Let's go film review time!! Love putting my knowledge to the test!!

[zelandakhniteblade]

If your best example of everyone doing their job defensively against the rush is an 11 yard loss, I am not fundamentally convinced by the soundness of this front. It seems to me that on potential rushing downs, it would be better to have a safety cheat up a little to create more of a 4-2-5 look. You could, for example, bring the left safety up 5-6 yards looking like he is playing off man coverage on the split end and shift the OLB inside. That gives you an extra box defender while still being sound against the pass and also giving the OL an additional blitz threat to reckon with.
On your 87 cross play, I am not sure if I agree with the analysis. The DBs are essentially 3v3 on that side (and 2v2 deep) so it seems to me that the weak side safety should be looking for the deep cross and providing inside help. He is just too shallow here, otherwise it would be excellent coverage.

[joshuafarismusic]

Subscribed, great video. I’m an offensive guy but learning from smart guys like you, cheers!

[nath]

Hey mate, a fan from Australia. Recently joined a league over hear and have been learning so much from your videos!
I hope that there will be some more content soon.
Hope you're keeping well in these crazy times we are in, man. ✌

[Deron]

Please continue these videos! Also could you do cover 6 etc

[richforever]

So on 7:47 that would be the corners fault right?

[cmann]

@thedbroom Coach/Anyone is under coverage taught to tip the ball in the air so that shell coverage can get interceptions? Or what situations are ideal to tip the ball in the air? I was always taught to knock the ball down.

[stephenjohnson]

Hey GQ, I love your method. I would like very much to have you do a play-by-play analysis of the Super Bowl. Please let me know if you are interested in such a proposal.

[JohnPavelich]

Hey GQ, when calling the defensive play, how much of it is situation (down and distance) vs. how much is tape and scouting? I assume its a combination of the two but I'm curious how a set gets called?

Also how did you go career even leading the NFL in picks and not get the nickname... The Glove? it seems perfect for a DB and obviously is a nice play on your name.

[snootycapybara]

Some of these DBs need to get in the film room with GQ because he's exposing a few of them 😁

[WindyCityWarden]

Have you ever considered, moving the FS to a middle 3rd, then allowing the SS to roam, or fill in zone for a blitzing linebacker??

[e.reynolds]

On 87 switch if he doesn’t bite then they just throw the corner so what should he do if you didn’t quite like what he did on that play

[conorbrennan]

Love your videos. Just a question on the 87 route. You were saying that sometimes the defence play it so the safety follows the 2 into the corner route and the corner will follow the 1 in the post. Do you think this is what happens here but the corner just played the post badly?

[matthewkim]

I love watching but don’t play football so I don’t always get the intricacies of tdefensive and offensive schemes. I think the biggest thing I want to know is A) how to create mismatches and B) how to adjust to mismatches if you’re on defense).

[jameswillis]

Could you explain a 3-3-5 defense what makes it an effective defense, what are its weaknesses and why patricia used that formation so much?

[snootycapybara]

After watching the basics of coverages with you GQ, I have another question. As a DB, in a perfect world, would you prefer to have everybody in the right position and keep the QB from throwing the ball entirely and generate more sacks? Or would you prefer to 'loosen up' a little bit and and let the QB throw more passes against you to generate more INTs? I know they preach making a team one dimensional, so I guess I wanna know which option you guys like better, no run game or no pass game?

[alexweathers]

How bout on the next one do a video of how to play cover 6 and film review of cover 6?