How to Play Zone Defense & When to Use Cover 2, Cover 3, or Cover 4 | NFL Film Sessions

Former Giants defensive coordinator and Rams Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo breaks down how to play zone defense and when to use cover 2, cover 3, and cover 4.

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[lotleo]

This video could be 10 hours longer. Id watch the whole thing.

[kimlamberthmatic]

Watching this after this man won back to back Superbowls as Defensive Coordinator.

[ono]

What's the conversion from Yahds to Yards?

[DeeModavis]

Back after Spags defense just led us to back to back championships. My guys spags really the 🐐🐐🐐🐐

[depressedravensfansince]

These are great analysis, now I can study these to get ready for my games.

[vindigga]

This is the kind of stuff espn should be showing, instead of 2 grown men yelling at each other over non sense.

[CoreyAMoore]

I could listen to Coach Spags talk Defense all day and I'd love to sit there and watch tape with him just to see what he sees and why/how he's been so successful over the years

[lhart]

I have so much respect for Steve Spagnuolo. The work he did with the Giants as their defensive coordinator was off the chain! In my humble opinion, Steve is the best defensive coordinator in the game right now.

[bearsamos]

Me trying to form a defensive scheme in Madden

[timothymcalinden]

Thank you nfl. I have been on offense for 8 years and this year I’m switching it up. This was very informative to me!

[mannix]

Interesting stuff. I love Spags. He was DC when my Giants beat the undefeated Pats. He was successful because he had an incredible D line. Strahan, Umenyiora, Tuck, Kiwanuka. You can scheme all day. You still need the talent.

[j_ackboy]

Use big nickel on madden, sky 3 zone or 3 zone match. Replace your lbs with dBs.
Replace one of your ends with your fastest lb
Place that lb in a zone or qb sky.
You’re welcome

[ggsnubs]

I love these kinds of videos!! Keep them coming

[open]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE what Spags said at the very coverage never works, if you don't do that" (referring to "redirect" or "reroutes". This is 1000% true. I'd argue that in every zone scheme, you need reroutes to keep receivers from just running free and to disrupt timing!

Cover 2 is one of the strongest coverages you can run when you have the proper rules in place. Rerouting is one of those. Another, is having your corners stay square to the LOS and if there is an outside release by their receivers; 1) they try and drive the receiver OOBs to make them ineligible and 2) as soon as the receiver gets an outside release the corner stays on the inside hip (it becomes man to man cov. at that point). This keeps teams from simply releasing 3-4 receivers deep to overwhelm your two safeties! Now there's more to the technique but that is a basic start to running C2 and being strong against run, short passing game and deep passing game!

[j.peaceo]

American Football . . . more than just the ball. It's battlefield strategizing.

[aaroncampos]

And normal people think football is this simple game of run, catch and tackle, nope....its literally like a violent chess match and thats why i love this game

[vlcince]

Spags should have been the MVP this year at least for the Chiefs

[coolioflame]

Still can't believe my Giants fired this guy. Dude was phenomenal in our Superbowl victories and last year's defense was hardly his fault.

[relaxedindividual]

As a defensive backs coach, this video was very beneficial for me. Thanks for sharing this.

[CoffeeSuccubus]

It's like watching war games.

This is my favorite part of American football.