Usually the defense will run the Cover 6’s Cover 2 technique towards the boundary to assist the safety with his coverage space.Īs you can see above, the strong safety takes a deep half of the field, over the top of the squatting cornerback who is playing Cover 2 technique outside. This will allow the defense to cloud cover the backside receiver, when the defense is in 3x1 sets. Essentially, Cover 6 plays Cover 2 to the boundary ( or away from the strength of the formation), with Cover 4 elements to the field ( or the strength of the formation), depending on what the offense’s personnel looks like.Ĭover 6 is a great coverage to use when an offensive team likes to put its backside receiver on the weak side. Cover 6 is in the two-high safety family and the coverage has a ton of iterations. It’s name derives from a combination of Cover 4 and Cover 2 ( 4+2=6), since the coverage is a mixture of the two. ![]() Cover 6 ( also known as quarter, quarter, half) is a common coverage in modern day football.
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