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Coverage

Last updated Aug 27, 2026

Coverage is a situational decision, not a setting you leave switched on.

  • Cover 0 is a pressure call, not a base call — never on first-and-10.
  • Cover 2 Man is a change-up, not your answer to every passing down. If an offense can tell you your coverage before the snap because it is always the same, you are not running a defense.

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