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    This document discusses the "seam drop" technique used in fire zone coverage. It defines the seam as the area outside the #2 receiver and explains that the seam drop player is responsible for carrying any vertical routes by the #2 receiver upfield until they cross inside. The player then comes off to cover other receivers crossing into their area or going to the flat. The document provides details on how this technique is executed based on the Cincinnati Bengals' playbook and analyzes scenarios like slash releases. Maintaining proper leverage and passing off coverage responsibilities is key to the effectiveness of this fire zone coverage technique.

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    This document discusses the "seam drop" technique used in fire zone coverage. It defines the seam as the area outside the #2 receiver and explains that the seam drop player is responsible for carrying any vertical routes by the #2 receiver upfield until they cross inside. The player then comes off to cover other receivers crossing into their area or going to the flat. The document provides details on how this technique is executed based on the Cincinnati Bengals' playbook and analyzes scenarios like slash releases. Maintaining proper leverage and passing off coverage responsibilities is key to the effectiveness of this fire zone coverage technique.

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    Blitzology Seam Drop

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    This document discusses the "seam drop" technique used in fire zone coverage. It defines the seam as the area outside the #2 receiver and explains that the seam drop player is responsible for carrying any vertical routes by the #2 receiver upfield until they cross inside. The player then comes off to cover other receivers crossing into their area or going to the flat. The document provides details on how this technique is executed based on the Cincinnati Bengals' playbook and analyzes scenarios like slash releases. Maintaining proper leverage and passing off coverage responsibilities is key to the effectiveness of this fire zone coverage technique.

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    SUNDAY,APRIL18,2010

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    to:

    The"Seam"dropIamreferringtoistechniqueoftheplayerwhoisdroppingoverthe#2receiverina
    3under3deepfirezonecoverage.IhavealsoheardthisdropcalledScif,Bronco,andDeuce.
    Regardlessofthename,theexecutionofthistechniquehasadirectcorrelationtotheeffectivenessof
    ateam'sfirezonepressurepackage.
    ThefollowingisabreakdownoftheSeamdropthatisexplainedinDickLebeau'splaybookfromthe
    2002CincinnatiBengals.TobeginLebeaudefinesSeamonpage20ofthe.pdfintheSecondary
    CoverageTermssectionoftheplaybookas"Outsideintechniqueon#2.Mustcarryverticallyortothe
    flat.(FireZoneTerm)".LaterLebeaugives3coachingpointsfortheseamdropintheFireZone
    CoverageRulessectionoftheplaybookonpage144ofthe.pdf.

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    FireZonecoveragesharesmanysimilaritieswithmanfree.TheSeamplayerisoutsideinand
    expectinghelponshorterinsideroutesfromthe3ReceiverHookanddeepmiddlehelpfromthe
    middle1/3safety.BecausetheSeamplayeriscarrying#2verticalitallowsthecornertoplaythe#1
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    If#2releasesimmediatelyinside,theSeam(SM)playerwillcarryanddeliverthecrossertothenext
    color(3RHoroppositeSMplayer).TheSeamplayermustbeawareofthelevelofthenextthreat
    representedinthediagramaboveastheverticaldashedline.TheSMcannotcrossthatleveltoavoid
    beingoutleveragedby#3.If#3isstayingintoblock,thenextthreattotheSMiscomingona
    crossingroutefromtheothersideoftheformation.
    ThesameconceptisutilizedfortheSlashrelease.

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    Aslashreleaseoccurswhen#1and#2areinacloseproximitysplitalignmentandthe#1receiver
    releasesimmediatelyunderneath.TheSMplayerwilltreatthefastcrosser(#1)justlike#2onafast
    crosser.TheSMwillcarryanddeliverwithunderstandingofthelevelof#3.Thecornerwillsqueeze
    tothe#2receiver'sverticalrouteontheslashrelease.Thecornerandseamplayerareremindedin
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    TheSlash/FlatcomboishandledbytheSMplayercarryingthe#1receiverinsidebeforereactingto
    #3totheflat.The#1receiveronthequickcrosserwillbetakenbythe3RHdropperwhoislookingfor
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    If#2isverticaltheSMwillcarrytheverticaluntilareceiverattemptstocrosshisfacefromtheinside
    out.The#2receivercouldattempttocrosstheSMplayersfaceonanoutcutinwhichcasetheSM
    willbeingoodbodypositiontodefendthatoutcut.Ifthe#3receiverisgoingtotheflattheSMmust
    comeoff#2'sverticalandcoverthe#3receivertotheflat.Ifthe#3isalignedinatripsformationthe
    SMplayerneedstobealerttoahigherprobabilityofbeingoutleveragedby#3andbepreparedto
    comeoff#2vertical.Itisunlikelythatacrosserfromtheothersideoftheformationwillbeabletoget
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    If#2isouttheSMplayerstaysoverthetopoftherouteandrunsthroughthewindowof#1'sroute
    beforedrivingon#2totheflat.TheSMplayerhas#2onthewheelbecausethecornerisplaying
    aggressivelyon#1.
    TheSMplayerisresponsibletodriveonany3steporhotthrowtothe#2receiver.

    PostedbyBlitzologyat3:11PM
    Labels:Cover3FireZone,DickLebeau,FireZoneCoverage

    8comments:
    Anonymous April18,2010at9:50PM
    TheSCIF(SeamCurlFlat)techniqueplaystheseamthreatfrominsideout...reroutingwiththe
    outside hand, making sure to keep the inside hand free (this keeps the shoulders relatively
    paralleltotheLOSandkeepstheplayer'seyesontheQB).TheSCIFtechreliesonthemanto
    read#2.If#2goesverticalintheseamhecarriesto14ydsbeforereleasingtodeepcoverage
    players.If#2doesn'tthreatentheseam,thentheSCIFplayersplaysthroughtothecurlzone,
    andthentotheflat.
    Reply

    Blitzology

    April19,2010at11:01AM

    Thatisoneofthetopicsofdebatesaboutfirezonetechnique.Isitaseam(outsidein)orascif
    (insideout)?Bothhavepositivesandnegatives.Thedropon#2iscriticaltothecoveragebeing
    effective but which one is better? We utilize the Scif drop you discribed in our FZ coverage. I
    just wanted to look at the technique Coach Lebeau is using. Maybe I should do a compare
    contrastonthe2differentthoughtprocesses.
    Reply

    Anonymous April19,2010at2:28PM
    eitherway,istillenjoyyourposts.IwasjustmakingsureSCIFwasrecognizedasdifferentfrom
    theLebeautechnique
    Reply

    Tracey January26,2011at5:33AM
    I get confused on the SCIF tech. In other posts I think it is described as saying that the SCIF
    playerwillreroute#2andexpandtothecurlifheisvertical.IalsoassumethattheCBisgoing
    toread#2,andifheisverticalthenhewillplaythedivider.Soforexonhitch/seamorsmash
    theCBisleaving#1.TheSCIFplayermustthenexpandtothisroute?Thecommentabovehas
    the SCIF carrying #2 up to 14yds, which to me would make it impossible to expand out to #1.
    Also,howSCIFisdonevs.atightalignmentby#2,forexampleaTEtothefield?Playinginside

    out would give a lot of space out to the curl. Maybe an idea would be to use a dividing line
    (suchas5youtsidethehash).If#2isinsidethatline,CBand2SplayerusetheLebeau"seam"
    tech.If#2isoutsidethatline,CBand2Splayerusethe"SCIF"tech.Thoughts?
    Reply

    Blitzology

    January30,2011at12:16PM

    Tracey,
    You are correct in that when you play a SCIF technique player you need to have the corner
    read 21 and play a divider agaist 2 vertical threats because the SCIF player will not carry the
    vertical by #2. We tell our SCIF guy to have hands on #2 eyes on #1 when rerouting in the
    seam. If #1 is stopping his route (smash concept) you need to expand. If #1 is continuing
    verticalyoucanhangon#2.YourquestionaboutSCIForSEAMvs.atightsplit#2iswhyIam
    starting to like the SEAM concept because the coverage is the same regardless of the
    alignmentof#2.Idon'tliketheideaof2differentdropsbytheplayersdroppingon#2because
    oftheteachingtimeinvolved.Greatquestions.
    Reply

    Tracey March7,2011at6:21PM
    Thanks for your response, I didn't see it until now. I guess the difficult thing for me with the
    SEAM concept is that if we have an end or inside LB dropping to the SEAM, I can't see how
    theycanmatchalltheoutsideroutesasdescribedbytheSEAMtech.Further,itmakessense
    tomethatif#2haswidthbeyondacertainpoint,theSCIFbecomesmoreusefulbecausenow
    #2isfartherawayfromyourinsidehelp.
    Reply

    Michael September27,2011at12:16AM
    Wouldn'tthecollisiontechniqueusedonaseamroutedependonaspotdroporpatternread
    bytheflatdefender?
    Reply

    dvd September25,2013at5:04AM
    Thisisgreatinformation,thanksforshare!
    Reply

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