SECONDARY PLAY

CORNERSALIGNMENT BEGINS AT 4-6 YARDS OFF THE LOS. IN A TIGHT SET WE ARE 2 YARDS OUTSIDE
WIDEST RECEIVER. IF THERE IS A WIDEOUT INSIDE THE NUMBERS WE SHADE TO THE
OUTSIDE, ON THE NUMBERS WE ARE HEAD UP, OUTSIDE THE NUMBERS WE ARE 1 YARD
INSIDE.
THE CORNER WILL HAVE DIFFERENT PRESNAP ALIGNMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES BASED
ON THE COVERAGE CALLED. REACT TO THE BALL OFF OR ON THE LOS.

SAFETIESALIGNMENT BEGINS AT 9-10 YARDS OFF LOS. WITH BALL IN THE MIDDLE VS A SPREAD SET
THE SAFETIES WOULD LINE UP OVER #2 BUT NEVER WIDER THAN THE HASHMARKS. VERSUS
TIGHTER FORMATIONS THE SAFETY WILL LINE UP SPLITTING THE #1 AND #2 RECEIVERS.
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE VS BALL ON THE HASH AND VS VARIOUS FORMATIONS.
REACT TO THE BALL OFF OR ON THE LOS.

ZONE PRINCIPLES
DEEPER THAN THE DEEPEST, WIDER THAN THE WIDEST!
EYES SHOULD LOOK THROUGH THE RECEIVER TO THE QB. KEY THE QBs FRONT SHOULDER
AND FRONT HAND RELEASE.
UNDERNEATH PLAYERS SHOULD DROP WITH RECEIVERS UNTIL THEY ARE THREATENED BY
ANOTHER RECEIVER IN THEIR ZONEIF NO ONE IN YOUR ZONE, THEN KEEP DROPPING.
ONLY GO IN FRONT OF RECEIVER IF YOU ARE SURE YOU CAN INTERCEPT. KNOCKDOWN
BALLS WITH YOUR INSIDE HAND SO YOU CAN WRAP UP RECEIVER WITH YOUR OUTSIDE
HAND.
DEEP ZONE PLAYERS NEED TO KEEP CUSHION ON RECEIVERS. WHEN THREATENED DEEP,
USE HAMMER (MAN) TECHNIQUE.

HAMMER (MAN) PRINCIPLES

TAKE AWAY THE INSIDE ROUTE
EYES ON RECEIVER
FORCE BALL TO BE THROWN OVERHEAD
ONLY LOOK FOR THE BALL IF YOU ARE IN PHASE WITH RECEIVER. IF IN PHASE, LOOK ONLY
WHEN RECEIVER LOOKS AND REACT TO THROWN BALL
DO NOT GO FOR FIRST FAKES WHEN COVERNING A RECEIVER. KEEP EYES ON HIS BELT.