2LD Defense - Gregory Double Wing

Cover:Zone defense by the 2L, DS and Shortside End.I have taken several of Coach Thomson's zone concepts and combined them.His Cover is the basis for my zone coverage against normal (i.e., Iso or Twin --no more than two immediate receivers on each side) offensive formations.When the ball is scrimmaged from a hashmark, Cover becomes a four-under,three-deep zone with four 1L defenders rushing the passer. The wide flat isalways left empty in Cover, which is a big reason we don't play a steady diet ofCover -- we always mix it up with Max. Len, Ron and the DS cover the threedeep zones, while Sam, Mike, Will and the shortside End cover the Wide, Middleand Short Hook and Short Flat zones, respectively. In the event of a 2B receiverto the shortside (such as a back slotted to the defensive right), Will (in thediagram below) would mirror that receiver before the snap and drop to Short Flatafter it, while the End would drop to Short Hook instead. This allows us tomaintain maximum disguise while not asking too much of the End's passcoverage duties.11 COVER (from right hash)35