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48 minutes ago, stevestojan said:

Can you explain bracket coverage? (Serious question, I don’t know that term and I suppose I could google)

Sure.

 

[ ] Brackets

[ X O X ]

 

Got it? 😁

 

Bracketed coveraged is having two men on a guy, essentially. Many think it is a man on man coverage scheme, it does not have to be exclusively a man coverage scheme. It can be zone coverage.  It can also be run in cover 0, 1, 2, and 3. It is much harder to run in cover 4. By using an underneath coverage defender with an over the top cover man you eliminate the opportunities in coverage breakdown.

 

The bracket coverage in man cover is simple. 2 men cover 1 man. This is not advantageous in many cases because you have tie up 2 defenders to 1. Famously, a team once did a bracket coverage to Calvin Johnson. The defense put two defenders on the line, and one deep.  They jammed him at the line.

 

Looking above at the illustration you can see the bracket over the O. It's basic in principle but can be quite complex.  A lot of people make fun names because they think everything needs a name. My favorite in banjo coverage on a bracket scheme.

 

In zone defense you can run it as well by simply having zone integrity. Edmunds or Milano stays underneath. Generally there is a strong side and weakside linebacker; in our case Edmunds takes coverage frequently and off the top of my head I don't think there is a definitive leader of dropping back here. I'm curious to see who drops more into coverage (anyone have that??? @Beck Water @YoloinOhio).

 

to bracket Kelce means a safety over the top means Milano, who generally covers him, has more freedom to be aggressive. The bold and aggressive tend to win matchups more than the timid. And there is a safety blanket when you have over the top coverage.

 

I can explain more if ya want. 

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