Coverage 101: Poach vs. Solo technique

MatchQuarters compares two similar defensive back techniques found in a Quarters system. One is passive, the other is active. Examples taken from the Jets.

I have talked multiple times this offseason about the rise in popularity of Quarters within the NFL. For lower-level teams, the coverage has always been a necessity with the ever-present threat of the QB run game. Quarters at its fundamental level is “box” coverage. The overhang pushes to the flat, the ILB “walls” #2, and the Safety and CB “cap” the ver…