What is Cover 6? Explaining Quarter-Quarter-Half and its Sister, Cover 8

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» In this episode, I talk about:

• The Fangio system has led a two-high revolution in the NFL since 2020.

• Cover 6, or Quarter-Quarter-Half, builds a ‘box’ coverage to the passing strength.

• Defenses use Cover 6 to create a ‘zone double’ to target an offense's best receiver.

• Cover 8 is the sister coverage that flips the scheme, putting Cover 2 to the strong side, or passing strength.

• Modern usage of this traditional scheme is designed to disguise coverages and confuse quarterbacks post-snap.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - The Two-High Revolution

01:01 - What is Traditional Cover 6?

01:28 - Defining Quarters Coverage (The Box)

02:09 - Whiteboard: Breaking Down Cover 6 (Stuff)

03:34 - What is Vic Fangio’s Cover 8?

04:12 - Whiteboard: Breaking Down Cover 8

05:51 - The Modern Evolution: ‘Targeted’ Coverage

06:37 - Final Summary

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» Other resources:

What is Quarters?

What is Cover 2?

Learning the Vic Fangio Defense

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