Warrior General Games

I currently OC but im going to try to teach myself how to DC but i need to know a few basic things before i keep making custom plays.

Are there certain sports to set CBs so they dont get burned so often? A little farther back, maybe a little to the inside/outside?

Also, when it says cover (insert position) or (insert position) or (insert position). if i put WR1, HB Weak, FB Weak. Does the CB have to pass a vision check every single time? Where should i send the cb after that? if the WR is blocking and the run is going the other way, should i just send him into a deep zone towards the run so hopefully he can make the diving tackle if need be or is there a more efficient way?


would you make multiple plays using different formations to cover the same thing? Im currently using 3 formations, 1 player per formation for each offensive play in formation. for example. i have it setup as I Form Inside Rush. i have GL Small, 4-4 and a 4-3 formation all slightly different just for the same type of play out of that formation. is that a waste of time? i figure it will be harder to exploit if a random D is showing up.

Also should i be making different Ds for each side? so sweep left D is different than sweep right D or can i make a generic play that will cover both outsides without being over committed.

I also use my SS to cover the TE and if the TE is blocking he covers strong side HB or strong side FB. is that a decent idea or will he just get burned all the time trying to figure out who to cover?

Also is there such a thing as sending too many guys? on my inside rushes from I Form, i send 8 guys. leave the CBs to cover the WRs, SS to cover the TE and blitz everyone else. Should i just have them man up on the HB so they stay at the LOS or even play shallow zones?

Originally posted by ProfessionalKop
I currently OC but im going to try to teach myself how to DC

Good move. Some of these answers will depend on what age you're coaching.

If you line the CBs up as shallow as possible they will immediately start moving with the WR.

If you line them up deep so that they don't get burned, they run towards to WR then have to turn around when they get within the man coverage radius... so they get burned.

The moral of the story: line your CBs up deep to prevent short plays and line them up shallow to prevent deep plays.

GLB: working as intended for five years.

Originally posted by B1G
Good move. Some of these answers will depend on what age you're coaching.
hopefully mid tier-upper level dots. ill blow my brains out trying to DC for rookie,prep or uni.

Originally posted by Time Trial
If you line the CBs up as shallow as possible they will immediately start moving with the WR.

If you line them up deep so that they don't get burned, they run towards to WR then have to turn around when they get within the man coverage radius... so they get burned.

The moral of the story: line your CBs up deep to prevent short plays and line them up shallow to prevent deep plays.

GLB: working as intended for five years.

so say im setting up mainly to stop a run, i should just line them a few yards off so they dont get blocked and will hopefully move forward and make the play?

If you have someone cover WR1 and then HB, etc there isn't much point. If the WR is blocking then it is either a screen or a run in which case you will want: WR1 - - - - - - Blitz or Zone.

Originally posted by ProfessionalKop
so say im setting up mainly to stop a run, i should just line them a few yards off so they dont get blocked and will hopefully move forward and make the play?

They tend to get sucked in to the blocker most of the time if you watch plays. If you are specifically looking for an outside run (like you've got a scrambling QB in or whatever is tipping you off) then you can send extra players on blitzes from close to the same spot.

Originally posted by Time Trial
If you have someone cover WR1 and then HB, etc there isn't much point. If the WR is blocking then it is either a screen or a run in which case you will want: WR1 - - - - - - Blitz or Zone.

well i have it set as

WR-HB Weak- FB Weak- Deep Middle because if the WR,HB and FB arent coming his way, i should probably send him back to be the last man back or i could just blitz the QB. O_o

Is there a specific formation you are thinking of trying to cover?

Originally posted by Time Trial
Is there a specific formation you are thinking of trying to cover?

right now im working on I Form.

have it setup with 3 formations as follows:

i Form Pitch
I Form Inside Run
I Form Screen
I Form Off Tackle


havent got to any passing stuff yet. all 4 of those have/will have 3 different defensive formations covering them.usually 4-3, GL Small and Dime/Dime 3-2-6

Originally posted by ProfessionalKop
well i have it set as

WR-HB Weak- FB Weak- Deep Middle because if the WR,HB and FB arent coming his way, i should probably send him back to be the last man back or i could just blitz the QB. O_o

If WR1 is the first thing you select that pretty much ends it. He covers the WR. If you set HB Weak, FB Weak, WR1 then he can cover the HB if he goes to the weak side. You do need to worry about overload plays too. If you cover HB weak and FB weak with the same player then if both the HB and the FB go to the same side the FB will be uncovered.

Originally posted by Time Trial
If WR1 is the first thing you select that pretty much ends it. He covers the WR. If you set HB Weak, FB Weak, WR1 then he can cover the HB if he goes to the weak side. You do need to worry about overload plays too. If you cover HB weak and FB weak with the same player then if both the HB and the FB go to the same side the FB will be uncovered.

yeah i know. thats why i have different guys going in different orders. so even if the CB sees the WR blocking, he'll continue to cover him instead of going to option 2?

Originally posted by ProfessionalKop
right now im working on I Form.

have it setup with 3 formations as follows:

i Form Pitch
I Form Inside Run
I Form Screen
I Form Off Tackle


havent got to any passing stuff yet. all 4 of those have/will have 3 different defensive formations covering them.usually 4-3, GL Small and Dime/Dime 3-2-6

Okay, but you don't know what play the O is going to run. You need to setup you D-plays based on the tagging first then by figuring out what play they might call.

Originally posted by ProfessionalKop
yeah i know. thats why i have different guys going in different orders. so even if the CB sees the WR blocking, he'll continue to cover him instead of going to option 2?

Yeah, if the WR is blocking the CB will get stuck like a magnet pretty much every time. There are exceptions though if the CB is playing really deep he can sometimes avoid the WR blocker.