cover 3 Stories - Mile High Report
Watch for Bears use of Cover 3 against the Seahawks
The last couple of weeks I've heard some things on Chicago sports radio that caught my ear. (I don't remember which station, nor which guest expert said it) The expert spoke of the Bears probably being the best team in the league at disguising their coverages. This I did not know. Every team...
The Bob Sanders Beatdown Defense is Dead
BSBD (or, the Bob Sanders Beatdown Defense) was a term coined on this site by our very own BigBlueShoe. In the coaching world it is known simply as "Cover 3." Now, I don't want to go into too many details, but essentially Cover 3 is when the corners give a big cushion, one safety plays deep...
Preview Week Three: Jaguars at Colts
It is rare one gets a "must win" game in September, but that is the way it is looking for the Jacksonville Jaguars. It is a big game for the Colts as well. All division games are big. But, for the Jags, this is do or (perhaps) die. Starting 0-3, losing two division games in the process, is a pretty...
Freeney update, and YES! A recommended Fan Post
I'll come clean: I've been bad promoting SB Nation's 2.0 platform and all the great community features. Truth be told, I come from a family of salesmen, and of all of them I am the WORST. In particular, I've been bad showcasing features like recommended Fan Posts, posting FanShots on the front...
MHR University - The Nickel Formations
I had planned on doing a youth coaching article, but there has been some interest expressed on the site and in my e-mail about the 3-3-5. Let's expand on that a little, and talk about nickel formations (including the 3-3-5) in several contexts (history, reasoning, personnel, etc). As a...










