Thank you again to Manscaped for being so understanding and working with me on an altered release schedule for this one. They gave me the freedom to take all the time I needed for this, and I think that patience paid off. Hope y'all liked this as much I liked making it.
1. Thank you and love from my family to yours. 2. This video is amazingly put together. 3. I personally feel frustrated as I have said this for years in forums and comments sections for years (almost two decades) and been ridiculed by casual idiots online who only play Madden and finally have a singular video to link to. 4. It is too bad that, in Madden on the PS2 and later Xbox 360, these defenses "never" work as designed/intended. Especially with the default All-Pro settings for online play.
Thank you for this great video. I second what @Paul Gaither wrote. But dang, Brett. You are amazing. Thank you for all your hard work and content. Blessings to your family and you.
@@BruceKendallMartinJr The Hurtlacher was the best coverage linebacker ever!.. IMO. I think if had he won a superbowl in 06-07, it would be less arguable that he was better than Ray.
Hey Brett, thanks for the awesome video!! More importantly though if you lost someone recently - I’m really sorry for your loss - and want you to know that this huge community you’ve spent years building is completely behind you if you need ANYTHING. Praying for you man…
@@choosecarefully408 No, it was because my UA-cam channel mascot was (and still is) Gengar, so I needed a somewhat shadowy word. Simple as that, really.
@@lydiavalentino It was just a silly joke that I wasn't even sure would work in writing anyway. & I have *no idea* who Gengar is. But now you have me thinking "what word would I use for _my_ shadowy nickname?" This may require some thought...
Further proves that even in the NFL, great defense isn't about trying to always fool the offense. It's about having great players and keeping it simple and executing. There's only so much you can call on defense and remain fundamentally sound, and this is a good point that almost all defense at its base is fundamentally the same.
Side note: one of my favorite things to watch was the 2010s Bears facing the Packers year after year, because while Aaron Rodgers killed everyone, Brian Urlacher almost singlehandedly would give him unfortunately more trouble than just about anyone. The problem was, while Urlacher would give Rodgers trouble, as was the case the entire time Urlacher was in Chicago, the offense would give him almost no help.
Brett's the reason I've gotten back into football, full-stop, and subsequently the primary reason I see my grandma as often as I do. She doesn't want to do much, but she's always up to watching the Packers play, and now I love watching with her again, just like when she made me a Packers fan at 3 years old. Thank you, Brett.
Thank you so much for explaining Cover 3 Mable because the bears ran it so much this past year and I could never figure out what it is with the mix of man and zone
Thank you for an incredibly informative video and a powerful message to close it out. My dad passed away unexpectedly in April and I can't echo your sentiment enough after everything that's happened in my family since then. Take care of yourself Brett, we're always here for you.
Just making lunch and trying to learn about football. Didn't expect to have to hold back tears. Love your work brother and just know life is beautiful. No matter how hard things get its a beautiful thing
UK NFL fan here, been continuing to learn for the past 10 years, thank you for these videos, many formations and coverages, nuances etc are what I still struggle to spot! Thank you :)
You’re as solid a dude as they come Brett, just know your days will eventually get easier. It’s clear through the content you make that you have no shortage of passion or compassion, and that will only serve you well. Take time to heal, and as my beloved grandma used to say, this too shall pass
“Caaaarolllll Caaarollll I gotta talk to you about Tampa 2! And when I open the door there’s not a single Tampa 2 in that office!” Incredible Pepe Silvia Sunny reference with the thumbnail Brett. Fantastic video as well, you always find the best examples
I've always understood football on a superficial level, but watching this channel gives me a deeper understanding of the game. I've began to actually understand coverages and plays now and why they worked or not. Appreciate the deep dives Brett.
I use to watch him in highschool when i was still a ball player. He educated me more than any film session ever did. I like to think i got my first ever TFL because of what i learned from this channel.
I really hope you make more videos that talk about coverages. I have an aspiration to be able to understand football in deeper context and this is exactly what I need!
I love being the panthers fan who grew up watching my team get spanked by Tampa as a kid, now seeing the details why. But also even an 8 y/o me knew John fox was gonna run the ball on first down and you just needed to load the box
When you were talking about DCs who studied under Kiffin and said that they literally only call the same plays I had the very "pleasant" experience of flashing back to the early 2010s Vikings under Lezlie Frazier.... thanks....
The way my high school coach described it to me and how i describe it to my players as a DC is that Tampa 2 is essentially a Cover 1 Robber with an extra safety. In fact in my playbook i literally call it "Robber 2" and use it against passing teams when i want to bring in a dime package because imo it works best when that mike zone over the middle is a DB instead of a linebacker
Thanks for educating NFL-interested amateurs. I love the game but never got this deep and I guess thanks for making my madden career work better now (maybe?) haha. Have loved your content for years. I wish you all the best!
Great video, like always! This one shook everything I thought I knew about 2-deep/3-deep coverages. Very cool setup and delivery. Never thought I'd tear up at the end of one of your videos, you are 100% right, reach out to your folks. Now, dont wait.
Not just great football content but great content in general. Easily one of the best youtubers on the platform. Glad you’re on the platform and hope and pray all is well.
As a longtime viewer and fan (that doesn't understand much about football), hoping you and your family are doing well. Life is very precious and unpredictable.
man i wish there was a channel like this for Canadian football, would help me understand Canadian football more since Highschool Football in BC is still American
"Which came first, the chicken or the 2002 Buccaneers?" "Monte Kiffen, the patron saint of the Tampa 2" No, no, NO. Chuck Noll. Bud Carson. Pittsburgh 1973. That's where the middle linebacker deep zone originates. Vanilla Cover 2 is way older than that, though.
i went back and did some homework on cover 2 last week and you drop this video 😭 great work. also went back and watched the bengals vs raiders playoff game from 2021-2022 season and gus bradley definitely used cover 3 mable. the back shoulder fades to chase killed it though. appreciate the video brother
Brett does it again! As much as I love your videos (and I know these videos take a lot of time to compile the right information), these historical deep dives into schemes are the best ones. I loved your spread offense video from a year ago and this is right there with it, pure intellectual joygasm lol! Awesome video man!
Side note on your process Brett-I love, LOVE the whiteboard usage. Thank you for incorporating this into the content. I appreciated it, because it really helps the learning process. Stick with it!!!
Great as usual, Brett. What I’m wondering is, why is old all-22 film so difficult to get ahold of? The NFL already uploads the more recent all-22 film. Is it a simple matter of they just haven’t gotten around to it? Or do they think there’s not enough of a market to make it a worthwhile endeavor? Or is it a matter of maintaining some sort of racket/information diet whereby only a select few chosen initiates are deemed worthy of studying the game at a serious level? Same question for the college all-22: why the secrecy and subterfuge with respect to access? What is the incentive to make this view of the game so difficult to obtain? Is this a matter of people who constantly preach competition being afraid of competition? Is there some sort of competitive advantage that making access difficult provides? Doesn’t every team already have as much access as they want to their opponents’ all-22? What is the real story of what’s going on here? My theory: people absolutely love this game, and any way you can help people to understand the game more will only help them fall more deeply in love with the game, which, at the end of the day, means growth for both the game as a game and growth in profits. What’s the downside here that I’m missing?
Brett please, for the love of Lombardi, keep making content like this. I love the X's and O's of football, but have a very surface level understanding of them. Having someone like you break this stuff down is incredibly helpful for better understanding the game we all love.
These are the videos we as fans need. This information is exponential in helping us enjoy watching football that much more. I still remember the first time I recognized your "coaching" in a live game. I was watching DeVonte Smith in the National Championship game and he line up in the slot. Pre-snap I said, "DeVonte is open up the seam. This will be a TD." Four seconds later, they thought I'd taped it and knew the play, lol.
Jets fan. Jersey boy. US Marine. I am giving a 'thumb is up' and a comment for that thumbnail. Clever change to keep the subscriber intrigued. Bravo, Brett. All the best.
I've been watching you since practically the beginning and this is probably my favorite video you've ever made. Clear, concise, and clearly had a lot of effort put into it. Great job.
Brett - Love your content. I would love it if you did a series of videos like these on common offensive and defensive schemes w/ examples of teams that use them in the NFL. I think you did a run-option Lamar/Ravens episode a year or so ago? I love these types of videos.
Brett you probably won’t see this but whatever happened to you for that emergency, I hope you’re getting through it. I’m going to go out on a limb and say you have my condolences, but hopefully they aren’t needed. Great video, entertaining as always.
Absolutely second that last message. Lost my dad a couple years ago, think about him every damn day. You never, never ever, regret time spent. But you can sure as hell regret time missed.
Fantastic stuff as usual, thank you for the explanations. Hoping for the best for you and your family whatever is happening, the last advice is absolute gold.
I played football in high school, and we played cover 3 as our base defense, while some of the basics were met the free safety was to cheat to the left but not all the way because you leave the backside corner on an island and this wasn’t ideal. As far as the will line backer it was never a man coverage with the back. We called it being a rat, if the back went to the weak side you carried, but if the back is for instance in pass pro, you played the middle of the field for crossers or drop to a hook zone.
Fun "full circle" correlary is the "3 Cheat" coverage run by Saban disciples (especially Kirby Smart), which turns a cover 3 distribution into an invertedTampa 2. Instead of a fast bail to MOF the deep safety on early downs takes "cheat steps" to the MOF reading the QB. He becomes a middle hole player until reading dropback pass. Allows him to be break on in-breaking RPOs and be a +1 in the fit to cap everything or vs QB run. You get the box safety, corners matching #1 deep, and you have a guy who is playing essentially Tampa 2 Mike backer working down off the table instead of having to work back behind him... And if he reads dropback pass, he can fast bail to the post hole bc it's still rip/Liz Match.
Sending muy best wishes for you and your loved ones from Spain, Brett. I've been a hardcore follower since the beginning. Take tour time and make sure everything you need is taken care of.
I love watching your videos and have been for years now. I would love to see more videos like this. Keep your head up you never know how precious your loved ones are until there time has come. I've been away from home for over 5 years now I call my family every week but it's not the same as spending quality time together. I look forward to your next episode until then take care.
Thanks a lot Brett. I use lots of your videos for teaching in European Football. They are really good for getting people to understand why they do things and how to develop their technique.
Wouldn’t in this 3 Buzz having a safety as the mike be ideal ? Especially a taller physical Traditional SS , like an old school Cam Chancellor type we don’t really see anymore? I’m just wondering how an even an athletic Mike LB like a Leonard or a Warner , not have the ideal skills for covering a TE in man compared to a SS, just seems like a better fit for that scheme…. Being that a Hard hitting great tackling Safety would be great in the run in those plays but way better in coverage than a MikeLB….just curious
Great video as usual Brett that call your parents tell them you love them after explaining you just had an emergency during the draft really felt kinda powerful to me hope all is right and appropriate all you do brother
It really start in Pittsburgh with Bud Carson plus Tony Dungy was a DB coach. When Tony Dungy went to the Bucs Monty Kippen tweak the Tampa 2 to a Cover 3 Buzz and Invert.
I remember watching NFL playbook with , Brian Balldiinger and sterling Sharpe ,. i remember the show was going to a commercial and they had warren sapp on there for a segment, warren sapp said that cover 2 in tampa was actually a cover 3 if you get deep enough . i was in 8th grade it was like 06 . and that stuck with me.
Hey Brett, The whole breaking down the country cover 3 concept to what's actually called was super interesting. Would a video ever be on the books that would bring up the commonly known concepts in football and compare how they're presented vs how they're actually called? I don't know, seems like some interesting march content for next year
Awesome video as always Brett! Very informative on how such a simple defense was so effective for so many years. Recommendation: Jim Johnson’s 4-3 defense of the 2000s - it’s the same defense (or variation) that Spags, Ron Rivera, and Sean McDermott run from their years of working with him.
Brett great work here...the blocking scheme & little nuisances are awesome...I see you used Shanny & 49ers as they are 👑 at it but see many young co-ordinators using it more now as Ben Johnson uses it quite a bit but not exclusively
Thank you again to Manscaped for being so understanding and working with me on an altered release schedule for this one. They gave me the freedom to take all the time I needed for this, and I think that patience paid off. Hope y'all liked this as much I liked making it.
The conspiracy we all needed
Not as much as shaving my go nads but pretty good 👍
1. Thank you and love from my family to yours.
2. This video is amazingly put together.
3. I personally feel frustrated as I have said this for years in forums and comments sections for years (almost two decades) and been ridiculed by casual idiots online who only play Madden and finally have a singular video to link to.
4. It is too bad that, in Madden on the PS2 and later Xbox 360, these defenses "never" work as designed/intended. Especially with the default All-Pro settings for online play.
Thank you for this great video. I second what @Paul Gaither wrote.
But dang, Brett. You are amazing. Thank you for all your hard work and content. Blessings to your family and you.
hope you’re alright brett
All-22 on the 2002 Buccaneers?? Oh lord this is gonna be good. There better be some Urlacher in here too.
So, TB vs. Chi?
Next up…. An All-22/ Film on 77 falcons
Sus
Best Tampa 2 MLB...dude covered way too much ground in the middle
@@BruceKendallMartinJr The Hurtlacher was the best coverage linebacker ever!.. IMO. I think if had he won a superbowl in 06-07, it would be less arguable that he was better than Ray.
Brett's editing skills and presentation have evolved year by year. No shit NFL has been reaching out to you!
He has paid editors now
fun fact, brett used to work for the NFL so he probably already had contacts there anyways lol
Hey Brett, thanks for the awesome video!! More importantly though if you lost someone recently - I’m really sorry for your loss - and want you to know that this huge community you’ve spent years building is completely behind you if you need ANYTHING. Praying for you man…
Thank you for explaining NFL defenses in a way that even numbnuts like myself can understand
Did you adopt the name "Void" just because of _that?_
@@choosecarefully408 No, it was because my UA-cam channel mascot was (and still is) Gengar, so I needed a somewhat shadowy word. Simple as that, really.
@@lydiavalentino It was just a silly joke that I wasn't even sure would work in writing anyway. & I have *no idea* who Gengar is. But now you have me thinking "what word would I use for _my_ shadowy nickname?"
This may require some thought...
@@choosecarefully408 one of the dopest pokemons of all time. Gengar!
@@luisricardobras9454 We are not the same age, so cultural values _and references_ are going to be completely different. Sorry.
Further proves that even in the NFL, great defense isn't about trying to always fool the offense. It's about having great players and keeping it simple and executing. There's only so much you can call on defense and remain fundamentally sound, and this is a good point that almost all defense at its base is fundamentally the same.
Side note: one of my favorite things to watch was the 2010s Bears facing the Packers year after year, because while Aaron Rodgers killed everyone, Brian Urlacher almost singlehandedly would give him unfortunately more trouble than just about anyone. The problem was, while Urlacher would give Rodgers trouble, as was the case the entire time Urlacher was in Chicago, the offense would give him almost no help.
You mean to say all the players saying “essecution” as a copy paste response actually had something to say? Hmmm
Brett's the reason I've gotten back into football, full-stop, and subsequently the primary reason I see my grandma as often as I do. She doesn't want to do much, but she's always up to watching the Packers play, and now I love watching with her again, just like when she made me a Packers fan at 3 years old. Thank you, Brett.
Hitting right in the feels there at the end. Much love to you and yours Brett. You're killing it right now! ❤
Loved the video Brett. Sending my love to you and your family as you continue to work through this difficult time ❤
Thank you so much for explaining Cover 3 Mable because the bears ran it so much this past year and I could never figure out what it is with the mix of man and zone
Thank you for an incredibly informative video and a powerful message to close it out. My dad passed away unexpectedly in April and I can't echo your sentiment enough after everything that's happened in my family since then. Take care of yourself Brett, we're always here for you.
Prayers to you and your family for whatever reason you need.
As a Buccaneer's fan, it's a shame how hard it is to get a hold of 2003 era bucs footage :(
As someone who only knows the basics of coverage from planning madden, I loved how simple Brett made this out to be, great video
Sorry to hear about your loss, my friend. Wishing you and your family the best
Actually of the best thumbnails, made me spit out the water i was drinking.
doing all this despite family issues! love the videos hope you’re doing all right brett
I'm not gonna ask what happened: just thank you & wish you all the best. 😔
"What came first? The chicken or the 2003 Bucc's defense" gets me every time
Your drawing of 3-Buzz Mable made me realize why Shanahan and kittle are so successful
I was looking at it and immediately thought "leaving Kittle on the Mike with no help probably won't go well"
Just making lunch and trying to learn about football. Didn't expect to have to hold back tears. Love your work brother and just know life is beautiful. No matter how hard things get its a beautiful thing
UK NFL fan here, been continuing to learn for the past 10 years, thank you for these videos, many formations and coverages, nuances etc are what I still struggle to spot! Thank you :)
You’re as solid a dude as they come Brett, just know your days will eventually get easier. It’s clear through the content you make that you have no shortage of passion or compassion, and that will only serve you well. Take time to heal, and as my beloved grandma used to say, this too shall pass
“Caaaarolllll Caaarollll I gotta talk to you about Tampa 2! And when I open the door there’s not a single Tampa 2 in that office!” Incredible Pepe Silvia Sunny reference with the thumbnail Brett.
Fantastic video as well, you always find the best examples
I've always understood football on a superficial level, but watching this channel gives me a deeper understanding of the game. I've began to actually understand coverages and plays now and why they worked or not. Appreciate the deep dives Brett.
I use to watch him in highschool when i was still a ball player. He educated me more than any film session ever did. I like to think i got my first ever TFL because of what i learned from this channel.
Delicious content. Not enough people know about the powers of Cover 3 and the Tampa 2. Doin God's work Brett
Very moving end. Big hugs Brett.
9:47 that was such a clean edit!!
I really hope you make more videos that talk about coverages. I have an aspiration to be able to understand football in deeper context and this is exactly what I need!
I love being the panthers fan who grew up watching my team get spanked by Tampa as a kid, now seeing the details why.
But also even an 8 y/o me knew John fox was gonna run the ball on first down and you just needed to load the box
When you were talking about DCs who studied under Kiffin and said that they literally only call the same plays I had the very "pleasant" experience of flashing back to the early 2010s Vikings under Lezlie Frazier.... thanks....
“Nobody runs the ball on 3rd and 8 anyway unless they want to get fired.”
Luke Getsy: “Hold my beer”
Damn as a DC myself, being able to see All 22 film of some old school defense that I grew up on is AWESOME
This may be one of my favorite videos you’ve ever made. Praying for you and your family
@14:58 "and then you get 3rd & long when you show blizz just for fun..."
As an old DC, this made my day, lol xD
The way my high school coach described it to me and how i describe it to my players as a DC is that Tampa 2 is essentially a Cover 1 Robber with an extra safety. In fact in my playbook i literally call it "Robber 2" and use it against passing teams when i want to bring in a dime package because imo it works best when that mike zone over the middle is a DB instead of a linebacker
Thanks for educating NFL-interested amateurs. I love the game but never got this deep and I guess thanks for making my madden career work better now (maybe?) haha. Have loved your content for years. I wish you all the best!
Hope you’re doing alright Brett all love brother
Great video, like always! This one shook everything I thought I knew about 2-deep/3-deep coverages. Very cool setup and delivery. Never thought I'd tear up at the end of one of your videos, you are 100% right, reach out to your folks. Now, dont wait.
"It's straight up stupid to play cover 3"
Joe Barry: "Hold my playbook"
This style of whiteboard talk is my favorite thing you’ve ever done. So good. Can they all be like this???
Not just great football content but great content in general. Easily one of the best youtubers on the platform.
Glad you’re on the platform and hope and pray all is well.
Greta video Brett! Hoping you can now get some sleep after spending 97 hours straight digging thru NFL archives
As a longtime viewer and fan (that doesn't understand much about football), hoping you and your family are doing well. Life is very precious and unpredictable.
man i wish there was a channel like this for Canadian football, would help me understand Canadian football more since Highschool Football in BC is still American
This is why I subscribe to this channel. Brett, you're the real MVP. Much strength to you and your family in these tough times.
"Which came first, the chicken or the 2002 Buccaneers?"
"Monte Kiffen, the patron saint of the Tampa 2"
No, no, NO. Chuck Noll. Bud Carson. Pittsburgh 1973. That's where the middle linebacker deep zone originates. Vanilla Cover 2 is way older than that, though.
Please more videos like this, especially during the offseason.
i went back and did some homework on cover 2 last week and you drop this video 😭 great work.
also went back and watched the bengals vs raiders playoff game from 2021-2022 season and gus bradley definitely used cover 3 mable. the back shoulder fades to chase killed it though. appreciate the video brother
Brett does it again! As much as I love your videos (and I know these videos take a lot of time to compile the right information), these historical deep dives into schemes are the best ones. I loved your spread offense video from a year ago and this is right there with it, pure intellectual joygasm lol! Awesome video man!
Absolutely goated thumbnail
Side note on your process Brett-I love, LOVE the whiteboard usage. Thank you for incorporating this into the content. I appreciated it, because it really helps the learning process. Stick with it!!!
Great as usual, Brett.
What I’m wondering is, why is old all-22 film so difficult to get ahold of? The NFL already uploads the more recent all-22 film. Is it a simple matter of they just haven’t gotten around to it? Or do they think there’s not enough of a market to make it a worthwhile endeavor? Or is it a matter of maintaining some sort of racket/information diet whereby only a select few chosen initiates are deemed worthy of studying the game at a serious level?
Same question for the college all-22: why the secrecy and subterfuge with respect to access? What is the incentive to make this view of the game so difficult to obtain? Is this a matter of people who constantly preach competition being afraid of competition? Is there some sort of competitive advantage that making access difficult provides? Doesn’t every team already have as much access as they want to their opponents’ all-22?
What is the real story of what’s going on here? My theory: people absolutely love this game, and any way you can help people to understand the game more will only help them fall more deeply in love with the game, which, at the end of the day, means growth for both the game as a game and growth in profits. What’s the downside here that I’m missing?
From what I understand this old NFL all-22 didn’t even get digitized from the vaults until a couple months ago
Love watching these videos from you Brett, really helps me understand real football strategy
Also thank you for the message many blessings to you and your family 🙏🏽🙏🏽
This is my favorite video from you. Great work love the whiteboard addition.
I love listening to Brett ramble about vanilla Cover 3 lol
Any other Hawks fans notice that he gives kudos to Wagner at 16:34, but that’s actually KJ Wright with the int? Wright was criminally underrated
Brett please, for the love of Lombardi, keep making content like this. I love the X's and O's of football, but have a very surface level understanding of them. Having someone like you break this stuff down is incredibly helpful for better understanding the game we all love.
These are the videos we as fans need. This information is exponential in helping us enjoy watching football that much more.
I still remember the first time I recognized your "coaching" in a live game. I was watching DeVonte Smith in the National Championship game and he line up in the slot. Pre-snap I said, "DeVonte is open up the seam. This will be a TD."
Four seconds later, they thought I'd taped it and knew the play, lol.
Jets fan. Jersey boy. US Marine. I am giving a 'thumb is up' and a comment for that thumbnail. Clever change to keep the subscriber intrigued. Bravo, Brett. All the best.
I've been watching you since practically the beginning and this is probably my favorite video you've ever made. Clear, concise, and clearly had a lot of effort put into it. Great job.
incredible thumbnail, saw it on twitter and was so excited for this video, did not disappoint
Love your content, hope you and your fam are making it through
Prayers out to you Brett. Thanks for the videos they get me through work easy
This video has me screaming its a lie every time I call it in madden against my brother lol
I’ve yet to finish this video but I’ve always looked at Tampa 2 as cover 3 so to see Brett bring this up fills me with validation
Brett - Love your content. I would love it if you did a series of videos like these on common offensive and defensive schemes w/ examples of teams that use them in the NFL. I think you did a run-option Lamar/Ravens episode a year or so ago? I love these types of videos.
Worth every second waiting for this Brett thanks for bringing this to us
Brett you probably won’t see this but whatever happened to you for that emergency, I hope you’re getting through it. I’m going to go out on a limb and say you have my condolences, but hopefully they aren’t needed. Great video, entertaining as always.
Thank you for another banger of a video! Wishing you and your family the best
Absolutely second that last message. Lost my dad a couple years ago, think about him every damn day. You never, never ever, regret time spent. But you can sure as hell regret time missed.
Fantastic stuff as usual, thank you for the explanations. Hoping for the best for you and your family whatever is happening, the last advice is absolute gold.
I played football in high school, and we played cover 3 as our base defense, while some of the basics were met the free safety was to cheat to the left but not all the way because you leave the backside corner on an island and this wasn’t ideal. As far as the will line backer it was never a man coverage with the back. We called it being a rat, if the back went to the weak side you carried, but if the back is for instance in pass pro, you played the middle of the field for crossers or drop to a hook zone.
Awesome video Brett. Being a HS DC - I’ve seen lots of similarity between almost all coverages. Just minor adjustments. Love it!
Fun "full circle" correlary is the "3 Cheat" coverage run by Saban disciples (especially Kirby Smart), which turns a cover 3 distribution into an invertedTampa 2. Instead of a fast bail to MOF the deep safety on early downs takes "cheat steps" to the MOF reading the QB. He becomes a middle hole player until reading dropback pass. Allows him to be break on in-breaking RPOs and be a +1 in the fit to cap everything or vs QB run. You get the box safety, corners matching #1 deep, and you have a guy who is playing essentially Tampa 2 Mike backer working down off the table instead of having to work back behind him... And if he reads dropback pass, he can fast bail to the post hole bc it's still rip/Liz Match.
The Bears v Bills sequence at 15 mins was slick. Good vid.
Sending muy best wishes for you and your loved ones from Spain, Brett. I've been a hardcore follower since the beginning. Take tour time and make sure everything you need is taken care of.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do all this research, truly fascinating
I love watching your videos and have been for years now. I would love to see more videos like this. Keep your head up you never know how precious your loved ones are until there time has come. I've been away from home for over 5 years now I call my family every week but it's not the same as spending quality time together. I look forward to your next episode until then take care.
The production quality keeps getting better and better. Been watching for a long time love the vids Brett
These are my favorite type of video you make man you’re so good at explaining this stuff.
Thanks a lot Brett. I use lots of your videos for teaching in European Football. They are really good for getting people to understand why they do things and how to develop their technique.
Wouldn’t in this 3 Buzz having a safety as the mike be ideal ? Especially a taller physical Traditional SS , like an old school Cam Chancellor type we don’t really see anymore? I’m just wondering how an even an athletic Mike LB like a Leonard or a Warner , not have the ideal skills for covering a TE in man compared to a SS, just seems like a better fit for that scheme…. Being that a Hard hitting great tackling Safety would be great in the run in those plays but way better in coverage than a MikeLB….just curious
Oh man now we're getting back to my childhood everybody who had a zone defense was playing Tampa 2 back in the early 2000s
Great video as usual Brett that call your parents tell them you love them after explaining you just had an emergency during the draft really felt kinda powerful to me hope all is right and appropriate all you do brother
I haven't watched the first Tampa yet, will I be able to pick up what's going on in Tampa 2 from context or do I need to go back?
I'm really sorry for your loss.
It really start in Pittsburgh with Bud Carson plus Tony Dungy was a DB coach. When Tony Dungy went to the Bucs Monty Kippen tweak the Tampa 2 to a Cover 3 Buzz and Invert.
Thx for the video Brett.
Seeing that you used the tape of your Luke Kuechly filmroom episode from years ago, made me kinda sad as a Panthers fan.
The thumbnail is gold, and video is great as always Brett!
Hay Brett, whatever is going on, just wish you the best for you🤍 love everything U do
Thank you for a great video. I got a lot from it. I'm sorry for what you're going through. We love you.
I remember watching NFL playbook with , Brian Balldiinger and sterling Sharpe ,. i remember the show was going to a commercial and they had warren sapp on there for a segment, warren sapp said that cover 2 in tampa was actually a cover 3 if you get deep enough . i was in 8th grade it was like 06 . and that stuck with me.
Great watch my man very well done
Prayers up man hope you and family and loved ones ok 🙏🏿
Thank you for your hard work. That sting you feel never quite wears off, but it gets duller over time.
Hey Brett,
The whole breaking down the country cover 3 concept to what's actually called was super interesting. Would a video ever be on the books that would bring up the commonly known concepts in football and compare how they're presented vs how they're actually called? I don't know, seems like some interesting march content for next year
Awesome video as always Brett! Very informative on how such a simple defense was so effective for so many years.
Recommendation: Jim Johnson’s 4-3 defense of the 2000s - it’s the same defense (or variation) that Spags, Ron Rivera, and Sean McDermott run from their years of working with him.
Brett great work here...the blocking scheme & little nuisances are awesome...I see you used Shanny & 49ers as they are 👑 at it but see many young co-ordinators using it more now as Ben Johnson uses it quite a bit but not exclusively