Bears Defense Exposed: Beating the Cover-2

Boomer — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:43:05 +0000

Matt Bowen is bringing it at the National Football Post. As a former player, he offers the type of X’s and O’s insight that helps hard core fans get an even better view of what’s going on between the white lines on Sundays. A couple of weeks ago, he told us all about the Cover-2 defense. I am happy to ride his coattails and put a little extra Bears spin on his analysis.

In the latest entry in his Inside the Playbook series, Bowen offers some insight on how to beat the Cover-2 defense. As Bears fans, we had a front row seat to this as time and again, the defense was picked apart. Let’s see what Bowen describes as the keys to beating Lovie’s favorite scheme.

First Matt gives us the 7/FLAT route. Check out the alignment and Bowen’s breakdown after the jump. (more…)

A Closer Look at the Bears Defense

Boomer — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:03:54 +0000

A lot has been made about Lovie Smith’s Cover-2 or Tampa-2 defense and how it’s going the way of the dinosaur. That seemed really clear last season as team after team picked the Bears’ defense apart. During the offseason, Jerry and Lovie have invested tons of resources to rebuild the defense. Was it the scheme? Was it the personnel? National Football Post’s Matthew Bowen, who played under Lovie Smith, gets all X’s and O’s and breaks down the Tampa-2.

See how he breaks down the responsibilities of each player after the jump:

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Bears Defense Exposed: Beating the Cover-2

A Closer Look at the Bears Defense