Cover2 man
What does cover2 man mean in American football?
The formation ways of cover2 man defensive tactic.
Cover 2 Man or cover 5 is a defensive tactic with two safeties and five underneath defenders.
The safeties split the deep segment of the field while defenders are occupied with man coverage. The latter usually locate behind the receivers and help them in front near the line of scrimmage with turned backs.
Cover 5 is similar to Cover 2 in pre-snap formation. It tents the top defensive level. Both safeties here struggle for the depth at the snap. They play on the top-down basis. The purpose is overlapping the throws in the field center. It’s the scheme weakness at the same time. The main strengthen here is the ability to challenge the short-to-intermediate routing and take away the vertical passes.