Cal's Coverage Problems

Pass coverage is the hot-button issue for our team this season, so I want to keep chipping away at how it's supposed to work and the kinds of things that can go wrong.  This post will look more in depth at our Cover-4 package, the key responsibilities within it, and the things that can go wrong.

TD's TDs: Kick Return Edition

My girlfriend and I watched the WSU game with the fledgling CAA-Long Beach chapter at Coach's in Seal Beach (there's another viewing party this Saturday, for those who aren't going up for the game).  She's kind of marginally interested in all the stuff I talk about on here, so while watching the replays of Davis' TD returns she says to me "I kind of believe you when you say that all the stuff going on on offense and defense isn't just chaos, but you'll never convince me that there's any plan behind THAT [i.e. kick returns and coverage]."  Challenge accepted.  I know next to nothing about special teams, but we'll probably never see back-to-back TD returns again, so I'd be remiss not to talk about them.  After a little research, this is what I've come up with.

Art Kafuman's Defense: Arizona

This post is going to build toward talking about the UA game, but it's also going to be my first general introduction to some important concepts in defensive football. We're going to look at some defensive structures before getting into the problems that UA caused for them.