with Casey Jacobsen, Morningside Co-Defensive Coordinator;
2021 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year honoree;
2019 Coordinator of the Year;
3X NAIA National Championships (2018, 2019 & 2021);
18x consecutive years of making NAIA playoffs;
11x Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships
Watch a complete overview on shutting down the running game of football’s most explosive offenses – with key info on Cover 4 schemes, using overhang LBs, effective defensive alignments and making adjustments based on offensive formations and RPOs.
Learn the essentials of Safety play from a Cover 4 defense, with an emphasis on stopping the run and keys to defending option-based schemes and RPOs.
See key defensive alignment tactics such as: how to position outside linebackers to keep leverage on the formation, how to defend interior gaps in a 4-3 alignment, how to ensure that your defense always plays with an overhang player and using safeties to cancel gaps created by an H-back.
Learn how to utilize a run-stopping defensive scheme against multiple formations and offenses, including defending 3x1 and 2 back formations, making adjustments to nub formations and 2 TE formations.
Receive critical run-stopping lessons on: using overhang linebackers to defend RPOs, teaching safeties and even corners to become involved in the run fit based on formation and adjustments to motion while keeping keys, reads, and responsibilities consistent.
In this instructional video, Casey Jacobsen presents a detailed outline for Safety play from a Cover 4 defense, featuring an emphasis on stopping the run. Option-based schemes, as well as RPOs, have made playing Cover 4 a necessity for a lot of today’s defenses.
2021 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year honoree;
2019 Coordinator of the Year;
3X NAIA National Championships (2018, 2019 & 2021);
18x consecutive years of making NAIA playoffs;
11x Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships
Watch a complete overview on shutting down the running game of football’s most explosive offenses – with key info on Cover 4 schemes, using overhang LBs, effective defensive alignments and making adjustments based on offensive formations and RPOs.
Learn the essentials of Safety play from a Cover 4 defense, with an emphasis on stopping the run and keys to defending option-based schemes and RPOs.
See key defensive alignment tactics such as: how to position outside linebackers to keep leverage on the formation, how to defend interior gaps in a 4-3 alignment, how to ensure that your defense always plays with an overhang player and using safeties to cancel gaps created by an H-back.
Learn how to utilize a run-stopping defensive scheme against multiple formations and offenses, including defending 3x1 and 2 back formations, making adjustments to nub formations and 2 TE formations.
Receive critical run-stopping lessons on: using overhang linebackers to defend RPOs, teaching safeties and even corners to become involved in the run fit based on formation and adjustments to motion while keeping keys, reads, and responsibilities consistent.
In this instructional video, Casey Jacobsen presents a detailed outline for Safety play from a Cover 4 defense, featuring an emphasis on stopping the run. Option-based schemes, as well as RPOs, have made playing Cover 4 a necessity for a lot of today’s defenses.
