Coach Narduzzi, or anyone, pls clarify for me. How does the CB play press while still playing 1/4 versus Smash routes. This seems a contradiction. I really like the CB technique discription here. We've had success with 1/4 cvr, but I cannot see how this works. Coach N emphasizes eyes on QB and aggressive on #1. Given 2x2, 8 yrds splits. #1 breaks fade then hook back to the QB at 15 yrds. The #2 breaks flag/corner at 15 yrds. Backfield is play action, or roll to onside, to freeze LB drop. What does the CB do? What does the Safety do? Who covers the #2 to the corner? If Safety sticks w #2 how is this different that M2M? Thanks.
safety will play #2 on any out or vertical. so yes, it basically turns into m2m vs smash (or any vertical/out concept by #2). a lot of press quarters teams will still have a smash alert though, to where the cb will sink off #1 if he runs a hitch. where it differs from true m2m is that the safety is not taking #2 on anything that is immediately shallow (drag, slant). that will get passed off to the underneath zone droppers.
Didn't know Narduzzi has such a foul mouth. No place for it when representing Pitt at a speaking engagement. Makes me lose even more respect for him after watching his team's disappointing performance on the field last season.
To be honest. thats just coach talk. It really doesn't matter about swearing or not. because Coach talking is the most foul mouth of all. if you played high school ball and college yk that coaches swear 100% of the time.... and all the coaches in that room knows as well. He knows football though that's why he has that job.
