Cover 2
Two deep safeties · five underneath
Two safeties split the deep field in halves; corners and linebackers zone the underneath.
When it applies
Against pass-first offenses; the classic Tampa 2 shell.
+ StrengthsNothing gets behind you; safeties drive on anything in front of them.
− Trade-offsThe middle hole between safeties; only seven in coverage leaves the run light.
Filed under: Coverage shells