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Las Vegas Raiders: Is Gus Bradley’s Cover 3 scheme dead?

JACKSONVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 12: Defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers Gus Bradley watches the play on the field during the first half of their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on November 12, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images)

Gus Bradley has been hired as the Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator and brings with him a defensive system heavily steeped in Cover 3 principles. Raiders fans on social media, forums, and chat rooms collectively wondered how the Raiders defense could transition to a Cover 3 scheme, and perhaps more saliently if the coverage was even still viable in the NFL.