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How New York Jets DC Gregg Williams tweaks his Tampa 2 coverage | Sabo Sessions (Film)

Ah yes, the Tampa 2 defense. What Tony Dungy and Monte Kiffin did with the late 1990s Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense revolutionized the Cover 2 look.

Or should we say, “The deep-three look?”

The Tampa 2 remains a hybrid coverage tough to differentiate between two and three-deep. Deploying two deep halves (usually safeties) with a “hole” zone that fits in between the second and third levels, the Tampa 2 may sound and feel like a two-deep coverage in theory, but it’s much more of a three-deep look.