There’s no question the Pittsburgh Steelers ran more man coverage under Keith Butler Sunday than they have under his tenure, largely speaking. One other new, or at least new-ish, element is one of the combination coverages he busted out. That’s what I want to look at today.
I asked my friend Ted Nguyen from The Athletic what one of Butler’s coverages was. He said it’s Cover 4, a variation of the traditional zone, shown here run by Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. He sent me this photo of the concept.