I have to admit it. I am surprised at how much Cover 2 the Pittsburgh Steelers have run. I originally chalked it up to a buzzword more than anything but the tape doesn’t lie. It’s been a prevalent part of Keith Butler’s defense.
Last week, we covered the MIKE rules in a Tampa 2 – get depth as essentially the middle third defender in the two high shell. There are a lot of pros to that and we’re not here to debate the pros/cons of the overall scheme. But like any defense, there are inherently drawbacks, and I saw an instance of that in yesterday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.