The game is getting more and more physical and injuries are more common. For any major campaign, we need to be two-deep at every position and three-deep at some specialist positions.
Quotes about three-deep (5 Quotes)
We went without a middle linebacker. We went to a three-deep zone, and then occasionally we would go three-deep man-to-man. We put two speedsters on the line so we could get in the backfield and make them throw under duress. That made a difference.
No. 1, it's not always a Cover 2 defense. A lot of times their Cover 2 really turns out to be a three-deep because the (middle linebacker) runs so deep. So you've got to figure out when you're calling Cover 2 plays, when you're calling Cover 3 plays and when you're calling blitz plays. It's confusing, and they do a great job of disguising.
I'd say this one was more exciting. Last year it was an isolated incident that made that one. Being three-wide, three-deep in the final five laps is, I think, a pretty exciting finish.
They threw down the middle several times deep. We didn't cover them. We played a three-deep zone, but we didn't cover them.