Football Coverage Identification Quiz

Which of the following best describes "Cover 2" defense in football?

• Two safeties deep, each covering half the field

• One safety deep, corners in man coverage

• Three safeties deep, linebackers blitzing

• All defenders in man-to-man coverage

In "Cover 3" coverage, how is the deep part of the field divided?

• Into two deep zones

• Into three deep zones

• Into four deep zones

• No deep zones

Which coverage is most likely to use man-to-man assignments with one safety helping deep?

• Cover 0

• Cover 1

• Cover 2

• Cover 4

What is the main advantage of "Cover 4" (also known as quarters coverage)?

• Strong run defense

• Deep pass protection with four defenders

• Heavy blitzing

• All defenders play man-to-man

In "Cover 0" coverage, what is true about the defense?

• No deep safety help, all man-to-man

• Two safeties deep

• Three deep zones

• Four deep zones

Which coverage is most vulnerable to deep passes down the sidelines?

• Cover 2

• Cover 3

• Cover 4

• Cover 1

In "Cover 3" coverage, which defenders typically cover the deep thirds?

• Two safeties and a linebacker

• Two corners and a safety

• Three linebackers

• All defensive linemen

Which of the following is a key characteristic of zone coverage?

• Each defender covers a specific receiver

• Each defender covers a specific area of the field

• All defenders rush the quarterback

• Only safeties play coverage

What is the primary goal of man-to-man coverage?

• To cover a specific area

• To blitz the quarterback

• To cover a specific offensive player

• To play only deep zones

Which coverage is most likely to be used in a "prevent defense" situation?

• Cover 0

• Cover 1

• Cover 4

• Cover 2