The game, especially defense isn’t as simply as ”cover 2”. theres Stunts, defensive leverages, substitution, key assignments and playing the run/etc and coverages have different subsets (Cover 4 palms v quarters)
I get the concept that coordinators usually call the plays. But how does everything else work? I guess this is the beauty of football because it relies on amazing communication and ultimate team sport for players and coaches.
with merely 15-20s to get the play ready for snap, it could be a critical 3rd down. A defensive might say (ignore the bogus details as this isn’t real world call)
We need cover 4 to protect deep, but let’s go palms to protect the quick Throw. I need tackle twist stunt up front to fill the gap, corners let’s play inside leverage to force them to the boundary, theyve been killing us inside all game. Jamarion is subbed out, so Wilcox needs to take CB 1. He needs to know that WR is going for that hitch if it’s not a 2x2 look.… wait they audibled, they’ve going mesh concept, switch to man press before the snap
clearly that’s not all the DC. So how does it all work?
i assume in college there’s much less of that and more traditional running of their defense over and over until defense gets to sideline to talk it over?