Cover 2 Drop 6: 6v6 flag football defense

Cover 2 Drop 6 is a 6v6 flag football zone defense with no rusher. Two safeties split the deep halves while four defenders cover the flats and hooks underneath, so every short throw lands in a crowd. The quarterback has seven seconds and nowhere easy to go.

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Two High

How to run it

  1. LS lines up 10 yards deep over the left slot and drops to the deep left half, about 15 yards.
  2. RS lines up 10 yards deep over the right slot and drops to the deep right half, about 15 yards.
  3. LC lines up 5 yards off X and squats in the left flat at 4 to 5 yards.
  4. RC lines up 5 yards off Z and squats in the right flat at 4 to 5 yards.
  5. W lines up 5 yards deep over the left slot and drops to the left hook at 7 yards, carrying a slot running up the seam until LS takes over.
  6. M lines up 5 yards deep over the right slot and drops to the right hook at 7 yards, carrying a slot running up the seam until RS takes over.
  7. Center: W or M, by side.
  8. Run fit: W and M attack, the corners squeeze from the flats and keep contain, the safeties stay home.
  9. For younger divisions, shorten the deep depths by 3 to 5 yards.

The coverage read

The corners sit in the flats and attack anything thrown outside. W and M sit in the hooks and carry any receiver up the seam until a safety takes over. The safeties stay deep and split the halves.

  1. LC FLAT
  2. W HOOK
  3. LS DEEP HALF

When to call it

  • Against a team that lives on quick, short throws.
  • When the offense needs a few yards and you want every short area covered.

Tags and formation

Two Highzoneno-rushbeginner

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Common questions

How do you line up Cover 2 Drop 6 in 6v6 flag football?

Two safeties 10 yards deep over the slots, corners 5 yards off the outside receivers, and two underneath defenders at 5 yards over the slots.

What beats Cover 2 Drop 6 in 6v6 flag football?

A receiver up the middle seam between the two safeties, and a patient quarterback who waits for a hole between the hook defenders. Keep W and M deep enough to take the seam away.

How is Cover 2 Drop 6 different from Cover 2 Sink in 6v6 flag football?

Drop 6 trades the rusher for a fourth underneath defender, and the corners squat in the flats instead of sinking. It is built to stop short throws, not deep ones.

Video transcript

Cover 2 Drop 6. Two safeties split the deep halves. The corners squat in the flats, and W and M take the hooks. Nobody rushes, so every short throw lands in a crowd. Build your plays free on Flag Fifty.

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