{"id":12755,"date":"2025-02-04T15:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12755"},"modified":"2025-02-04T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:42:25","slug":"cincinnati-bengals-breakdown-analyzing-the-back-end-of-al-goldens-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12755","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Bengals Breakdown: Analyzing the Back End of Al Golden’s Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now that the front end has been thoroughly covered we can move to the back end of Al Golden\u2019s defense and discuss the coverages he employed. Also there\u2019s the question of whether these coverages are as effective at the NFL level and whether Golden will have to make some changes with the Bengals compared to what he did with the Irish.<\/p>\n

Cover 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Golden’s defense played Cover 1 over 50% at Notre Dame according to Sports Info Solutions.<\/p>\n

That doesn’t mean his defense wasn’t multiple. There are multiple forms of Cover 1. There’s also a difference between man-to-man and man-match coverage, so it feels disingenuous to just say that he ran a ton of Cover 1 at Notre Dame.<\/p>\n

The first variation of Cover 1 is probably the easiest to understand and that\u2019s playing with a 5-man rush and no underneath defender.<\/p>\n

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Five players rush the quarterback, one guy is playing deep post safety, and then everyone else is in man coverage. Watch how it plays out below:<\/p>\n

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— Walter (@Pff_Walter) January 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n