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Cover Four Coverage: As above, with the corners and safeties dropping into deep coverage, with each taking one-fourth of the width of the field. Also referred to as Quarters.

Cover One Coverage: Man-to-man coverage with at least one safety not assigned a player to cover who can help out on deep pass routes.

Cover Or Coverage: Preventing a player from gaining yards; in pass coverage, a defender follows a receiver to prevent him from catching a pass; in kick coverage, members of the kicking team try to prevent a lo . . . View Full Definition

Cover Three Coverage: Zone coverage as above, but with extra help from Strong Safety/Cornerback, so that each player covers one-third of a deep zone.

Cover Two Coverage: One coverage with the safeties playing deep and covering half the field each. Can be Cover 2 man, where every receiver is covered by a defensive player, or Cover 2 Zone (Also know as Tampa 2 . . . View Full Definition

Cover Zero Coverage: Strict man-to-man coverage with no help from safeties (usually a blitz play with at least five men crossing the line of scrimmage).

Crackback Block: An illegal block delivered below the opponent's waist by an offensive player who had left the area of close line play and then returned to it, or was not within it at the snap. The term is a . . . View Full Definition

Cut: A sharp change of direction by a running player. Also called a cutback.

Cut Back: A sudden change in direction taken by a to make it more difficult for defenders to follow and tackle him.

Cut Blocking: A blocking technique in which offensive linemen, and sometimes other blockers, block legally below the waist (i.e., from the front of the defensive player) in an attempt to bring the defende . . . View Full Definition

Dead Ball: A ball becomes dead when a play is over and becomes live as soon as it is snapped for the next play.

Defensive Back (DB): A cornerback or safety position on the defensive team; commonly defends against wide receivers on passing plays. Generally there are 4 defensive backs playing at a time.

Defensive End (DE): A player position on defense who lines up on the outside of the defensive line and which principal function is to deliver pressure to the Quarterback. Also known as Rush.

Defensive Tackle (DT): A player position on defense on the inside of the defensive line and which principal function is to contain the run. When a defensive tackle lines up directly across from the center, he is k . . . View Full Definition

Defensive Team: The team that begins a play from scrimmage not in possession of the ball.

Delay Of Game: A foul which occurs when the offensive team does not put the ball in play before the play clock runs out. There are also less common occurrences which result in a delay of game foul. Penalty . . . View Full Definition

Dime Back: The second extra, or sixth total, defensive back. Named because a dime has the same value as two nickels.

Direct Snap: A play in which the ball is passed directly to the presumed ball carrier by the center. Contrast with an indirect snap play in which the ball is first handed to the quarterback, who will the . . . View Full Definition

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