TCU Terms-Defined

Read side- the strong side of the coverage, or the side of the defense that the FS is aligned on. Away side- opposite of the read side. Slice- "quick to the curl". Swing deep of: Means take the receiver running out or out and up through your zone man to man. "Me"- Call that has the SS take the out of 2 (swing deep of 2). Blue- 2 read coverage where the out of #2 is handled by the corner Cover 2- In TCU's system, robber coverage where the out of 2 is still handled by the corner (not traditional robber where the OLB/invert has the out of 2). Cover 5- 2 deep squat 1/2's coverage, or what most of us are familiar with as cover 2. Special- An "X" out concept against trips where the read side corner is man to man on the #1 receiver and the SS and FS play Blue coverage to the #2 and #3 receivers. Solo- An "X" out concept against trips where the read side plays Blue coverage to #1 and #2 while the read side LB has the short wall of #3 and the WS has the long wall of #3. Roll- Basically...1/4, 1/4, 1/2. Bronco- A modified version of man to man coverage ran on the away side where the corner has all of #1 and the WS has the vertical and out of the #2 receiver. Cover 0- Man to man, no man free. Cover 0 Free- Coverage used when blitzing and there will be a deep safety free; ie Cover 1 (man free). COS- Change of strength. Man clue- All of a certain receiver vertical (basically). Pound- LB is leaving the box to apex a #2 reciever; may also be telling the DE to that side to spill (vague). China- When a route by the #1 receiver is shorter than 5 yards (smash alert). Bullets- Both ILB's blitzing. Smokes- Both outside safeties blitzing outside. Lions- OSS's blitzing 1 gap inside a Smoke blitz. Dogs- ILB and OSS blitz Bullets Thunder/Lightning- Both ILB's and safety to/away from call blitzing. Mob- Bullets and Smokes. Cop- DE's man to man on a TE if they get one. Fiddle- 2 on 1 coverage. Aim- DL slant 1 technique away from call. Toro- DL slant 1 technique to the call. Spy- Call telling outside rusher to cover back man to man if he attempts to cross his face (peel). Fire- Call telling DE to rush one gap inside his alignment. Switch- Call made by OSS when he cannot blitz (vs. detached #2), this call tells ILB to blitz side to replace the safety in the blitz. Silver- DE's will cover RB man to man if he flares and take pitch on option. Flip- Corners over. Power- Call by OSS puts DE in a 5 technique. Tag- Tackle to A gap. Peak- Long stick. Army- Slant 1 full gap away from call. Tank- Slant 1 full gap to the call. Tim- Tackles inside 1 gap. Tag- Tackles in A gap. MOE- Mike off edge/edge blitz by MLB. SOE- Sam off edge/same as MOE but for Sam. Fifty- Tackle away from call (most of us call him the nose).