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Post by sawemoff on Jan 4, 2008 12:45:47 GMT -6
I have read a few articles by Dodge and am looking into Franklin can someone please explain these terms to me . Thanks  |
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Post by coachjd on Jan 4, 2008 12:47:29 GMT -6
MOFO = Middle of the Field Open (No Safety in the middle of the field.)
MOFC = Middle of the Field Closed (Occupied by Safety)
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Post by sehested on Jan 4, 2008 12:49:31 GMT -6
Middle-of-field open/middle-of-field closed.
A way for an offense to determine a defensive coverage by looking at the safties. MOFO is often cover 2/4 and MOFC could mean cover 3. Hope this helps.
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Post by wingt74 on Jan 4, 2008 15:55:18 GMT -6
MOFO where I came from means something a WHOLE lot different  Thanks for the info! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2008 17:53:19 GMT -6
MOFO is also a type of defense: "I got that mofo; you got that mofo" etc.  |
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Post by Yash on Jan 4, 2008 18:39:31 GMT -6
Yeah I think you'd have to adjust that terminology for kids now days. Although if there is no mofo in the middle of the field maybe they'd understand better. Never know, maybe this is the way the kids will understand the game if we start talking their language. I'm sure the administrators will fall in love with it.
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Post by dante on Jan 5, 2008 11:48:09 GMT -6
Reading the MOF is becoming less and less useful, almost like U-motion. Many defensive coordinators I spoke to say they use a generic MOFC shell to disguise their true coverage and two deep safeties doesnt mean MOFO if the secondary rolls strong/weak. Plus many teams are using Tampa 2 concepts now, where the ILB runs down the pipe with the TE/slot so its not truly MOFO.
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Post by k on Jan 5, 2008 12:38:03 GMT -6
I have read a few articles by Dodge and am looking into Franklin can someone please explain these terms to me . Thanks MOFO = Cover 2 MOFC = Cover 1 / Cover 3 |
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Post by spreadattack on Jan 5, 2008 15:51:30 GMT -6
Reading the MOF is becoming less and less useful, almost like U-motion. Many defensive coordinators I spoke to say they use a generic MOFC shell to disguise their true coverage and two deep safeties doesnt mean MOFO if the secondary rolls strong/weak. Plus many teams are using Tampa 2 concepts now, where the ILB runs down the pipe with the TE/slot so its not truly MOFO. Point taken, but MOFO/MOFC is a post-snap read. If the safeties rotate over that is the importance of the call. And true Tampa 2 can often take away the TE down the middle but the MOFO/MOFC determination often doesn't simply mean "if it's cover 2 i'm throwing the post down the middle," it can tell you important insights about the rest of the basic defensive structure. In any event, it's always a cat and mouse game. But I wouldn't say it's useless now. Good defenses will always try to muddy your reads, but it's safeties want to try to muddy those reads POST-SNAP, then I will take my chances with them taking fake or muddy read steps. |
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