A Run Bust

Oct 3 2023 by Gang Green Nation

 
Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

You likely have heard of a coverage bust on defense. This is when a missed assignment causes a receiver to go undefended.

Isiah Pacheco’s 48 yard touchdown run for Kansas City on Sunday Night Football is what I would call a run defense bust.

Every gap should be assigned to a defender against the run at the start of a play. A gap is the space between offensive linemen, tight ends, and the edge. I don’t know the exact assignments since I wasn’t in...

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