Two-way go
What it is
An alignment that leaves the defender free to rush either inside or outside the blocker.
Why it matters
Typically from a head-up or shaded alignment where the defender is not gap-committed, giving him a choice of moves. Powerful in obvious pass situations, unsound against the run because the defender is not accountable to a specific gap.
Also called
Programs call this free rush or head-up go. The Coach answers to any of them.
See it on the field
A slot defender who has to cover like a corner and fit like a linebacker. The alignment comes from the engine’s own front resolver against real offensive splits, so it is a picture the simulator genuinely produces — not a diagram drawn to make a point.
Nickel — the fifth defensive backThis entry is authored, not generated. It is one of 205 in the index that the AI-ssistant Coach retrieves from, and that Film Study tags clips against.