That was some good **** right there. Very interesting how they are using scheme to force protections to give Wake a 1v1 matchup more often than teams would prefer...
The Rams' OTs are almost as bad as the Cardinals', and Bradford looked lost after Amendola got hurt. If we can avoid TOs I like our chances.
I've noticed this a lot and it works cause we do blitz a lot. This is the first time in nearly 2 decades where I'm having trouble figuring out whose blitzing/whose dropping when they line up. Usually you can tell 80% of the time but they've done a great job disguising it.
For all the people who are appreciating the defense doing this kind of stuff and being successful with it, realize that the linebackers are a big part of it. This whole deal doesn't work all that well without linebackers who are good blitzers and can drop into coverage well from disadvantageous positions.
Great job by Coyle giving Wake and Starks/Oddie at RDT the best shots at doing something. They are the best Dlinemen. To beat this defense, I think the QB lobs the ball to the sideline WRs just under and outside the safeties. Very much a cover two hole. I wouldn't attempt hot slants because you don't know if the LB will drop. If they do then it's an INT instead of a completed slant.
The hope is that the blitz-look gets the offense to call a hot route, like a slot quick slant, then the LB drops and you throw an INT to him. Id be surprised if our LBs don't post more INTs is year in this package/look.
The danger is that if they run off tackle or toss/pitch then your LBs are caught up inside. I wouldnt try this look against Chris Johnson, for instance.
You would think you'd need the agility to be nimble-footed and flip your hips, even at linebacker weight, which surely can't be said for all linebackers.
What if the LBs peel back at 45 degree angles at the snap and the blitz actually comes off the edge or edges?
Then at best they intercept a fast back 8-10 yards down the field... or possibly lose him entirely if he totally rounds the corner on them. It;s a danger against fast backs.
Very good watch, thanks for posting it Shou, love how Coyle seems to know just how to play to our strengths and disguise our weaknesses. And Coyle seems to be coaching up our DB's, and as they get better, with our #2 Run Defense, we could be looking at a seriously tough Defense for teams to try to score on us. OT but unworthy of it's own thread: anyone know how Vontae Davis is playing for the Colts? I'd just like to know, this will also give us some insight into Coyle's ability to judge talent.
Pythagoras never met Chris Johnson. Lol. Obviously my 8-10 figure's a total guess. I just don't thing two LBs in the A gaps could make up the ground, through trash and bodies, to get outside on a speed guy.
During training camp Dansby said there would be a whole lot more oppurtunities for INTs in this defense. I think he predicted he would have 10... lets just say he doesn't lack for confidence.
He's doing horrible. Through 2 games, QB's had a perfect 158.3 rating when throwing at him. The most recent stat I saw was a 150 rating throwing into his coverage. This is from Pro Football Focus. I don't know what happened, but it looks like we got a steal in trading him for a 2nd.
But so far it's been a terrible, ill-advised trade, simply because I want to believe I was right about how I felt about it when it was first made.
I don't know if it's completely fair to judge Vontae Davis based on how he's playing with the Colts. His alternatives have been playing pretty well. Not as well as Davis was capable of, but Davis rarely played up to that level and if the coaching staff didn't think he was capable of excelling here, it's not really unreasonable to give them the benefit of the doubt right now. What Richard Marshall and even Nolan Caroll have done so far isn't particularly different from Davis' standards.
If Nolan Carroll keeps playing as well as he did last week, Marshall may have a hard time getting his starting job back.
