DMN Blog: Is Roy a Coverage Liability?

[TEK2000]

Like I said in another thread, on third-and-short, the safeties are going to crash the line of scrimmage when it's a run up the middle. They aren't expecting the running back to go through the line untouched and come out of the traffic running at full speed. That's why you see a lot of long runs in short-yardage situations.

I blame the front seven more than either safety on that play.

I completely agree with that. That was my initial reaction on the play... its obvious that neither Hamlin or Roy expected him to be at full speed and go virtually untouched straight through the middle like that.

Sometimes, everything goes perfectly right for a team... and that was one example.

 

[Rampage]

And you keep trying to apply the same flawed logic.

it's not that hard to see he took a bad angle on that play.

 

[jrumann59]

Its funny no one can name 5 SS playing BETTER then RW right now. My criteria is you have had watched as many minutes of said SS as of RW and no highlight shows don't count.