MapleLeaf
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...the Cowboys.
1. Bledsoe's accuracy on short passes. Has anyone else notice that he has problems leading receivers out of the backfield and too many times I see our RBs leaping up one handed to pull down his dump off passes or screens.
2. Tyson Thompson always on the verge of breaking a kickoff return. Is he the new Reggie Swinton? It seems he runs very straight fast, but is unable to redirect at full speed to an emerging hole.
3. No two minute drill. I just don't get this one. Every team has a two minute drill that they make up for the team that week. You have to have one that consists of plays and formations to spread the defence and march down the field with urgency. Take advantage of the fact that they are trying to prevent the big play. Where's ours?
4. Audibles at the line. When the opposing team shows nine men in the box on a blitz spread them out with a third or fourth receiver. If it's obvious that you have had pressure through out the game from their blitz, then line someone outside of the box to force them to defend that zone. Simple, line up players where they don't have anyone. They'll defend the vacated zone or pay dearly for not. And you will also take one man out of the box and ease the pressure on the line.
5. Cowboy blitzes up the middle that are getting bottled up??? I'm very curious about this one. Plummer is considered to be a "mobile" QB. If you come at him from the middle you end up flushing him out to the sides and force containment. I think you need to disguise the blitzes abit more for this type of QB. To negate a mobile QBs good wheels you need to bring blitzes that are coming from different positions. Especially his throwing side so you force him to run and throw against his body.
6. Greater aggressiveness in finishing off an opponent. Just before the half we have 2nd and 5 in the Denver 43 and we take a time violation penalty? We have 11 plays and go only 15 yards? Then we get the ball in the second half and go 14 yards in 5 plays?
7. If there is so much difficulty for Bledsoe to avoid a heavy rush and problems in the handoff why don't we slide back into a shotgun when they show a heavy blitz?
8. If Denver keeps it's defence fresh by substituting why don't we test them by running a "no huddle" drill? Is there no creativity?
I'm thinking that a trend of onfield management is an issue here when we go up against teams that are superior talents. The bookie line sasy we aren't suppose to win, so why don't we call the plays like we have nothing to lose. That was the brilliance of the first Eagles game and a team like Denver we could have use a few well timed moments of that type of strategy.
1. Bledsoe's accuracy on short passes. Has anyone else notice that he has problems leading receivers out of the backfield and too many times I see our RBs leaping up one handed to pull down his dump off passes or screens.
2. Tyson Thompson always on the verge of breaking a kickoff return. Is he the new Reggie Swinton? It seems he runs very straight fast, but is unable to redirect at full speed to an emerging hole.
3. No two minute drill. I just don't get this one. Every team has a two minute drill that they make up for the team that week. You have to have one that consists of plays and formations to spread the defence and march down the field with urgency. Take advantage of the fact that they are trying to prevent the big play. Where's ours?
4. Audibles at the line. When the opposing team shows nine men in the box on a blitz spread them out with a third or fourth receiver. If it's obvious that you have had pressure through out the game from their blitz, then line someone outside of the box to force them to defend that zone. Simple, line up players where they don't have anyone. They'll defend the vacated zone or pay dearly for not. And you will also take one man out of the box and ease the pressure on the line.
5. Cowboy blitzes up the middle that are getting bottled up??? I'm very curious about this one. Plummer is considered to be a "mobile" QB. If you come at him from the middle you end up flushing him out to the sides and force containment. I think you need to disguise the blitzes abit more for this type of QB. To negate a mobile QBs good wheels you need to bring blitzes that are coming from different positions. Especially his throwing side so you force him to run and throw against his body.
6. Greater aggressiveness in finishing off an opponent. Just before the half we have 2nd and 5 in the Denver 43 and we take a time violation penalty? We have 11 plays and go only 15 yards? Then we get the ball in the second half and go 14 yards in 5 plays?
7. If there is so much difficulty for Bledsoe to avoid a heavy rush and problems in the handoff why don't we slide back into a shotgun when they show a heavy blitz?
8. If Denver keeps it's defence fresh by substituting why don't we test them by running a "no huddle" drill? Is there no creativity?
I'm thinking that a trend of onfield management is an issue here when we go up against teams that are superior talents. The bookie line sasy we aren't suppose to win, so why don't we call the plays like we have nothing to lose. That was the brilliance of the first Eagles game and a team like Denver we could have use a few well timed moments of that type of strategy.
