News: ST: Frustrated Beasley says defenses are playing him differently

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[haleyrules]

That shouldn't come as a big surprise. I bet he is another guy that misses Elliott.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

With Witten struggling to beat single coverage it is really easy to bracket Beasley.

 

[sideon]

I thought Beasley was uncoverable

 

[jrumann59]

With Witten struggling to beat single coverage it is really easy to bracket Beasley.

The issue is Witten and Beasley work in the same area it is almost like the other teams are using an NBA zone technique, sort of doubling them both but using only 3 guys

 

[Hardline]

With Witten struggling to beat single coverage it is really easy to bracket Beasley.

Witten doesn't need to be open to be a target. Most of his catches come when he is covered like a blanket.

 

[Clove]

The issue is, the inept coaching staff are running the same routes for Beasley and Witten, and hasn't figured out how to adjust, or change things up. Beasley's route tree. Slant, 2-yard cut, 2-yard cut and reverse. That's it.

 

[lane]

Witten doesn't need to be open to be a target. Most of his catches come when he is covered like a blanket.

Witten is a special player who should be a first ballot

hands like marshmallows or pillows...unreal

Best route runner and toughest TE ever to play the game.

 

[Hardline]

Witten is a special player who should be a first ballot

He most definitely will.Hes still better than 90% of the TEs in this league. He is always criticized for not getting yards after catch but he catches everything thrown to him. He wasn't a big yards after catch guy even in his prime.

 

[Hardline]

What happened to all the talk of getting Beasley and Switzer on the field at the same time?

 

[stilltheguru88]

Witten doesn't need to be open to be a target. Most of his catches come when he is covered like a blanket.

I hope you have the same views towards Dez.

 

[SoBlue128]

What happened to all the talk of getting Beasley and Switzer on the field at the same time?

It’s like giving a toddler a chemistry set it’s way too many instruments

 

[Shinaoi]

It doesn’t even feel like he has 30 catches this year. The passing game has issues.

 

[Idgit]

What happened to all the talk of getting Beasley and Switzer on the field at the same time?

That was us talking. Linehan made it pretty clear in preseason that wasnt a package we were going to see a lot of. Not at the expense of Witten.

 

[Tenkamenin]

So if defenses are playing Beas differently why won’t we adjust by expanding his route tree so we can exploit their vulnerabilities?

 

[xwalker]

So if defenses are playing Beas differently why won’t we adjust by expanding his route tree so we can exploit their vulnerabilities?

He has a small catch radius. That is a problem on intermediate and deep routes but not on the short stuff that he normally runs.

 

[xwalker]

That shouldn't come as a big surprise. I bet he is another guy that misses Elliott.

Teams figured out Dez is not a threat anymore and instead of doubling him, they double Beasley.

The combination of Witten being really slow now and Dez with his decline is too much. Witten would be OK if the #1 WR put stress on defenses.

Actually all of the receivers are limited. They need a legit Alpha Dog #1 WR and everyone else would get better because the coverage would focus on that player.

 

[black label]

news flash my alll22 just said jeff heath is the new ed read

 

[Hardline]

I hope you have the same views towards Dez.

The difference is Witten makes the catch. Dez drops it most of the time.

 

[noshame]

Just get Dak out of the pocket give the kid 5 Seconds to throw the ball and he'll have targets all over the place .
Nobody loves Whitten more than I do but it's time to start rotating him in
Red has to have the nutskis to do that.

Start rotating Dez while we're at it
And for crying out loud put Switzer in the other slot and give him a shot pretty obvious if he makes somebody miss he'll be gone, but no not Scott the offensive Einstein.