"Tale of the Tape" with Brice Butler

[Sepia]

http://www.dallascowboys.com/video/2017/06/20/tale-tape-brice-butler-0?sf90854299=1

Brice Butler breaks down his touchdown catch vs the Detroit Lions in Week 16 in this installment of Tale of the Tape.

 

[T-RO]

In re-watching a fair bit of last season I sure am increasingly down on zone coverage. The Lions were defending third and 14 and yet Brice was wide open on a simple route...all due to zone assignment issues.

 

[Longboysfan]

That the Lions had overplayed Williams on the outside.

 

[jrumann59]

Zone for the most part is meant to deny big plays. Sound zone may let a catch happen but it supposed limit anything after the catch.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

In re-watching a fair bit of last season I sure am increasingly down on zone coverage. The Lions were defending third and 14 and yet Brice was wide open on a simple route...all due to zone assignment issues.

Certain routes beat certain coverages. The post vs cover 2 for example. That is why athletic S and CB are so critical to mitigate the soft spots.

Linehan does a good job calling plays to exploit zone coverage.

 

[Alexander]

The Lions were starting elite talent like Johnson Bademosi and Nevin Lawson in that game.

Go Brice. Get on with your bad self.

 

[Alexander]

In re-watching a fair bit of last season I sure am increasingly down on zone coverage. The Lions were defending third and 14 and yet Brice was wide open on a simple route...all due to zone assignment issues.

I would not use that game by the Lions to indict the coverage due they were pretty beaten up. But I get the hesitation about zone.

You have to have the right players with the right instincts. You have players who don't have anticipation and/or have problems with mental assignments and precision, there can be plays like that.

 

[dallasdave]

The Lions were starting elite talent like Johnson Bademosi and Nevin Lawson in that game.

Go Brice. Get on with your bad self.

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