seahawk12thman
New member
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2013
- Messages
- 1,083
- Reaction score
- 0
Laloosh":3ua51gf5 said:seahawk12thman":3ua51gf5 said:The DB at the top was at least 9 yards off the receiver and was backpedaling every play. if he had done a stop and start 3 yards off the line of scrimmage he would have had an easy first down. Again, this went on the whole game.
Everybody understands (and has said) that different routes could have been more effective against that coverage. The difference is that you're claiming that the fault lies with Wilson for not changing the play to a screen rather than the hitch for example. In that particular play, the defense shows blitz and then the safety drops into coverage, expecting something like the screen I'd imagine.
In both of the examples (including the one you pointed out specifically), a screen could have easily been a pick six or TFL at the very least. The corners were looking for it.
How about the OC calls plays with routes that will beat the soft coverage, you know, since it was happening "all game"?
BTW, that DB was reading the QB the entire time. He was waiting to jump that route.
The Bengals were leaving their DB's off the line of scrimmage the whole game. Bevell and Wilson had several opportunities to exploit this.