Jets Game Changing Offseason Moves: Adding a Pair of Cover Corners
by John B on Apr 30, 2010 7:00 AM EDT
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Heading into the offseason, many including myself thought the Jets should look to add a top notch pass rusher. The feeling was the Jets had to blitz too often in 2009 as the result of lacking an elite guy capable of getting to the quarterback. It spelled doom in the AFC Championship as Dwight Lowery and Drew Coleman got stuck on an island against Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon to whom Peyton Manning got the ball quickly.
While the addition of Jason Taylor will surely help the pass rush, the Jets focused more on improving their coverage by adding a pair of corners adept at playing man coverage, Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson. On other teams, either could be a number one corner.
Rex Ryan has an attacking mindset. It might not have been realistic to expect him to change his philosophy. He loves to blitz. Now he has three corners when one factors in Darrelle Revis he can stick on an island against any receiving trio in the league. He can attack to his heart's content.
The league's best pass defense just got more difficult to throw against. Some teams build their pass rush up front. They load up their front sevens with guys who win matchups for a living. The Jets are going a different way. They are building their pass rush from the back. If coverage holds, the quarterback has to hold the ball longer waiting for somebody to get open. It asks offensive linemen to hold their blocks for a long time. The odds of somebody getting free are high.
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Suddently, I have high hopes for Gholston
I never really liked the pick (I also hate tOSU, so there’s that…), but I can’t help but think he’ll be better off with the coaches just telling him, “Just rip the QB’s head off, Vernon. We don’t care how you do it, but your primary objective is now search and destory. Godspeed.”
Maybe not quite like that. But you know.
I think the whole not-having-to-worry-about-pass-coverage thing is going to do him well.
We are gonna shock them with 5,000 mega watts of raw ROO POWER.
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What is the most likely starting 5 along your OL for the upcoming season? For the best accuracy, I’d prefer to hear from you guys rather than trust my own opinions or an ESPN depth chart.
Thanks!
We’ve got young guys on the left and the older ones on the right.
LT D’Brickashaw Ferguson
LG rookie Vladimir Ducasse or 2nd year Matt Slauson
C Nick Mangold
RG Brandon Moore
RT Damien Woody
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I am one of those who thought we should’ve added a pass rusher. Although I like te idea of having 3 top-notch corners, I still think that elite QBs, if given time, can beat good coverage. The best coverage in the world can’t stop a well-thrown ball.
Although we’ve added JT and might add Adalius, those guys are no more than temporary stop-gaps. We should still see if a pass rusher is available. If there is, we should try to get him. Also, in the alternative, I wouldn’t mind going after another big guy to pair up with Jenkins (e.g. Rogers, Henerson, Haynesworth).
Merriman, Haynesworth. Man you just want all the big names. I know you didn’t mention adding both together, but I don’t want to be the Yankees of football
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 9:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If you add too many guys on 1 year contracts, it makes it difficult for continuity. We’re already pushing that limit.
by Ryan Alfieri on Apr 30, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Continuity was fine last year. We added Scott, Leonard, Douglas, Sanchez, Greene, Braylon. We also added an entrirely new coaching staff and implemented a new defensive system.
I say if your gonna add, then add the best talent you can find.
If you are gonna say just get the best talent. Even if it works right now, how many years do you expect it to work before we are the Raiders.
Honestly the reason I like football is because of the parody, I just don’t want to buy wins, which is actually much harder in football then any other sport. Go out work for it each year and maybe we can take over NYC.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 9:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If you are gonna say just get the best talent. Even if it works right now, how many years do you expect it to work before we are the Raiders.
It will just never work right for the Jets, its not like playing Madden where getting the best players will just work. It will fail, especially if your paying out the wazoo for a Haynesworth, or Merriman
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 9:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
correction : raiders don’t add the best talent…it’s Al Davis.
Look at the ravens draft and say that’s not adding the best talent.
Ozzie Newsome is a genius of GM and Mike Tannenbaum is catching up.
Sergio Kindle
Terrence Cody
plus others.
They also added Anquan Boldin in that class, now look at it.
by Max Strauss on Apr 30, 2010 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Of course adding the best players will work. Thats the whole point of the draft every year. Who’s not working for it? If we add one more guy it all of the sudden becomes not working for it? I want to kick the hell out of everybody.
I don’t want or expect to hold onto a lot of these guys past this year. Our core is young enough and deep enough to keep us competitive in the long run. But we’re obviously loading up for a shot at the Superbowl this year. So why not keep loading up?
I think Merriman could be a long-term signing by the way, if we went that route.
Im still looking for that one long term signing that the Jets have stayed away from.
I do hope that Cro will be here for a while. But the Jets seem content with the short term beefing-up of this team at the moment and that is concerning to me. If this team makes it all the way, Jets nation will fall in love with the cast of characters they have assembled. Im not looking forward to the outcry of fans when we look to clear space by cutting guys like Holmes or even Mangold bc there isn’t enough room in the cap to keep them. This team has always been built up on mainstays. And were already so close to the endgame. I want one more long term signing and thats it. No more short term, so-called character guys who will want to break the bank after they claim to have seen the light on this team. If we win it all this year NFL fans are already set to put the asterisk next to our name by saying we went the rent-a-ring route. Add a like Rogers, who we wont be able to afford after getting him on the cheap, and WE will have a hard time arguing that fact with ourselves. If you think Rogers or Merriman could be long term, then I will think differently. Just my opinion.
by colinyoung on Apr 30, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes exactly my point, an asterick next to a superbowl champ is how it will feel. Then Giants fans will be like the one year you won it, you just rented everyone.
But who do you mean by Rogers?
Plus I feel with the older players if they perform well they shouldn’t expect a pay day, because then we should def. get rid of them. I don’t feel JT and LT, and or AT should be considered stop gaps, play well each year and don’t try to break the bank and we will bring you back until you can’t do it anymore. Just like the Pats do.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 10:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Asterick? I think it will just feel like we’re Superbowl Champs. Who cares what Giants fans or anybody else that jealous they didn’t win it says?
Shaun Rogers.
Those three should not be here beyond 2 years.
by Crackback on Apr 30, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It won’t be just Giants fans, and I am not as concerned as what they say, its how I feel too. I like my team because they arnt the knicks and the raiders. Always trying to find a way to win baby win, and just ending up in the middle of the pack. I don’t want a stagnant franchise that will have nowhere to go. Now of course I am talking a few years down the line. But once you start on the road of aquire aquire spend spend, it never ends and its win in 2010 lose for the next 40yrs.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 11:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dude
I’m 40 and have only the 86 Mets to thank for allowing me to experience what Yankee fans have experienced 7 times. So excuse me if I don’t care how we get it! Harris, Revis, D-Brick, Mangold, Sanchez, Greene, Cotch, Ellis are all Home Grown and at key positions. They are the core just like Jeter, Mariano and Posada, now surround them with talent and lets win some rings!
I think people forget TJ, like C Mart before him, were traded here just like the new guys.
We haven’t won a Super Bowl in 43 YEARS! Do you really care what people say IF we win 1?! SERIOUSLY??!!!!
by george JETson on Apr 30, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Really how we did it is just my personal side note. The real issue is that I feel anything other “big splash” like Haynesworth or Merriman is not gonna help the team in the long run, and if nothing else it will create salary issue. Not to mention their is no gaurantee that either of them can come in and be immediately productive.
Heck I don’t even know baseball but didn’t Randy Johnson one of the best in baseball come to NY and bomb. We are talking about a game where singular ability is not impacted by any on else. If your are good nobody else can keep you from being good, yet it always seem like a huge ammount of players that the yankees bring in who are superstars and have amazing #s, start to errode once here. Just because it looks good on paper doesn’t mean it will just work, its not fantasy football.
I don’t want that, and I don’t want to just win one, which is what everyone looking at it on paper wants. I want to keep the guys that can play and it be affordable, and win multiple times.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 2:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Im sorry but thats silly. So never want to upgrade? You just want to keep everything the same and go with the guys you’ve got?
We have a young and a very good core. You put the best players you can around that core whenever you can.
You cite Randy Johnson, I can cite A-Rod and Tex and CC and AJ and Damon. All who were big-name acquisitions who made significant contributions to winning a title. And all of us Yankee fans loved every minute of it.
You say don’t add good players because there’s no guaranty that they will perform up to par. That makes no sense. If you’re not going to add proven players then you will never improve the team.
I want to win one. Then get rid of players we can’t keep (like the Yanks did with Damon and Matsui, etc.) and reload again next year and the year after.
How can you possibly say it will create a salary issue? You have no idea what these guys will sign for or for how long. I can just as easily make a blanket statement that it will be cost-efficient because these guys will take a short-term deal at a reduced price because we give them the best opportunity to put up the big numbers that will help them land a big contract; and they will want to be part of a team with a serious shot at a title, with a coach everybody wants to play for, in the greatest city in the world.
Of course you want the best possible team on paper. Then you want your coach to get everybody in the best position to succeed and steer the ship to the promise land. There’s no such thing as bad chemistry when you’re kicking everybodies’ ass.
Bring on ALL the big names. I want this team to be so loaded thats its unfair. Like the ’85 Bears. I want to kick the living hell out of every team we play. I want the fans of every other team to hate the Jets.
I think there has to be a balance for most fans.
I can put it to everyone this way. If and when this team does win the Superbowl, I want to be able to wear the jersey of the guy who was the MVP of the game and watch him continue to play on this team for years to come. Not see him go to yet another team the very next season and realize that we just rented him and a bunch of other guys and used them to win a superbowl. It’s a microcosim of how I feel about this team. As a baseball fan I can relate this feeling to how much I enjoy watching guys in the farms system like Jesus Montero make a name for himself and begin to be called the future of the Yankees long list of great Captains. It means more to fans to see the men who were there from the begining see the end of the tunnel. Jets fans used to talk shit about the guys who jump to the Pats when they were in their Hey-day. We called them Ring Riders. I dont want to be the destination team for all the ring riders. I think that point of view can be respected. So far we have little to complain about. This team has a great mix of core youth and brought-in veterans. I hope the balance is kept even.
by colinyoung on Apr 30, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
So if JT, LT and possibly AT are all playing well for a small price, just get rid of them after 2 yrs for no reason? Especially the D players I don’t see why.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 11:15 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Shaun "AK in his carry-on" Rogers
Crack and I have been calling for his signing for a while. Crack longer then I actually so he deff gets the credit. But Im worried about not being able to sign him long term. I would love to bc I love his talent and ability. He and Kris Jenkins would be unstoppable.
by colinyoung on Apr 30, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree with you guys on Rogers, but something tells me the don’t want 3 big guys like that on the line stopping the run. I am all for it, but we will see. I would rather a lineman than AT.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 11:17 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
There is something to be said for having 2 beasts on the field that require a total of 4-5 blockers at a time. Having 2 guys like that can set up blitz packages in a way not many teams have ever been able to do. Almost any OLB could come off the edge and pressure the QB in that situation.
by colinyoung on Apr 30, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Mangold's not going anywhere
Nick will be the center of this team for the next 5-8 seasons. Guaranteed, unless he gets a career ending injury.
As for Merriman, he’s nowhere near the player he was 3 years ago. Either because of his knees, or more rigorous drug testing, he just is not the same player. He has clearly lost his explosive first step. I’m here in San Diego, and I can assure you, Merriman has lost far more as a player than LT has over the past 2 years.
As for Cromartie, he may or may not be all that when he’s healthy, and he’s not looking over his shoulder for paternity lawsuits. But I consider that the Kyle Wilson pick has solved that problem in any case. Frankly, even Donovan Warren might displace him at the nickel if Cro can’t focus. And if Cro CAN focus on football, he’s as talented as any corner in the league after Revis.
The best coverage in the world can’t stop a well-thrown ball.
Why not? If your coverage is good, you should be in position to catch or knock down the ball no matter how well it’s thrown. The receiver can’t catch it because the coverage is there. If the coverage is right on, then the pass can’t be caught by the receiver. If the receiver caught the ball, then the defender could have done something different or better.
Go Jets
Go Devils
Perhaps what was meant was, the best coverage defense can’t consistently stop a well-thrown ball. This is pretty much the case and a truism. A quarterback with time and accuracy will beat a good pass defense regularly. The reciever (and the QB) knows where the pass it going, the window edge goes to the offense.
You made a great point
Getting Kyle Wilson filled a need that was the exact reason we didn’t go to the Superbowl.
Its the later picks, which seemed to create a need that wasn’t there before, and those are the ones to wonder about.
The Leon move everyone could argue was good, and was a necessary evil. But the Faneca move, is the one to wonder if we kept him and got a pass rusher in the second, which is also as everyone knows a position of need.
The FB is a late round pick and if they didn’t see a pass rusher that’s fine, but it still makes me wonder.
I really hope the explanation is that those 3 later picks would have been need picks didn’t address them, or we were taking the best players on the board.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 9:17 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Thats also where I get confused with this team. Clearing out Alan will save this team alot of money, But to seemingly send him off and then add depth to the line with a hot prospect makes me think this team has it’s eye on the longterm improvment of this team. Which I love. IMO this team is looking to the back-up lineman they already had to replace Alan and give Vlad the chance to fight his way on the squad without pressure.
But then I look at the signings of Taylor and Holmes, which seem to be destined for the short term and Im worried this team is one signing from going too far. We have all read about the term “Cap Jail”. And Im wondering how close we are to that situation.
I love the Wilson pick BTW. Without me realizing it, this team improved the one thing that hurt them in the playoffs. I can attribute it to having a great closer in baseball. It only really shows its worth when your in the playoffs and you have to be able to shut-down the teams with more talent that can keep them in games. Like the Colts
by colinyoung on Apr 30, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Its not that much money saved only 2.5 mil but its something.
I wish someone would breakdown the money that may need to be spent next year, because I personally feel it shouldn’t be too costly to bring everyone back.
When it comes to Braylon, and Holmes, they both can’t end the season with A+ #s. More likely is they both have B #s so and also us giving holmes and Cro a shot with their issues should be talking points. Same with Bray, he wouldn’t have the year he did last year w/o the jets he really needs us just as much as we him.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 11:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think the main reason was pass blocking, then $, then age. If Faneca’s pass blocking was good then they keep him. The Jet’s didn’t pass that much and Faneca had poor pass blocking stats. I think the FO was thinking of their young QB. Now with some fragile knees they can’t afford him to be rushed hard and get injured. Faneca is still a stud on run blocking and the 2 young guys trying to fill in have yet to prove themselves. But Callahan knows what he is doing so we’ll see.
They picked the best players for their needs. I thought, DL, OL, DB, RB, OLB. I realize, DB, OL, RB, FB is what they felt is needed. I like what they did.
I don’t dislike the moves, but seeing Faneca get snatched up immediately, and essentially making the same ammount he would have staying with the Jets, feels like we could have addressed the position next year.
But I was really wishing we got Everson Griffin late somehow.
by Vaughn Parker on Apr 30, 2010 10:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
A lil guessing and for-telling on my part...
First half of the season:
Revis will have a down start to the year. Interceptions and defended passes will be hard to come by when his reputation proceeds him to the point that QB’s refuse to throw his way AT ALL. Cro will benefit the most from this by jumping designed short routes against lesser competition. Im thinking that their could be early talk about Antonio’s rebirth as a probowl star when people see his early stats jump off the page. With 2 great corners already on the field I am willing to bet that Wilson’s 1st season will be a trial by fire. Quality WR will be motioned into the slot repeatedly to test the kid to mixed results. I know his ability well. He will look bad against the run (that we already knew) but while showing flashes of brilliance, Wilson will have a rough first half as coaches will try anything to throw in his direction.
2nd half:
Im thinking at some point this all will level itself out when the coaching staff decides to move Revis and Cro around. Kinda of like what they did in the playoffs. Kyle Wilson could hit his stride by then and possibly earn rave reviews against some tough competition. Look for his day in the sun to come against the best in the biz, Wes Welker, in the Jets 2nd game against the Pats. Wes will be back for the Patriots by then but not even close to 100%. Kyle Wilson will be the feature story the next day.
I love these 3 CB’s as a hole. I think after it’s all said and done, if the Jets are wearin a lil hardwear at the end of the season the talk around here could be… Did we just witness the greatest tandem of CB’s to ever play on the same team. At least thats my hope anyway.
And I can’t wait to see these guys against some of the lesser QB talents they will face this year. What exactly is Joe “one completion” Flacco going to be thinking when he has to throw against them? We might be calling them the 3 Vultures by then. Or mabye the 2 Vultures and the Crow.. Get it? hah
by colinyoung on Apr 30, 2010 10:14 AM EDT reply actions
just maybe
just maybe we can become the d of the 70"s cant remmber the year we started 10 an o with our big def…the new york sack xchange wt kelko an gas…
We never won 10 games in the 70’s and it was 86 we started 10-1 but we lost our last 5 and collapsed in the final minutes of the divisional game. That D was great upfront but gave up 24.75 a game and gave up45+ points in 4 games that year, (giving up 45 and 52 in the last 2 games to cap off a five game losing streak). Not sure if I want to be that team.
by george JETson on Apr 30, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Rex is bringing a very different philosophy of warfare
By drafting a corner over the obviousness of a OLB or end, Rex signaled how far from the traditional template of NFL defenses he is moving. There has been a similar move in actual warfare, a move towards mobility, intelligence and the shrinking of time windows. Its all about time and confusion. He wants the defense to be like a cloud out of which attack cannot be anticipated or recovered from, a principle as old as the Art of War, but also very, very modern, something military strategist John Boyd argued for, and has been adopted by the US military in many ways:
Good stuff. Interesting take. I guess the philosophy is to use as many d-backs as possible, all of which can cover, all of which can blitz. Pressure can then be brought from anywhere while you shift the pre-snap and post-snap looks to create confusion, while simultaneously locking up the coverage so that no receiver is immediately available and the QB has no choice but to squeeze the ball and wait for something to develop.
Only weakness is if the protection can pick up the blitz, then elite QBs can attack one-on-one match-ups. Guys like Manning and Brady can complete passes to well-covered receivers if given time. Having a prototypical pass rusher that can consistently beat a single blocker will either be able to collapse the pocket if given time or will require the attention of an extra blocker thereby making the blitzes more effective and efficient (in that less blitzers are necessary to create pressure).
The addition of an elite pass rusher will take this defense to another level. We will go from the best in the league to the arguably the best in history.
The question is: where do you want to anchor your attack from
Yes. It is always about the pressure. I think that Rex’s (and T’s) idea is that localizing the source of the pressure in an unstoppable athelete like an OLB has too big problems with it. The first is budgetary, these guys are rare and highly paid (and thus overvalued). The second problem is even more problematic, because this guy is the source of your disruptive attack, the QB knows to use him as a “key”, locate him, and you locate the direction of the disturbance. Good QB’s are expert at this.
The real issue is always about shrinking the time windows. John Boyd, an ex-figher pilot called it “getting inside your opponent’s OODA loop” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop .
It essentially is the loop by which the QB (or a protector) can read, orient, react, read again. When the linebacker or end pressures the predictability (even if you move him around) gives the QB an advantage, its hard to get inside his loop, even if the rushing end/LB is able to break protection. The place of the break is already anticipated.
Rex’s notion is that the defense is supposed to be a bit like hornets, the direction of the attack as unpredictable as possible. The third corner is really invaluable in this (not to mention Cromartie). By being able to hold the receivers close pressed for even a full second longer, the orientation of the QB becomes extremely compressed. Rex can decide to take away any of the habituated outlets for a short window of time.
I think you will see this flexibility manifest itself also with the movement of Revis. No longer will the QB have the comfort of knowing WHICH outlet is 100% shut down. By moving Revis to other offensive players, the dead zone will move.
I do agree that if all the blitz packages are picked up in some kind of max protect, there is a problem with the best QBs. Rex is just betting that the directions of attack and the timing of them will confuse the offense over all, long enough to start generating turnovers (hopefully both Wilson and Cromartie will catch the ball, unlike last year). A dominant pass rusher also is something that can be overcome by the best QBs as rolling out is always an option, as well as the overall anticipation of the direction of the pressure increases comfort levels.
A big problem, which few have mentioned, is that the Jet’s defense had a lot of late game collapses. In some instances these were individual performance issues, but also there was a tendency (the Pats are good at this) of hunting out a weakness, and then saving it until the end. Because Rex is investing in a nature talent/skill (not unlike the talent of rushing the passer), the ability to press cover and ball hawk, it makes the defense much more adaptable to late game changes. We just put our 3 shutdowns into new configurations, on whatever routes are currently working for the offense. The worst result is a stalemate, instead of the big play.
I certainly would not argue against the idea that an elite pass rusher would contort the offense to no end, everyone wants one, and they can have an impact of the game that has a psychological force. The question is, what does having one do to your budget and the frame of your attack? Rex is playing a different game. You cannot just gameplan against the “freak” on the other side. He is going to suffocate the first 2.0 seconds of your drop back, and then make the pocket move or collapse with two or three darts, and then take away your last minute, of-balance adjustment with great athleticism of the 3 corners.
The big payoff, the big question is, will they catch the ball. That was really the aim of the entire defense, inaccurate of balanced passes, and catching the floating ball. It really wasn’t something they did all that well, though they got better at it. I suggest that having corners that can snag the ball are even more impactful than having one elite passrusher, despite the prevailing wisdom to the contrary.
by kv on Apr 30, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree that Rex is imprinting a new Philosophy on D
What Rex is doing is proclaiming that if you have a great set of cover corners, you can stop anyone – with just average talent elsewhere on D. He clearly believes that the Secondary is the bulwark around which all else flows – and he has gone for what he hopes will be the best defensive backfield that the league has ever seen. If your D-backs can cover for 3 seconds, even an average pass rush will get there in time. Especially if it comes from different spots on the field at various times and situations.
Similarly on Offense, the line is the bulwark – if the blocking is great, even average backs can get first downs. And frankly, Shonn Greene and LT are not average backs (LT has more in the tank than he had a chance to show last season – especially as a receiver out of the backfield).
And what Rex has done is build a secondary and an O-Line, who’s nuclei are going to be solid for the next 5+ years. This was the same formula that the Ravens won their Super Bowl with – except with better LBs and weaker corners. And Mark Sanchez is going to be a lot better QB than Trent Dilfer.
And I don’t agree that Santonio Holmes is a short-term fix – he’s only short term if he doesn’t work out. If he works out, they’ll sign him long term.
I agree
He has, and I think rightfully so, intuited that DBs are the best resource for a complex attack. It is very hard to gameplan against the natural ability of corners to close down passing windows for a few seconds. You either have to Welker it, or pick route it, or max protect, or run.
by kv on Apr 30, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Or, to put it another way...
The goal of having an unstoppable single rushing end is:
a). Strip the ball from the QB or sack.
b). Pressure the QB into an errant throw – and the resulting TO.
c). Exert psychological pressure on the offense – “We just cannot stop this guy!”
The 3 corner attack:
a). Perhaps gives up a litte bit of the TO by strip.
b). Puts pressure through complexity and invests heavily in the actual skill of catching the errant throw.
c). Exerts psychological pressure by group – “We just cannot stop THESE guys!” and as a bonus deflates the confidence of high-ego recievers who thrive on attention and early game success.
cb
I think the way of thinking is, with a stellar secondary the defense could take away the quick pass, make the QB hold it longer, or make a bad decision. Like manning or brady, that’s how these guys made plays by reading the blitz and find like a welker on a quick pass. With some strong physical DB play these WR’s could be held in check. I’ve seen brady and manning in panic/stress mode when they get some pressure on them and no open receivers. We did a good job on Brady the first NE game last year and our secondary will be much better and our pass rush slightly better. More pressure from the #1 defense, looking forward to see what happens.
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