Chidi29
09-13-2012, 11:03 PM
Hey everyone. Disappointed I couldn't do Weeks 3 and 4 of the preseason but back to start off with the regular season. Know this is coming out kind of late but that's because coaches film isn't made available until Wed at noon. So these posts will be out later in the week all the time, unfortunately. But on the plus, side, as a lot of you know, NFL Rewind has coaches film accessible for every single play for the first time ever. This is the footage, the All-22, that the coaches are getting sent. So very cool stuff there and really opens up a whole new layer of watching a game.
First off, I want to thank all the Admins of SteelersUniverse. A few weeks ago. TexasSteel messaged me and said that he and the rest of the Admins of SU would offer to pay for half of the Coaches Rewind fee, $35. Thanks again to all you guys for helping me out. I really do appreciate it.
Right before I went back to school three or so weeks ago, I was rummaging through drawers making sure everything I needed was packed. I found all the little notes Marianne sent me when I was writing articles for the site. With this being the first season without her, I want to post a new note from her each week. It's something small, and maybe cheesy, I dunno, but I want to do it.
"Hi Alex,
As always, thank you for a great editorial and for all you do to help this site! We love you!
Hugs,
Marianne"
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First Half
- Don't think I'm doing kickoff times this year. Too tricky with coaches film and it really isn't that important anymore. Maybe I'll change my mind or if someone is really interested in the numbers, I can go ahead and do them.
- Chris Carter started at OLB with Worilds rotating in. Hamp started at NT.
- Troy shows run blitz on Broncos' first drive. Manning motions Stokley to a nasty split to try and counter him. Stokley tries and cut Troy but 43 is still able to get a piece of Moreno, get up, and take him down. For anyone doubting, he's still got it.
- Foote's first sack. Denver picked it up well against our amoeba defense, but Foote blows by Moreno. Back on backer drill and the 'backer won.
- Curtis Brown and Cortez Allen were the starting jammers. There was a third player we were using to double team a gunner but I couldn't tell who it was. Van Dyke? Mundy?
- Looked like Brown and Allen were gunners too. Some other players on punt coverage I saw - Brandon Johnson, Jason Worilds, Ryan Mundy acting as the upback.
- First snap for Rainey. Toss strong. Trying to get him in space.
- Just some number changes/updates. Van Dyke wears #30. Robert Golden with #21. Brandon Johnson with 91, and David Paulson sporting 81.
- Mundy guessed wrong on Denver's 3/17 pickup. Attacked the underneath curl. Stokley ran away from Cortez and Peyton hit him. Picture.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Mundy_Bite.png
- We nearly got caught with our pants down near end of the first quarter. Ball was snapped before we were set and Peyton tried to go deep. Luckily, pass fell incomplete.
- David Paulson with a nasty crackback on Antonio Brown's PR to end first quarter.
- Good design on the Brown bubble screen. Use motion to back off the CB and create separation, turns into an 8 yard gain. Two pictures. First is Brown split outside the numbers with the CB having on coverage and then motion Brown into the Trips Bunch set to back him off and set up the screen.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Brown_nomotion.png
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Brown_motion.png
- Tough, tough break on 3rd and goal deflection with Heath being wide open in the end zone. Slant/flat combo with Wallace and both corners bit and went to the slant. Didn't pass off correctly. But we still couldn't convert. Those are game changers.
- Drew Butler the team's holder.
- Woodley sat out for a bit. Replaced by Worilds.
- Saw Al Woods for first time mid way through the 2nd. In base formation too, wasn't a subpackage.
- Classic zone blitz principle that has been very effective the past few years. Worilds rushes the outside to take the tackle, The DE slants into the guard and the LB shoots through the space inbetween. Foote nearly comes up with a sack. Picture.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Zone_Blitz.png
- Broncos has three draws in four plays that went for 16 yards, over 5 a pop. Last one was Moreno's TD.
- Looking at that play. Brandon Stokley had a key block on Chris Carter. Zone stretch and Moreno was able to cut back when Stokley sealed Carter off to the inside. Picture, Carter on the right side of your screen.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Carter_wash.png
- Will Johnson was the upback on KR.
- Antonio Brown slipped on his 27 yard scramble drill near end of the half. Corner Chris Harris turned and looked into the backfield while sliding in the direction Brown was running before he slipped (big mistake). And he got caught.
- Fade to Wallace on 2nd and 6 with :36 left was no surprise. 3x1 formation, Ben looks and motions to him presnap.
- Lots of Power O with Colon pulling throughout the game.
Second Half
- First pass of the second half. Not sure if it was a screen, didn't look like it, left side of the line in disarray. No clue what Colon was doing.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Overload_Blitz.png
- Nice job by Ben to recognize overload blitz (rush 6) and quickly get the ball to Heath for a 15 yard gain on the first drive of the second quarter.
- 2nd and 18 slant to Wallace. 3x1, Wallace on the backside. Expect a slant there. Safety blitz makes it even easier.
- Draw = Power 0
- Doug Legursky abused by Von Miller on 3rd down before Suisham's 35 yard FG.
- Demaryius Thomas TD. Still not sure why Troy tried to get off the block to the inside like he did. Go around and funnel Thomas back to the middle of the field. Don't let him run in a line down the field. Also want to give kudos to Denver's Zane Beadles downfield block of Mundy. Literally was 20 yards downfield. Picture of Troy to the inside.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Troy_angle.png
- Slant/flat combo on Wallace's three yard TD. CBs do a nice job of avoiding the pick but still tough to stop.
- Great day for Suisham. 5 KOs, 5 TBs.
- Couple of looks of how selling deep can create separtion. Cover 1 look and corners have to respect deep threat. So as soon as the WR eats up the corner's cushion and the DBs turn their hips and run assuming a deep ball, or the WR can break down and run a curl. Becomes pitch and catch there.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Sell_Speed2.png
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Sell_Speed.png
- I'm sure Sprint Left was not the call in the huddle for Manning on the go-ahead TD. Peyton being Peyton.
- Foote seemed to be the defensive signal caller. Played a really good game.
- Love that Ben was able to keep his eyes downfield and make a play after bobbled snap on next to last series.
- Porter pick six. Tried to throw flat vs Cover 2. With safety help, Porter can freely jump it.
- Some of Denver's bigger runs later in the game came out of 3 WR sets with us in nickel. Opened up running lanes without a NT in there.
- Starks and Adams did a better job with speed rushes than I expected, though both still struggled with leverage and were prone to being bull rushed. Especially Starks.
- Chris Rainey does give us a lot versatility but we have to be careful with how we use him. Because defenses are keying in him as soon as he enters the game. Need to start using him as a decoy. Fake a draw, pump fake on a swing pass and try to go deep. Make defenses pay for keying in on him.
Sacks
- 3rd and 12, 4:01 left in the first. 5 lineman plus 2 blockers on check/release vs 4 DL rushing. What this boils down to is a severe mental lapse. The Broncos are tipping the fact they are going to stunt and Willie Colon does not pick it up. Check out the DT to the open side on this third down earlier in the game. #96 Mitch Urlein.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/No_Stunt.png
Look at his stagger. The left foot is back and the right up. No stunt on this play, just a straight rush.
Now look at the 3rd down sack.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Stunt.png
Right foot is back and the left foot up. When you see a change in feet/stagger, that indicates a stunt. And the way he stunts furthers that. He slants to the inside while Derek Wolfe loops around.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Wolfe_Stunt.png
If you're going to slant to your left, it's better to push off your right foot than your left. Much less awkward. That wasn't picked up and Ben goes done. It's not a talent issue, it's not a "on the road" issue, it's a mental issue. Plain and simple.
- 1st and 10, 1:58 left in the 4th. Miller gets a great jump, dips under Mike Adams.
- 3rd and 5, 1:01 left. Only two men down for Denver. Legursky misses a stunt, lineman blows by.
Sack Counter (Game)
Willie Colon: 1
Mike Adams: 1
Doug Legursky: 1
Sack Counter (Season)
Willie Colon: 1
Mike Adams: 1
Doug Legursky: 1
Formations
FB: 6
Pony: 2
Empty: 1
First off, I want to thank all the Admins of SteelersUniverse. A few weeks ago. TexasSteel messaged me and said that he and the rest of the Admins of SU would offer to pay for half of the Coaches Rewind fee, $35. Thanks again to all you guys for helping me out. I really do appreciate it.
Right before I went back to school three or so weeks ago, I was rummaging through drawers making sure everything I needed was packed. I found all the little notes Marianne sent me when I was writing articles for the site. With this being the first season without her, I want to post a new note from her each week. It's something small, and maybe cheesy, I dunno, but I want to do it.
"Hi Alex,
As always, thank you for a great editorial and for all you do to help this site! We love you!
Hugs,
Marianne"
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First Half
- Don't think I'm doing kickoff times this year. Too tricky with coaches film and it really isn't that important anymore. Maybe I'll change my mind or if someone is really interested in the numbers, I can go ahead and do them.
- Chris Carter started at OLB with Worilds rotating in. Hamp started at NT.
- Troy shows run blitz on Broncos' first drive. Manning motions Stokley to a nasty split to try and counter him. Stokley tries and cut Troy but 43 is still able to get a piece of Moreno, get up, and take him down. For anyone doubting, he's still got it.
- Foote's first sack. Denver picked it up well against our amoeba defense, but Foote blows by Moreno. Back on backer drill and the 'backer won.
- Curtis Brown and Cortez Allen were the starting jammers. There was a third player we were using to double team a gunner but I couldn't tell who it was. Van Dyke? Mundy?
- Looked like Brown and Allen were gunners too. Some other players on punt coverage I saw - Brandon Johnson, Jason Worilds, Ryan Mundy acting as the upback.
- First snap for Rainey. Toss strong. Trying to get him in space.
- Just some number changes/updates. Van Dyke wears #30. Robert Golden with #21. Brandon Johnson with 91, and David Paulson sporting 81.
- Mundy guessed wrong on Denver's 3/17 pickup. Attacked the underneath curl. Stokley ran away from Cortez and Peyton hit him. Picture.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Mundy_Bite.png
- We nearly got caught with our pants down near end of the first quarter. Ball was snapped before we were set and Peyton tried to go deep. Luckily, pass fell incomplete.
- David Paulson with a nasty crackback on Antonio Brown's PR to end first quarter.
- Good design on the Brown bubble screen. Use motion to back off the CB and create separation, turns into an 8 yard gain. Two pictures. First is Brown split outside the numbers with the CB having on coverage and then motion Brown into the Trips Bunch set to back him off and set up the screen.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Brown_nomotion.png
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Brown_motion.png
- Tough, tough break on 3rd and goal deflection with Heath being wide open in the end zone. Slant/flat combo with Wallace and both corners bit and went to the slant. Didn't pass off correctly. But we still couldn't convert. Those are game changers.
- Drew Butler the team's holder.
- Woodley sat out for a bit. Replaced by Worilds.
- Saw Al Woods for first time mid way through the 2nd. In base formation too, wasn't a subpackage.
- Classic zone blitz principle that has been very effective the past few years. Worilds rushes the outside to take the tackle, The DE slants into the guard and the LB shoots through the space inbetween. Foote nearly comes up with a sack. Picture.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Zone_Blitz.png
- Broncos has three draws in four plays that went for 16 yards, over 5 a pop. Last one was Moreno's TD.
- Looking at that play. Brandon Stokley had a key block on Chris Carter. Zone stretch and Moreno was able to cut back when Stokley sealed Carter off to the inside. Picture, Carter on the right side of your screen.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Carter_wash.png
- Will Johnson was the upback on KR.
- Antonio Brown slipped on his 27 yard scramble drill near end of the half. Corner Chris Harris turned and looked into the backfield while sliding in the direction Brown was running before he slipped (big mistake). And he got caught.
- Fade to Wallace on 2nd and 6 with :36 left was no surprise. 3x1 formation, Ben looks and motions to him presnap.
- Lots of Power O with Colon pulling throughout the game.
Second Half
- First pass of the second half. Not sure if it was a screen, didn't look like it, left side of the line in disarray. No clue what Colon was doing.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Overload_Blitz.png
- Nice job by Ben to recognize overload blitz (rush 6) and quickly get the ball to Heath for a 15 yard gain on the first drive of the second quarter.
- 2nd and 18 slant to Wallace. 3x1, Wallace on the backside. Expect a slant there. Safety blitz makes it even easier.
- Draw = Power 0
- Doug Legursky abused by Von Miller on 3rd down before Suisham's 35 yard FG.
- Demaryius Thomas TD. Still not sure why Troy tried to get off the block to the inside like he did. Go around and funnel Thomas back to the middle of the field. Don't let him run in a line down the field. Also want to give kudos to Denver's Zane Beadles downfield block of Mundy. Literally was 20 yards downfield. Picture of Troy to the inside.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Troy_angle.png
- Slant/flat combo on Wallace's three yard TD. CBs do a nice job of avoiding the pick but still tough to stop.
- Great day for Suisham. 5 KOs, 5 TBs.
- Couple of looks of how selling deep can create separtion. Cover 1 look and corners have to respect deep threat. So as soon as the WR eats up the corner's cushion and the DBs turn their hips and run assuming a deep ball, or the WR can break down and run a curl. Becomes pitch and catch there.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Sell_Speed2.png
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Sell_Speed.png
- I'm sure Sprint Left was not the call in the huddle for Manning on the go-ahead TD. Peyton being Peyton.
- Foote seemed to be the defensive signal caller. Played a really good game.
- Love that Ben was able to keep his eyes downfield and make a play after bobbled snap on next to last series.
- Porter pick six. Tried to throw flat vs Cover 2. With safety help, Porter can freely jump it.
- Some of Denver's bigger runs later in the game came out of 3 WR sets with us in nickel. Opened up running lanes without a NT in there.
- Starks and Adams did a better job with speed rushes than I expected, though both still struggled with leverage and were prone to being bull rushed. Especially Starks.
- Chris Rainey does give us a lot versatility but we have to be careful with how we use him. Because defenses are keying in him as soon as he enters the game. Need to start using him as a decoy. Fake a draw, pump fake on a swing pass and try to go deep. Make defenses pay for keying in on him.
Sacks
- 3rd and 12, 4:01 left in the first. 5 lineman plus 2 blockers on check/release vs 4 DL rushing. What this boils down to is a severe mental lapse. The Broncos are tipping the fact they are going to stunt and Willie Colon does not pick it up. Check out the DT to the open side on this third down earlier in the game. #96 Mitch Urlein.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/No_Stunt.png
Look at his stagger. The left foot is back and the right up. No stunt on this play, just a straight rush.
Now look at the 3rd down sack.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Stunt.png
Right foot is back and the left foot up. When you see a change in feet/stagger, that indicates a stunt. And the way he stunts furthers that. He slants to the inside while Derek Wolfe loops around.
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg608/Chidi2929/Wolfe_Stunt.png
If you're going to slant to your left, it's better to push off your right foot than your left. Much less awkward. That wasn't picked up and Ben goes done. It's not a talent issue, it's not a "on the road" issue, it's a mental issue. Plain and simple.
- 1st and 10, 1:58 left in the 4th. Miller gets a great jump, dips under Mike Adams.
- 3rd and 5, 1:01 left. Only two men down for Denver. Legursky misses a stunt, lineman blows by.
Sack Counter (Game)
Willie Colon: 1
Mike Adams: 1
Doug Legursky: 1
Sack Counter (Season)
Willie Colon: 1
Mike Adams: 1
Doug Legursky: 1
Formations
FB: 6
Pony: 2
Empty: 1