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Chatham penned a tremendous Analysis of what really happened on Seattle's first TouchDown, last Sunday:

Boston Herald's Matt Chatham Digs Deep on Pass Defense: More Than Meets The Eye!!

There were intriguing insights about Trevor Scott, Brandon Spikes, Kyle Arrington, & Pat Chung, regarding their responsibilities on that play, and where the coaching Opportunities are. I highly recommend reading it.

That play ~ and so many like it ~ illustrate how valuable an effective Coverage MidFielder ~ "LineBacker", to you Earthlings ~ can be to a Defense, and how intense the Impact of a potentially phenomenal Coverage MidFielder like LaVonte David ~ or his absence ~ can be.

Point: Our Secondary isn't quite as nightmarishly awful as one might think.

This Team has work to do.

And you can be sure that they will do it.

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Avenger

Hightower is actually pretty good in coverage despite his size, his absence really hurts this defense, especially when Spikes is forced into coverage. During the joint practices in camp Hightower was covering Sproles well.

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The Gr8est

That was a role Dane Fletcher was useful in too, and hopefully a guy like Jeff Tarpinian CAN be useful in.

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SeymourTrophies

Oh god, Lavonte David. I've been having nightmares about him since February thanks to you and Mayo, Grid. Is Gary Guyton up to anything these days?

It's nothing new that Spikes isn't the ideal coverage LB, and Hightower absolutely has the tools to be that guy and provide a versatile threat on passing downs. Aside from the play that ironically sidelined him, I have been underwhelmed, to say the least, with Mr. Hightower.

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Avenger

We could pick up Mayo's kid brother next year as a LB/S hybrid.

He's 5-10 220 playing OLB right now, some see him as more of a SS prospect

Derek Mayo Bio - RichmondSpiders.com - The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond
Derek Mayo*|*Richmond,*OLB*:*2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile

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VrabelJr

After 6 games of football we're calling Lavonte David a phenomenal coverage LB? Get real.

manxman2601

I think you'll find he called him a potentially phenomenal coverage LB.

All three of those 2nd round undersized LB's are starting for their respective teams. Whilst I liked all three, the one I was least interested in is arguably doing the best right now in Bobby Wagner. Still early of course.

Off The Grid

"a potentially phenomenal Coverage MidFielder like LaVonte David..."

Potentially | Define Potentially at Dictionary.com

My Analysis was based far more on his College career than his 6 weeks in the Pros.

One would think that that would have been painfully obvious.

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Off The Grid

Addendum:

Please note, Gentlemen:

My intention is NOT to Dis the Patriots MidFielders, all three of whom I am very high on.

I wish, merely, to point out, first, that Pass Defense is a TEAM effort, and that the Secondary has perhaps been afforded more than its due allotment of Blame for recent transgressions...though much Blame is certainly due them...

And, second, that many of our issues are coaching-related, and, as such, can be expected to be resolved, come the Dark Depths of Winter...when it all really counts.

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Deus Irae

Chatham's breakdown shows the play as a failure by Spikes and the secondary. Spikes whiffs on a re-route, and Arrington loses the coverage battle even after knocking the receiver down off the line. That's execution, not coaching.

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