There was a little cover one bit not an immense deal...Sterling Moore played solely at Corner I believe...McCourty played Safety in sub packages mainly. Ihedigbo was the other guy who got some reps at safety...Chung played the whole game.
I haven't even re-watched the game and spent the game in a sports bar, so wasn't paying an immense amount of attention to what was happening formation wise but catching up with a few guys I hadn't seen in a while.
He played both corner and safety in the game. Are you suggesting that halfway through the game Belichick suddenly decided he wasn't fit to be a corner anymore? I don't see how a player being capable of playing both corner and safety can ever be seen as a bad thing.
It was a passing situation package with the usual 4 DB's when the game was still being contested.
I'm looking for a nickel package and I haven't seen one yet, though I suspect it's there; Edelman got some snaps at DB. Even in the 4th quarter, up 45-10, I'm seeing the Pats with a 3-4 front.
Added: There we go. 3rd and 13 with 6:31 to go in the 3rd. Edelman playing SK/NB, Fletcher in for Spikes.
This. Moving McCourty to S against the Bills was obviously a live-snap audition for him. After watching that game I thought the pilot would get cancelled and we wouldn't see that show again but he looked much more aggressive and natural back there against Denver.
In hindsight it was probably a great thing to get tape on him at S in the Bills game so that the coaches had two weeks to point out what he was doing wrong and work with him on it. Moore's great play has made it that much better.
ANYTHING would be better than watching any of the above mentioned players (you forgot Slater) trying to cover anybody.
Except Edelman who I think plays the slot better than Troy Brown did. That kid really stepped up this year and brought a lot of energy to the field even when he didn't know what the hell he was doing much of the time.
I think this was BB taking a shot at anything that might help and that Moore's play probably helped facilitate this too as it looks like they are comfortable with him at CB.
This is the 2nd year in a row that a Moore as walked in and been big in the stretch run.
OK, so Tebow-style "passing situations" aren't your typical NFL "passing situations."
This makes total sense for that game: get your 4 best cover guys in the backfield, but keep your stout base front. Somebody has to play safety, and Moore -- a rookie in just his 6th NFL game -- has looked most comfortable and instinctive at his college position of CB. (He's on the small side, too; he and Arrington could wear each other's clothes.)
Love the move. BB prefers zone with his DB's. How often was McC beaten deep and everyone groans and says he's all washed up...except that in zone he's not responsible for longer routes, he's responsible for short ones; the safety takes over the top. Safety play all year has been awful.
It was a passing situation package with the usual 4 DB's when the game was still being contested.
I'm looking for a nickel package and I haven't seen one yet, though I suspect it's there; Edelman got some snaps at DB. Even in the 4th quarter, up 45-10, I'm seeing the Pats with a 3-4 front.
Added: There we go. 3rd and 13 with 6:31 to go in the 3rd. Edelman playing SK/NB, Fletcher in for Spikes.
It speaks volumes about Sterling Moore...CB's are still more valued than Safeties. BB can seriously Coach this has to be his best Coaching Job ever. McCourty might be more like Eugene Wilson who was drafted as a CB but played Safety for the most part. With how Big these WR's are nowadays it pays to have a Big Cover CB like Cromartie. I hope the McCourty at Safety is just a abberation.
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