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Looking for someone with a good knowledge of defensive principles to break down/ grade the play of McCourty, Arrington, Dowling, Moore, Gregory, Chung, Wilson, if possible. My guess is you'd probably need the full field film to do so, and even then, part of it is a guessing game.
Trying to figure out if the secondary was better yesterday, or if they were just better because we forced the Titans to abandon the run/ put them into 3rd and long every time with no hope for a dump off or screen pass.
Particularly with McCourty, it was hard to tell who he was covering, if he had safety help, etc. He got away with a PI call on the first drive and seemed to play well from my untrained eyes. It seemed like Dowling and Arrington weren't on the TV screen much, which is usually a good thing.
Also, I realize that Locker is inexperienced, so it's difficult to really rate their play, as he threw several off-target passes to open receivers.
Still, the secondary appeared to be much better than almost any game last year. Do you think the cornerbacks are improving, or just a matter of them not being exposed the right offensive scheme?
Trying to figure out if the secondary was better yesterday, or if they were just better because we forced the Titans to abandon the run/ put them into 3rd and long every time with no hope for a dump off or screen pass.
Particularly with McCourty, it was hard to tell who he was covering, if he had safety help, etc. He got away with a PI call on the first drive and seemed to play well from my untrained eyes. It seemed like Dowling and Arrington weren't on the TV screen much, which is usually a good thing.
Also, I realize that Locker is inexperienced, so it's difficult to really rate their play, as he threw several off-target passes to open receivers.
Still, the secondary appeared to be much better than almost any game last year. Do you think the cornerbacks are improving, or just a matter of them not being exposed the right offensive scheme?
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