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54 minutes ago, CelibatePimp said:

Jam Fitz when he's in the slot. Let a LB do that. Then let Cortland play deep enough with a LB beneath at all times. That'll ask for Palmer to throw over the lb but make sure the ball drops before Cortland. That should take that throw away. Get safety help up top for McClain and leave Norman one on one. TD can man match their RB or TE on pass plays. 

I know it's easier said than done but this can effectively neutralize their passing game. 

Here's the problem with that scenario. When Cortland is in the game, we only have two LB's in the game, TD and Luke. Two LBs, even TD and Luke, can't jam Fitz, cover a TE and a RB all at the same time. Especially when you are also dedicating a safety to help McClain. There's another safety that can cover the RB or TE but at that point you better hope like hell the pass rush gets home every play otherwise we'd be screwed.

I'm of the mindset that Fitz is going to be Fitz and he is going to get his pretty much regardless. Finnegan can handle himself. He'll get beat some, but he will win some too and since Fitz isn't really a threat to beat you over the top we can probably live with him moving the sticks a few times. Directing that much attention towards him leaves us vulnerable to be being beat over the top by their other weapons for big scores and they love to go deep. That will beat us. Fitz going 9 rec for 105 yards won't. Obviously if Fitz is absolutely torching Finnegan then you have to commit some more defensive resources to him, but that's not how I go into the game. That's a contingency.