Schwartz gives some good pointers on watching football like the pros.

[panthers55]

Geoff Schwartz gives you some tips to improve your football viewing for those watching games or watching film.

https://www.sbnation.com/a/nfl-preview-2017/how-to-watch-nfl-game-like-an-expert-all-22

[Saca312]

Can't be the only one spamming novels on the board lol.

[CPcavedweller]

What this tells me is that the Panthers never play man to man and Luke waves his arms around screaming just to tell people exactly what play is being run. 

[CPcavedweller]

57 minutes ago, Saca312 said:

Can't be the only one spamming novels on the board lol.

No offense, but this one is far more useful. Maybe it will help in your analysis moving forward. I always find them insightful but lacking in nuance; this guide could be a great tool to add some nuance to your novels. 

[CPcavedweller]

In the Patriots - Steelers clip, one of the middle linebackers is literally in a zone covering no one. The Patriots are in an empty set and his position on the field looks a lot like someone spying a QB. 

[csx]

I've always liked his insight. I wish there were more knowledgeable sources of info like this.

[CPcavedweller]

4 minutes ago, csx said:

I've always liked his insight. I wish there were more knowledgeable sources of info like this.

Knowledge is out there, sources are slim to none; at least at an elementary level there are none. Much of this can be figured out by playing Madden though I wish you had more control of the motions in the offense. Also wish the defense was more intuitive in it's coverage. Regardless, I'd like a more in-depth explanation of different position groups responsibilities during different coverages and a more comprehensive overview of blitz schemes.

I'll go back to reading my textbook on Quality and Management Analysis since someone told me a Master's degree is the new Bachelors. 

[csx]

I wish there were more former players offering real insight. To me it's infinitely more interesting than some joe schmoe blogger.

[CPcavedweller]

3 minutes ago, csx said:

I wish there were more former players offering real insight. To me it's infinitely more interesting than some joe schmoe blogger.

I agree. The best part is he isn't doing it for an incredible amount of money which means he likely invested wisely during his playing time. I wish Gruden would come out with a Football manual or something useful. He spends so much time watching film and around football he could likely write a football encyclopedia that would greatly increase the knowledge of people who aren't just fans, but are devout followers of the game and the nuance within it. 

I don't really have people to watch football with that care to understand how a play is run and why a certain decision is made. Oftentimes the extent of the argument is that a guy isn't fast enough, is dumb, or suxxxxx. 

[Mr. Scot]

3 hours ago, CPcavedweller said:

What this tells me is that the Panthers never play man to man and Luke waves his arms around screaming just to tell people exactly what play is being run. 

I always pay a little closer attention to a play whenever I see Luke suddenly pop up and go apes--t.

A lot of our best defensive moments have happened at times when that occurred.

[pantherclaw]

So true, Mr S.

 

Good information for those hungry to better informed about the game.

[panthers55]

2 hours ago, CPcavedweller said:

What this tells me is that the Panthers never play man to man and Luke waves his arms around screaming just to tell people exactly what play is being run. 

I agree that McDermott liked the zone blitz and cover 2 and 3. On the other hand if you keep following the thinking that since you play zone then you don't need great corners, you end up with mediocre talent that can't play man. Bradberry is a recent exception and has the talent to become a good man corner if he can master the physical game like Norman finally did.  As for Luke, if you watch enough film and know what you are looking for like he does, you can narrow the choices the offense will run to a few options..

[GRWatcher]

This is why I'd rather be at a game than watching on tv. You can't see enough of the defense or the offense on tv to fully know what's going on. A team can set it's defense then change it up right before the snap and you often miss that on tv. Following the Panthers for so long, I can sometimes tell from our line formations, defense or offense, what's going to happen. Not always though.

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4. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SAFETIES.

I know it's hard to see them on TV, but they control everything for a defense.

 

 

 

[panthers55]

8 hours ago, GRWatcher said:

This is why I'd rather be at a game than watching on tv. You can't see enough of the defense or the offense on tv to fully know what's going on. A team can set it's defense then change it up right before the snap and you often miss that on tv. Following the Panthers for so long, I can sometimes tell from our line formations, defense or offense, what's going to happen. Not always though.

 

 

One of the reasons I never understood why the Panthers never put a lot of emphasis on their safeties or spent high draft picks on them.