Thank goodness for Harris and Gamble

[Seamonk]

catching a pass in front of a corner's zone doesn't constitute beating the corner. Nobody on that team could beat Gamble in man consistently, and not deep. Lucas and Marshall are also good in man, but for some reason we don't let them loose.

I wish we would have taken the leash off and thrown some more six man rushes at them. We don't even run blitz.

I understand what Fox wants to do, but I don't think it works all the time because we don't have the personnel. Zone only works if you have pressure, or you are mixing it with man. Our defensive line needs to be the same as it was in 03 for this style to really be dominant.

However, I sort of wonder if we reserved some of the playcalling in case of another meeting. Some of you will shoot this down, but I wouldn't be so quick to say that it couldn't have happened.

I agree.. not to mention, in terms of fatigue, I'd rather blitz and take a chance with the qb throwing the ball up for a big play, rather than not blitz and force our secondary to try to be everywhere on the field.. which is impossible. I doubt 1 big play in the passing attack tires a defense out as much as a methodical pace down the field for the same amount of points.

[Blade]

Last night was a bad sample I think.

The scheme basically was stop the runs at all costs, and keep everything in front of you in the secondary. EVEN IN THE ENDZONE. :cry:

Gamble and Lucas really do better when we take the restraints off and let them fight with the WR.

Yes!!