kjreid":210hab5e said:
Shock2k":210hab5e said:
It's not about how good the LB's are. It's about how situational aware they are. Which these guys are. They are well studied. But when you get pulled off because they overload a side and start running go's... what I was seeing was about 15 to 20 yards of space for Knowshon to run in. Think that one unplanned Russell pass to Beast, where he through it across his body. Just wide open spaces.
This is how Manning is burring good secondary's. And I'm expecting to see it this game.
Our linebackers are fast, but the scheme gets them out of position. Just interesting. Like I said, I'm curious how that turns out.
Most team need to play safeties as "help" for the corners and that requires linebackers to move to a stacked side. I think you will see our linebackers not being controlled by that because Seattle can leave both CB's on an island and Kam can cover also. If Seattle reads it right then Manning will get is 5 yd dump off, but there will not be yards after catch that the Broncos usually see.
This. I've seen Julius Thomas, their TE, making most of his catches against zone coverage. He also beats LBers one on one, but we can man up a LB or Kam on him and eliminate him. The deal is that there are teams that take away Decker and D. Thomas and then Welker and J. Thomas beat them. The theory is that there are just too many weapons to cover at once, and once teams get beat they go into a Cover 2 shell to protect the seams and deep stuff, and then Manning goes to the run game or throws screens.
The one thing that really bothers me, and the Hawks might have to switch it up, is that (I think) Schlereth was on the radio and he said Manning will just put D. Thomas, Decker and Welker on one side and let Sherman have either J. Thomas or their #4 Wideout. It makes sense, we're talking about Sherman just eliminating his side of the field, yet it makes no sense for Denver to just trot out their top wideout to get erased by Sherm. So, they stack up and let D. Thomas and Welker match up against Thurmond and Lane.
Anyone here think Thurmond erases D. Thomas or Lane is a good matchup on Welker ? Personally, I think they can cover those guys, but they won't blanket them and there will definately be opportunities.
Conversely, if Seattle can match up well against Denver's spread and erase 3 to 4 options, then put a LB on Moreno (KJ and Irvin are both great against backs out their side), Manning won't have anywhere to go. if we're holding them for 2-3 seconds, our pass rush WILL get there. On top of that, if we can erase all his weapons, we can also send Wagner on a delay.
There are so many things Denver can do, it really does worry me. I see them in the 17-24 point range, meaning our offense better not crap the bed or we're in for it. We have to play a balanced game to beat them, but if we play a good game on both sides of the ball, it's going to fall apart for them I think.
Then again, NE held Denver pretty damned well until Talib went out, then things fell apart for them. They also abandoned the run way too early; if they had pounded the ball with Blount and found a way to scheme Pot Roast out of it....Denver's defense is very light outside of Knighton and teams like San Diego have really worn them down.