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One of the biggest storylines in this game has to be the matchup of Russell Wilson versus Brandon Browner. But nobody's talking about it.
Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll know Brandon Browner inside and out. Both watched him on the practice field and in games for 2 years (or more). Carroll knows more about Browner than his coaches in NE do. Everything about the guy. Including that he was torched repeatedly from 2012-2013 because he's slow in coverage and has to rely on jamming guys at the line.
I expect to see the Seahawks throwing at BB and taking advantage of his tendencies all day. There should be multiple packages designed to get at least two guys (or better yet, trips) in front of him at the line, and make him choose one. Motion Lynch out to the other side as a receiver, along with a TE outside the tackle. At that point, a safety and LB now have to cover the extra guys on trips.
In this formation, Ricardo Lockette would be a serious mismatch. Sure, BB will get his hands on Lockette at the line, but Ricardo's speed and physicality means he'll be able to break away and beat BB deep. The safety will be stuck choosing between falling back deep to help out against Lockette, or sneak up and provide coverage on the underneath slot guy (Angry Doug in this hypothetical instance). In the case of a blitz, Russell checks down to either the TE or Lynch.
It's a no-win for NE. Even if you somehow contain all those threats, you still have to worry about Russell taking advantage of one side of the field being completely open for a scramble since the LB, S and CB will all be dealing with the trips.
Any thoughts? Any thoughts specifically on the matchup versus Brandon Browner, and how the Seahawks might exploit his weakenesses and tendencies?
Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll know Brandon Browner inside and out. Both watched him on the practice field and in games for 2 years (or more). Carroll knows more about Browner than his coaches in NE do. Everything about the guy. Including that he was torched repeatedly from 2012-2013 because he's slow in coverage and has to rely on jamming guys at the line.
I expect to see the Seahawks throwing at BB and taking advantage of his tendencies all day. There should be multiple packages designed to get at least two guys (or better yet, trips) in front of him at the line, and make him choose one. Motion Lynch out to the other side as a receiver, along with a TE outside the tackle. At that point, a safety and LB now have to cover the extra guys on trips.
In this formation, Ricardo Lockette would be a serious mismatch. Sure, BB will get his hands on Lockette at the line, but Ricardo's speed and physicality means he'll be able to break away and beat BB deep. The safety will be stuck choosing between falling back deep to help out against Lockette, or sneak up and provide coverage on the underneath slot guy (Angry Doug in this hypothetical instance). In the case of a blitz, Russell checks down to either the TE or Lynch.
It's a no-win for NE. Even if you somehow contain all those threats, you still have to worry about Russell taking advantage of one side of the field being completely open for a scramble since the LB, S and CB will all be dealing with the trips.
Any thoughts? Any thoughts specifically on the matchup versus Brandon Browner, and how the Seahawks might exploit his weakenesses and tendencies?