if the player is on the line of scrimmage he can jump over the OL without the restriction about landing on a player....if he is off the line of scrimmage he can leap straight up but not over the OL or land on the OL
A lucky win. Outcoached.
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While I got a pain in my stomach when we went for it 4th & 1, after hearing Romo & Tomlin I do understand why Tomlin did it.
Ever been in a fight & someone keeps kicking your *** repeatedly with the same roundhouse to the head? After awhile, you wanna steer clear from that leg. In the moment, it was a gut decision that didn't work out. But that roundhouse was there waiting to smash the Steelers.
Tomlin said he "Had seen enough"...If we had a closer at RB we wouldn't be going through this every week...
So while the decision made me sick & if we lost even sicker, I do understand why he went for it 4th & 1. I just think they should have ran it up the gut. Either way, we here in the Forum were not on the field and seeing first hand that dude coming across the line to block kicks.
It was a gutsy call, & most of us would not have done it. But we were'nt on the field getting the roundhouse to the head. Either way *******, we are 8-0...Go to other teams forums today & there is whining all over the NFL. Yet, we are bitching we were outcoached. When NO ONE here has EVER won an NFL game
8-0...Scoreboard baby
Ever been in a fight & someone keeps kicking your *** repeatedly with the same roundhouse to the head? After awhile, you wanna steer clear from that leg. In the moment, it was a gut decision that didn't work out. But that roundhouse was there waiting to smash the Steelers.
Tomlin said he "Had seen enough"...If we had a closer at RB we wouldn't be going through this every week...
So while the decision made me sick & if we lost even sicker, I do understand why he went for it 4th & 1. I just think they should have ran it up the gut. Either way, we here in the Forum were not on the field and seeing first hand that dude coming across the line to block kicks.
It was a gutsy call, & most of us would not have done it. But we were'nt on the field getting the roundhouse to the head. Either way *******, we are 8-0...Go to other teams forums today & there is whining all over the NFL. Yet, we are bitching we were outcoached. When NO ONE here has EVER won an NFL game
8-0...Scoreboard baby
I hear a lot of fans lamenting that we need a closer at RB. We have one. 2 if you also count Snell. The problem is no one is getting a first down with 3 defenders in the backfield.
Definitely outcoached to start the game and some nice gimmicks run by Dallas to generate first downs and points. We adjusted and mainly on Ben's arm got this back under control. We don't need weekly heart attack games.
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I did not read Invalid Link - Check SN Home Page nor take anything from that site and post it here. I would never do that. This site was the only thing I read last night after watching the recorded game, I was unable do watch it live. I kept playing their running plays back, even someone like me could see what the Cowboys were doing. You're going to half to take my word, or not. I don't do things like that. I'm a small time poster, not trying to impress anyone.
• No. 1, you explicitly said you were only here to talk about football. ******* lying sack of ****.
• No. 2, make sure you don't look like an idiot when making fun of another's IQ. Failed there as well.
You're a sad and insecure little man. Making light of PTSD in our brave ex/active members of the military? A new low.
your orignal was a good post - more posts would be most welcome by Hoot.
What Hoot said, keep posting KStilley. 
who gives a hoot about Hoot?
I know, right? what a bum that guy is. But, he knows how many licks to the center of a tootsie pop.
The offensive team doesn't typically dictate the defensive personnel in coverage, especially in situations where they are not in hurry-up mode. TJ Watt should not be attempting to single-cover Lamb under any circumstance, let alone in a 3 WR, 1 TE set. Other teams that do this **** have coaches who are just as clueless as Butler.
You don't have to play dime defense against a power back like Zeke. You play man-to-man in the secondary, and let the middle linebackers tackle the guy. You put a linebacker on the tight end if you have to. You don't have a pass-rushing linebacker trying to cover a polished route-running receiver 10+ yards down the field.
It's not rocket science.
All good my man. Ignore Bleeder, he's a little ornery.
Yeah the lb in coverage thing is league wide... its three situations... one is when the offense options a wr into a slot that the defense that is called requires a lb to pick up that spot
The second is zones the wr runs into
The third is a lb covering a short route while a blitz is on
We ***** about this way too much ... its just 2020 strategies...
Now there have been ganes where the offense is getting those matchups too much and we don’t adjust... but a few times a game its going to happen with how many 3to five wr sets teams utilize these days... plus most tes and some rbs are basically wrs as well
The second is zones the wr runs into
The third is a lb covering a short route while a blitz is on
We ***** about this way too much ... its just 2020 strategies...
Now there have been ganes where the offense is getting those matchups too much and we don’t adjust... but a few times a game its going to happen with how many 3to five wr sets teams utilize these days... plus most tes and some rbs are basically wrs as well
Yes, linebackers play coverage sometimes. Get it. However, the VAST majority of the time, the coverage is zone in a very defined area within 5-8 yards of the LOS, not 25 yards down the field against a WR.
"Yeah, the Eagles tried to cover Claypool with a LBer."
And gave up an easy TD.
Again, having a LBer, even one as talented as Watt, covering a WR 25 yards down the field is a recipe for a TD. So stop it.
"Yeah, the Eagles tried to cover Claypool with a LBer."
And gave up an easy TD.
Again, having a LBer, even one as talented as Watt, covering a WR 25 yards down the field is a recipe for a TD. So stop it.
Is this what occurred? Seems like every team would have the player with the best vertical leap doing that.
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OutCoached, if you keep giving yourself rope, Coolie will have no choice but to make this board better and ban your IP. You are actually admitting to plagiarize someone else. Something you’ve been caught doing several times. Dumb ***.
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And none of your three situations listed above applied on the Cowboys' touchdown play, so...?
Any defensive coordinator worth anything should be able to counteract pre-snap motion with a quick coverage adjustment. Unfortunately, the Steelers don't have one of those coordinators. Of course in zone coverage there will be mismatches, but the area is limited, so therefore the risk is somewhat mitigated. Of course at times you'll sacrifice coverage when blitzing, but the risk is understood because you are putting more pressure on the quarterback.
What's inexcusable, again, is trying to use a premier pass rusher to cover a talented wide receiver downfield. For no apparent reason.
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Isn't this more of a bad angle to the quarterback by the OLB than it is what the Cowboys did? I'm sure they noticed the wide rush angles on film and schemed to try and take advantage of it but it seems the simple solution is to rush the passer a bit more under control and with a more direct path to the quarterback.
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I had the impression that our outside linebackers were taking what the Cowboys gave them. I'm guessing they anticipated pass, the offensive tackles anchored or decided you can go outside but not inside. Once Watt and/or Dupree committed to the outside, the OT only had to push or screen to prevent them from making a tackle on the unanticipated run.The OLBs may very well have done what you said later in the game, I'm not sure but our sack totals were not what at least I expected. Watt was still pressuring, he may have been a little late because he was doing exactly what you said in the second half. I thought the Cowboys figured we better slow these guys up at the beginning of the game even if it cost them a few first downs, thing was they were so successful running the ball early they were still moving the chains.
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You are weakening 2 spots. First the pass rush is suffering and 2nd your coverage is weaker. It makes 0 sense. I dont mind an occasional drop back into a short zone, but Watt and Dupree need to be doing what they do best 90% of the time.
To a certain extent - I witness the player from Dallas 'use his teammates' to catapult him over the LOS. It should have been a flag every time...