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Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Wait, are you saying that the Skins see more cover two than any other team? That would be a very interesting point if true, but I'm sure someone would have picked up on that.

yes. let me find the link.

If Cooley is covered by a linebacker in this scheme every play (which would be really stupid defense, but OK), I'd throw him the ball every play. 10 yard hook or something.

that's my point, I would too. the last TD Cooley had was that play, but Cooley isn't getting it enough as is, being covered by a LB in man or zone.

If the 'window' of the field (between the safeties) is as wide open as you think it is, I seriously would hope that Al Saunders would have realized this by now. Even then, a theroy that says Brunell is afraid to throw to a wide open area of the field doesn't hold much water. Granted, the safeties have more time to cover passes thrown down the field (thats why they are low percentage passes after all), but if the opponent was playing a bastardized hard 2 against us each week every play, it seems like a monkey could beat it.

More realistically, it's a coverage we are seeing a few times a game, and when we have the right play called, Lloyd goes down the middle for 20+. When we don't, we end up checking down into LB territory. That's not a bad way to play it. It's not a coverage that would be apparent presnap, it would likely look like any other even (cover 2, quarters) coverage.

exactly about the monkey, hence the frustation. Brunell not throwing to the middle of the field isn't a theory, it was illustrated in game 2 with stats before Saunders' offense came to town, and it's a recent career hallmark of his conservative play.

of course it's not an every down defense, my point was that defenses don't feel the need to cover the window because of Brunell's tendencies. Lloyd has made that exact over the middle 20yarder by the way, but not often enough (just ask Lloyd when he's not screaming), the 2-3 times this season Brunell has reacted quickly enough and felt confident enough for it.

Also, its tough to blitz out of a hard 2, because if you run to the blitzer, you go all the way to the safeties. Brunell doesn't usually check down unless hes facing a blitz. If no ones open, he has a tendency to roll, look, and throw it away. Very conservative, yes, but its a safe effective way to move the ball.

huh? i just said the mike stays in the instance i gave, its him barreling his way to the dump off/runner way before the safeties, because he knows where Mark is throwing (or where Portis is drawing). especially if Cooley stayed in to block. no need for a cover-3 when Mark doesn't look over the middle past the LB. and again, it was a blitz.