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Old 09-10-2010, 04:50 PM   #131
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Re: NFL regular season thread (week 1)

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Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689 View Post
Roman Harper is a safety.
Okay. So the Saints were forced to have a safety shadow their TE, essentially, taking him (the safety) out of the defensive equation for any other coverages or run support. Instead of 8 in the box they had to play (essentially) 7.5 in the box b/c Harper's first duty was to take VS out of the passing game. Also, I am assuming this put the other receiver's in man coverage also or at least in zone coverages with fewer defenders, and yet, Minn could not exploit this either through its running or passing game.

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