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GTripp0012 · 10-04-2007, 11:54 AM

I don't know if I'd ever send 5 guys out into the pass pattern at the snap. As good as NFL QBs are at their trades, who can make 5+ accurate reads in less than 4 seconds? Peyton Manning probably could, but who knows if we will ever see someone as good as Manning again?

We should always keep one guy in not only to help the protection, but to give the QB a place to throw at in the event of a pass protection break down. Even if it's just designed to be thrown at his feet. Mix it up. Portis, Yoder, Sellers, even Cooley every once in awhile should be kept in.

I think that Max Protect can be a good strategy if used sparingly, and with the Giants performance against the Eagles, you can see exactly what Gibbs and Co. were thinking. Problem is that you don't want to limit your options too often and make the defenses job easy for them.

10-04-2007, 11:54 AM	#48
GTripp0012 Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Evanston, IL Age: 37 Posts: 15,994	Re: Are the redskins gearing up for 5 WR sets? I don't know if I'd ever send 5 guys out into the pass pattern at the snap. As good as NFL QBs are at their trades, who can make 5+ accurate reads in less than 4 seconds? Peyton Manning probably could, but who knows if we will ever see someone as good as Manning again? We should always keep one guy in not only to help the protection, but to give the QB a place to throw at in the event of a pass protection break down. Even if it's just designed to be thrown at his feet. Mix it up. Portis, Yoder, Sellers, even Cooley every once in awhile should be kept in. I think that Max Protect can be a good strategy if used sparingly, and with the Giants performance against the Eagles, you can see exactly what Gibbs and Co. were thinking. Problem is that you don't want to limit your options too often and make the defenses job easy for them. __________________ according to a source with knowledge of the situation.