MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - October 11 -. IND +7.5 at BAL

mjp28

@tiamat63 said:

Shhhhh. You're gonna jinx this for me.

Blocked FG.......are you kidding me !

mjp28

25-25 book it baby. IND +7' should be good too.

mjp28

@mjp28 said:

25-25 book it baby. IND +7' should be good too.

OT .

gumby73

all the division torture my eye lids can handle in one weekend ? .... f'n kickers

mjp28

@gumby73 said:

all the division torture my eye lids can handle in one weekend ? .... f'n kickers

Kickers can't live with them can't live without them.

mjp28

BAL 31-25 Indianapolis just blew it.

gumby73

Matt Dumb-as$ Flus... that's why you don't give up 5 yard cushions , to setup 2nd & 2's straight down the field... (my head explodes)

hoorta

@tiamat63 said:

Unless Lamar turns into Peyton Fucking Manning, I'm not too worried. Their offense seems more obsessed with getting that rushing mark, plus they're having trouble slowing down the Colts front.

Annnddd the Ratbirds 100 yard rushing streak ends. Colts play the "prevent victory" defense.

tiamat63

@mjp28 said:

BAL 31-25 Indianapolis just blew it.

Hurts

@hoorta said:

Annnddd the Ratbirds 100 yard rushing streak ends. Colts play the "prevent victory" defense.

It isn't "prevent" it was a very generous cover 2.

Prevent doesn't exist. That word doesn't exist in a defensive call the way people think.

TexasAg1969

@mjp28 said:

Kickers can't live with them can't live without them.

Even the reliable Nathan Crosby, whom I watched in HS here, fell completely apart on Sunday, until he redeemed himself with the game winner.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/10/10/mason-crosby-youve-got-to-take-joy-in-the-moments/

Dutch Oven

It appears the Browns aren't going to get help upending the Ravens this season, with the Chiefs and Colts blowing leads to them.

They are going to have to beat them on their own. Hopefully the Browns can be relatively healthy when they meet.

SdBacker80

The good news the Rats are the most vulnerable 4-1 team I’ve ever seen. The bad news they are 4-1.

nickers

@sdbacker80 said:

The good news the Rats are the most vulnerable 4-1 team I’ve ever seen. The bad news they are 4-1.

They are the luckiest team in Football right now... They're doing it with smoke and mirrors...

SdBacker80

@nickers said:

They are the luckiest team in Football right now... They're doing it with smoke and mirrors...

The Colts were afraid of getting beat deep due to Lamars uncanny accuracy on passes over 15 yards lol

hoorta

@tiamat63 said:

It isn't "prevent" it was a very generous cover 2.

Prevent doesn't exist. That word doesn't exist in a defensive call the way people think.

OK soft coverage to eat clock.

hoorta

@sdbacker80 said:

The good news the Rats are the most vulnerable 4-1 team I’ve ever seen. The bad news they are 4-1.

Yeah, the Colts beat the snot out of them for 55 minutes, and couldn't finish the deal.

Chiefs heading for a certain game winner and fumble. A 66 yard FG that has about a 5% chance of being good. They could easily be 2-3.

SdBacker80

@hoorta said:

Yeah, the Colts beat the snot out of them for 55 minutes, and couldn't finish the deal.

Chiefs heading for a certain game winner and fumble. A 66 yard FG that has about a 5% chance of being good. They could easily be 2-3.

Not the same Ole Ravens D…and hopefully we’ve learned how to defend Lamar. I hope we can expose the fraud.

Having said that, I don’t know how the Chargers are going to defend the run against the Ravens and I expect Wink to blitz the hell out of Herbert. So they may go 5-1. Call the Ravens fortunate again for us to soften the Chiefs for them and now the Chargers

The AFC is WIDE open

mjp28

@nickers said:

They are the luckiest team in Football right now... They're doing it with smoke and mirrors...

And they just happen to be in the AFCN unfortunately for the BROWNS.

BUT when the season is over it's just W L Ties that count no points for luck or *DONKS* off the goal posts.

An ugly win is still a win........or loss like KC, LAC so far for CLE. BUT hey still 12 games to go !

nickers

@hoorta said:

OK soft coverage to eat clock.

It was prevent... Don't let him con you... Soft defense equates to prevent.. Just ask the dead spirit of George Allen... Who authored the prevent D.. And Bill Arnsparger championed it.

tiamat63

@nickers said:

It was prevent... Don't let him con you... Soft defense equates to prevent.. Just as the dead spirit of George Allen... Who authored the prevent D.. And Bill Arnsparger championed it.

So defensive calls usually go...

- front.

- gap assignment change (stunt, twist, slant) if called. If not, then just the front.

- coverage (and extra language for depth and alignment if applicable)

- receiver key and/or tag for certain personnel (based on formation usually)

Then the defense communicates a series of checks depending on the looks they get - motion, empty, stack, trio, how far certain assignments may carry receivers, assignment swap. Post snap you can get an under call, a (we called it) bounce ball against deep crossers, key reads for man-match, etc etc. Just constant communication for the best defenses.

So pretend you're a defense coordinator and you're calling in a play. Just say "prevent" and let me know how confused your defensive helmet looks trying to give that call to 10 other men.

Is it a 7 or 8 man drop? What kind of coverage? What depth? How do you want the front on a 3 man drop?

"Prevent" is a very vague term that is about as antiquated and inaccurate as 34/43 defense.