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Tape Tells Tale On Why Cordrea Tankersley Isn’t A Starter

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The 2018 Season was another story. Tankersley was seasoned and slated to take the starting role opposite Xavien Howard.
It isn’t appearing with any of the pay per head sites that it will work out as hoped… And the Dolphins are in DEF CON 5 mode to find his replacement.
After Tankersley’s poor showing in the 1st Preseason Game last week, Bobby McCain was moved outside and made the starter. Minkah Fitzpatrick was moved inside to Nickel as McCain’s replacement. The pieces are being moved around all over to compensate for Tankersley’s poor play and to find a lineup that’s effective.

https://www.phinsnews.com/miami-dol...ale-on-why-cordrea-tankersley-isnt-a-starter/
 
This was a dumb article. In the first clip, he just is playing a little too off but at the same time it look they are playing a bail cover 3. If a receiver is running a deep out and the running back is running a swing/flat route, Tank needs to take the deep out which he does. It looks like Anthony is messing up consistently.

Then on the last clip, it looks like Anthony gestures for them to switch inside/outside routes and he still doesn't switch. Looks like Anthony is in the wrong. But I could be wrong since I don't know their hand signals.

Dumb article though.
 
That last clip at the 20 sec mark, was definitely Tankersley fault. At worst, he should have been able to read the body language of Anthony to know who his man is.

Regardless of that though, the whole Tankersley is playing off the ball, he would take any WR that releases and Anthony would take the player that goes in the flat.
 
I briefly touched on this this in another post by simply asking “What is with all the coverage breakdowns with Tank in there?”.

The play with Anthony they are talking I rewound 5 times as I was trying to figure out how in the world that got screwed up! Presnap they are clearly communicating and just after the snap it looks like they have it right and then suddenly Tank does the unthinkable and covers the Flat?!?!

There were a few other times similar to that one in the game and I have to wonder if for as athletically skilled Tank is he may just not have it between the ears.
 
RobertHorry said:
Then on the last clip, it looks like Anthony gestures for them to switch inside/outside routes and he still doesn't switch. Looks like Anthony is in the wrong. But I could be wrong since I don't know their hand signals.
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This is not even something to argue. Tank definitely blew out his assignment and Anthony made the right call.
 
What I don't understand watching the the last clip: it's a bunch alignment, the TE facing the LB Anthony and the WR facing the CB Tankersley. I would assume, the coverage is LB->TE and CB->WR, a) because they're already facing each other and b) well, it's quite normal that the LB covers the TE and the CB covers the WR. So my questions:
1) Why would you hand-signal "switch"? To switch assignments so that the LB covers the WR and the CB covers the TE?
2) If the hand signal really means "switch", wouldn't Tankersley be right and Anthony wrong?

I have never played the game so I might be wrong with the initial assumption but hope somebody can shed some light on this for me. Thank you.
 
Spiff said:
What I don't understand watching the the last clip: it's a bunch alignment, the TE facing the LB Anthony and the WR facing the CB Tankersley. I would assume, the coverage is LB->TE and CB->WR, a) because they're already facing each other and b) well, it's quite normal that the LB covers the TE and the CB covers the WR. So my questions:
1) Why would you hand-signal "switch"? To switch assignments so that the LB covers the WR and the CB covers the TE?
2) If the hand signal really means "switch", wouldn't Tankersley be right and Anthony wrong?

I have never played the game so I might be wrong with the initial assumption but hope somebody can shed some light on this for me. Thank you.
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You should never play man coverage facing a bunch formation. Those formations are man beaters by design. If man is the call and you see a bunch formation, it's on the players to communicate a change (switch to some variation of zone).

RobertHorry is correct. Based on the technique Tankersley is playing, Anthony is the one who screwed up there.
 
TedSlimmJr said:
You should never play man coverage facing a bunch formation. Those formations are man beaters by design. If man is the call and you see a bunch formation, it's on the players to communicate a change (switch to some variation of zone).

RobertHorry is correct. Based on the technique Tankersley is playing, Anthony is the one who screwed up there.
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Great. Thank you.
 
ChambersWI said:
Not the best clips to show it, but the coaches are very disappointed with where Tank is at right now
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Obviously, as Armando pointed out that they were looking for CB help and then brought one in.

It’s also very disappointing as you say. This defense is nothing but huge questions at this point. Im not sure what is even a known strenght at this point- maybe russsing the passer if we get leads?

Im usually more optimistic but.... the offense please put up points, up tempo, whatever it takes.
 
I'm starting to think the death of this team will be:

#2 CB play
Wasting a potentially elite FS in the slot
LB attrition

But hey we overcame Donald Butler, Spencer Paysinger, Bacari Rambo and Michael Thomas and made the playoffs so you never know I guess.
 
Spiff said:
What I don't understand watching the the last clip: it's a bunch alignment, the TE facing the LB Anthony and the WR facing the CB Tankersley. I would assume, the coverage is LB->TE and CB->WR, a) because they're already facing each other and b) well, it's quite normal that the LB covers the TE and the CB covers the WR. So my questions:
1) Why would you hand-signal "switch"? To switch assignments so that the LB covers the WR and the CB covers the TE?
2) If the hand signal really means "switch", wouldn't Tankersley be right and Anthony wrong?

I have never played the game so I might be wrong with the initial assumption but hope somebody can shed some light on this for me. Thank you.
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Why would Anthony cross to take the Flats in this situation and vice versa with Tank crossing to cover the slant/in? Thats exactly what a bunch formation wants them to do or get a mismatch on Anthony. They should be switching with Anthony taking inside release route and Tank taking the outside. It looks like Tank played it correctly and Anthony didn't
 
Tank should have stayed with the receiver and Anthony with the TE. Anthony made the call who to cover, Tank failed to understand. That is easily fixable.

This is what preseason is designed to sort out.
 
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