Gatorboy999120
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100%. No questions about it. Shut down Diggs.
'X' needs to shadow Diggs!
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We don't do the "shadow" thing, and there's a very good reason for it with respect to our scheme.
When you do that, you are allowing the opposing OC to dictate and manipulate formation responsibilities.
Our "D" focuses on disguise, obfuscation, and the potential ability to pressure from anywhere at any time.
It requires that every man on the field be completely assignment sound on every play. It's not a "read and react" philosophy. It's an "if then" mission statement.
That's incredibly hard to pull off if you have a corner moving all over the field presnap.
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Diggs is a handful for sure. Those crossing routes are a bitch. Not trying to be a Debbie-downer, but I don't know if there is a way to shut him down with just one guy, even X. Allen is great at extending plays, and Diggs can get open against the best of them. It makes for a dangerous combination. It's going to take great team defense to prevent the Bills from imposing their will. Guys are going to have to make sure they communicate and keep their heads in the game. A combined effort and guys stepping up to make a play is the only way I see us slowing them down. There are a lot of games where I would say our defense can carry the day. This game isn't one of them. To win, I think our offense will have to light it up, and in addition to making all FGs and extra points, our special teams will have to make an impact with excellent field position for us, crappy field position for them.
My hope for the day: Waddle becomes the difference maker we all hoped he would be when we drafted him. :-)
Oh yeah: Since the game isn't on in Orlando, hitting the sports bar today with my daughter. Her treat! Flippers crossed that it will be a day combined with good food and great play by us. A win would be massive and make us 2-0 in the division!
My hope for the day: Waddle becomes the difference maker we all hoped he would be when we drafted him. :-)
Oh yeah: Since the game isn't on in Orlando, hitting the sports bar today with my daughter. Her treat! Flippers crossed that it will be a day combined with good food and great play by us. A win would be massive and make us 2-0 in the division!
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Someone in the dline is going to have to step up this game and be a force. X and Jones can’t cover forever.
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Everything posted so far is a better thought out than put Iggy on him
We definitely need to sustain some drives. If we lose TOP by a large margin like last week, it will be a disaster waiting to happen.
I don't normally do predictions, but I think Flo has had this one circled on his mental calender since being embarrassed in the last encounter.
I'm thinking we jump on them early, and don't take the foot off the gas for sixty minutes on either side of the ball.
Most opponents I don't have an issue with shutting it down and going conservative (to an extent) with a multiscore lead, but with a team like this, or KC for example, you can't depend on stopping them. You have to assume you have to outscore them.
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That would be nice. I'm just worried that Miami doesn't have enough in the tank to step on it on offense.
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Zone, which isn’t our strength, is going to have to be prevalent here. Force Allen to be consistently accurate.
Man makes it easier for him. Especially if he's able to break contain.
Can he be patient with dink and donk type of offensive game plan because that's what the coverage dictates?
Personally i don't think so. His nature is aggressive ball.
Man makes it easier for him. Especially if he's able to break contain.
Can he be patient with dink and donk type of offensive game plan because that's what the coverage dictates?
Personally i don't think so. His nature is aggressive ball.
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If anythign i feel the exact opposite. Miami needs to slow the game down!
Long drives on offense.
Zone coverage on defense.
Pitts didn't beat them in a shootout. They beat them in a low scoring game.
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That's the big question, isn't it? We all are hoping our offense will be explosive, but we haven't seen it yet. It's tricky to take the next step. In a way, I want to see Tua be aggressive and push the ball, but not so much that he creates turnovers. This game is like a playoff game to me and will be a big indicator to see if we have arrived. :-)
Well, we haven't seen it yet, so it's certainly a valid concern.
An old man once told "you have to run in the tall grass if you want to run with the big dogs".
Get it done.
I don't think we are that far apart. I led off with sustained drives. In part to keep their offense off the field, but also to make their defense broil, and wear down in the brutal FL sun.
Those sustained drives have to end with points though.
I'm not saying we want a 48-42 shootout, but we likely need to put up 30.
We need a safety or LB to 'introduce himself' to Diggs on a couple of those crossing routes, and change his willingness to play in the middle.
They say the NFL is a copy cat league. Can we replicate what Pittsburgh did though? They played 2 high safety, zone coverage, and rushed only the base four. We play single high (or zero), man coverage, and blitz a ton. So do we play our game or try to be what we aren't? Quite a dilemma. Maybe we just don't match up well with Buffalo.
Not having Davis and Fuller hurts. Holland has the potential to help. Defense has to slow them down. I don't think we have the offense yet to match points in a shootout.
Not having Davis and Fuller hurts. Holland has the potential to help. Defense has to slow them down. I don't think we have the offense yet to match points in a shootout.