Ladell Betts in Saunders' offense

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm sure he's seen plenty of film on him as well.

Betts had a very memorable wiff on Reed, but that's just one play. We tend to only remember the really great or really bad plays, in between he's had plenty of solid plays that nobody talks about or remembers.

Yeah I think you touched on it, blitz-pickups by RBs are the kind of plays that go completely unnoticed. On pass plays we usually have our eyes fixated on the QB, with maybe the occasional glance to see if any WRs are open downfield. If Portis or Betts pick up the blitzes, I usually don't notice until I see it on a replay.

It's hard to come down on Ladell Betts too hard for that Ed Reed play. It was relatively early in the year in Gibbs' first year back, just about everyone was playing like chickens with their heads cut off. There were blown assignments all over the place.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Yeah I think you touched on it, blitz-pickups by RBs are the kind of plays that go completely unnoticed. On pass plays we usually have our eyes fixated on the QB, with maybe the occasional glance to see if any WRs are open downfield. If Portis or Betts pick up the blitzes, I usually don't notice until I see it on a replay.

It's hard to come down on Ladell Betts too hard for that Ed Reed play. It was relatively early in the year in Gibbs' first year back, just about everyone was playing like chickens with their heads cut off. There were blown assignments all over the place.

I'm not sure if it's my QB background or what, but when I watch football, the first thing I seem to notice is how close the pass rush is to getting to the QB. You can tell right away if a QB is going to get drilled. The O Lineman usually gets beat on the frist three steps.

That said, I didn't notice a big difference in the protection scheme with Betts in than with Portis in. If there's one difference, its that Portis is less likely to miss his assignment. Both are able bodied blockers, and very willing.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I'm not sure if it's my QB background or what, but when I watch football, the first thing I seem to notice is how close the pass rush is to getting to the QB. You can tell right away if a QB is going to get drilled. The O Lineman usually gets beat on the frist three steps.

I'm the same way watching the game. First I take note of the formation, then when the ball is snapped, I'm looking at how much penetration the defensive line is able to get, and if there are any blitzes coming.

And I never played quarterback.