Is it just me... (T.O. related post)

kingerock · 08-27-2005, 01:49 PM

Is it just me, or does it seem extremely odd that we've seen more than a fair share of Owens TD highlights with him burning a DB in single coverage or of him catching a ball in the back of the endzone all alone? Who schemes a defense against him where you EVER loose him? Even if you have to bring in a 3rd safety and take a LB out and all that person does is stay behind TO, I would rather make the Eagles beat me on the ground and with the other WRs rather than leave TO in single coverage without a safety over top of him. I was watching the highlights from last night and it made me think of all the ESPN highlights I saw last season that looked the same.

Am I missing something?

Can someone explain it to me, a guy who was in band in high school instead of in pads, how that happens? Is it the players or the play calling or both?

diehardskin2982 · 08-27-2005, 02:02 PM

Well if you saw last years games agianst us he was contained for the most part. They put some kind of zone double coverage on him and it was the other players that beat us on offense not him

JWsleep · 08-27-2005, 04:03 PM

Owens is a great back--he can just destroy most single coverage. I agree that people seem to mis-scheme him, but he exploits the hell out of it, which is on him. Likewise, McNabb is the real deal--he reads Ds well and can fire the ball.

Philly is an excellent team, the team to beat in the NFC. Owens knows how to exploit coverages, and make people pay. So, yeah, he should be schemed better, but mainly, I think its TO. Hate the guy, but he is the real deal.

BigSKINBauer · 08-27-2005, 11:06 PM

The story couldn't be scripted any better, first play is a TD and all the Philthy fans have there hard ons again. It is intresting, even if we get sick of the same thing, a TD on the first play is just something that would be unbelievable even in the movies

scskin · 08-28-2005, 01:32 AM

The first play of the game was ( for the novice ) supposed to be a Cover 2. In a cover 2 the corner is supposed to bump the receiver and force him to the sideline, where the safety is playing that side of the field. The key is the bump. If the corner gets lazy or uses bad technique, and misses the bump, there are few safeties fast enough to get to the sideline. On that play the corner missed the bump and the safety took a horrible angle, so a play that should have been a 25 yard gain became a TD. If the safety doesn't pick up the deepest man in his half of the field, it's also 6. That's what happened to Sean Taylor against Dallas last year. Playing a two deep zone , or any zone takes discipline.

08-27-2005, 01:49 PM	#1
kingerock Special Teams Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Killeen, TX Age: 48 Posts: 360	Is it just me... (T.O. related post) Is it just me, or does it seem extremely odd that we've seen more than a fair share of Owens TD highlights with him burning a DB in single coverage or of him catching a ball in the back of the endzone all alone? Who schemes a defense against him where you EVER loose him? Even if you have to bring in a 3rd safety and take a LB out and all that person does is stay behind TO, I would rather make the Eagles beat me on the ground and with the other WRs rather than leave TO in single coverage without a safety over top of him. I was watching the highlights from last night and it made me think of all the ESPN highlights I saw last season that looked the same. Am I missing something? Can someone explain it to me, a guy who was in band in high school instead of in pads, how that happens? Is it the players or the play calling or both? __________________ Redskins fan lost in Texas for 20 years. Need a ride to D.C.

08-27-2005, 02:02 PM	#2
diehardskin2982 Another Year, another mess. Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,581	Re: Is it just me... (T.O. related post) Well if you saw last years games agianst us he was contained for the most part. They put some kind of zone double coverage on him and it was the other players that beat us on offense not him __________________ That got ugly fast

08-27-2005, 04:03 PM	#3
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 55 Posts: 4,717	Re: Is it just me... (T.O. related post) Owens is a great back--he can just destroy most single coverage. I agree that people seem to mis-scheme him, but he exploits the hell out of it, which is on him. Likewise, McNabb is the real deal--he reads Ds well and can fire the ball. Philly is an excellent team, the team to beat in the NFC. Owens knows how to exploit coverages, and make people pay. So, yeah, he should be schemed better, but mainly, I think its TO. Hate the guy, but he is the real deal. __________________ Hail from Houston!

08-27-2005, 11:06 PM	#4
BigSKINBauer Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Washington, DC Age: 36 Posts: 5,688	Re: Is it just me... (T.O. related post) The story couldn't be scripted any better, first play is a TD and all the Philthy fans have there hard ons again. It is intresting, even if we get sick of the same thing, a TD on the first play is just something that would be unbelievable even in the movies

08-28-2005, 01:32 AM	#5
scskin Camp Scrub Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	Re: Is it just me... (T.O. related post) The first play of the game was ( for the novice ) supposed to be a Cover 2. In a cover 2 the corner is supposed to bump the receiver and force him to the sideline, where the safety is playing that side of the field. The key is the bump. If the corner gets lazy or uses bad technique, and misses the bump, there are few safeties fast enough to get to the sideline. On that play the corner missed the bump and the safety took a horrible angle, so a play that should have been a 25 yard gain became a TD. If the safety doesn't pick up the deepest man in his half of the field, it's also 6. That's what happened to Sean Taylor against Dallas last year. Playing a two deep zone , or any zone takes discipline.

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