Good tweets by Bowen because I have never played organized padded football in my life. I had read on the other site and had also chimed in that Fuller was absolutely guilty of this nasty habit of not turning his head. I guess technique could be viewed positively if the DB is fighting for the ball with his head turned.
Good tweets by Bowen because I have never played organized padded football in my life. I had read on the other site and had also chimed in that Fuller was absolutely guilty of this nasty habit of not turning his head. I guess technique could be viewed positively if the DB is fighting for the ball with his head turned.
It looks like there is a way of defending the pass by totally focusing on the receiver. If you read your opponent correctly you can see when the ball is near and react accordingly. Personally I don't care of the DB looks for the ball or not as long as the pass is defended without a completion and without a penalty.
I'd love to see a lot of picks but I don't want to see guys going for a pick and giving up a big gain if/when they miss.
Here is a cluster of tweets from Matt Bowen on this after the Denver pre-season game where Hall came under a ton of criticism for not turning his head. You will need to click on the embedded tweet to go over to the full twitter site to see the conversation in context.
Nice posts chuck. Matt Bowen played the game so he knows what he's talking about. Maybe that's the technique they've taught him to play in that situation. He did a nice job of breaking one up against Houston using it as well.
I've been surprised by Hall who seems to be learning the system Fangio has created for him. He's not a one size fits all DB and the season is too young to evaluate him fairly, but he looked - dare I say - good against Houston.
In regards to his ability to turn his head, I think I agree in general with that assessment as he's (eventually) going to get in trouble if he can't locate the ball either due to pass interference OR missing / mis-timing his 'punch.' However, he's not a burner so he's going to be playing behind on some of these plays - especially if he misses his initial jam within the first five yards. If he's playing from behind, as long as he closes and reads the WR's eyes correctly, that's good enough for me. If he's going to really thrive in the league though, he's going to have to learn how to find the ball and make plays on it.
Based on where he was drafted, I would suggest Fangio and Fox (and Dontell) had a clear sense of how they wanted to use him in coverage and so far it looks like they were right.
I hope the kid becomes the DRY. I'm not going to make that wild prediction after one above average game.
I should give Lester over at Windy City Gridiron credit for spotting these. They were highlighted in his article of Aug 12 (link).
He went through the new rules in detail. Maybe the one who really deserves the credit is our DB coach, Ed Donatell. He seems to have done a really good job with Hall, Glenn, etc.
True. Our coaching staff is loaded with good DB coaches. John Fox is a former DB and a former DB coach which really helps set the right tone AND helps to identify the right talent (coaches and players) for his approach to defense.
Nice posts chuck. Matt Bowen played the game so he knows what he's talking about. Maybe that's the technique they've taught him to play in that situation. He did a nice job of breaking one up against Houston using it as well.
I've been surprised by Hall who seems to be learning the system Fangio has created for him. He's not a one size fits all DB and the season is too young to evaluate him fairly, but he looked - dare I say - good against Houston.
In regards to his ability to turn his head, I think I agree in general with that assessment as he's (eventually) going to get in trouble if he can't locate the ball either due to pass interference OR missing / mis-timing his 'punch.' However, he's not a burner so he's going to be playing behind on some of these plays - especially if he misses his initial jam within the first five yards. If he's playing from behind, as long as he closes and reads the WR's eyes correctly, that's good enough for me. If he's going to really thrive in the league though, he's going to have to learn how to find the ball and make plays on it.
Based on where he was drafted, I would suggest Fangio and Fox (and Dontell) had a clear sense of how they wanted to use him in coverage and so far it looks like they were right. I hope the kid becomes the DRY. I'm not going to make that wild prediction after one above average game.
I'll go for it. Putting a fresh bottle of Bear Kool-AId on the chill right now!