Stevetarded
12 years ago

In the current NFL, covering the pass is critical. Teams with linebackers that can't cover will get killed.

Teams threw on the Packers more than they ran almost 2 to 1. That pass/run ratio was even higher than the Packers.

Any pass defender that can't cover will be a liability to the Packers 62.5% of the time. Regardless of how far down the field it is.

You could also try to say the 3 times a game a LB has to make a tackle in the running game is completely unimportant. But I would laugh just as hard as saying that it doesn't matter if they can't stop the pass 5 times a game.

When they obviously had more trouble stopping the pass.

Originally Posted by: Dexter_Sinister 



The point isn't that covering isn't important or "critical". A linebacker plays the run/screens/flats (short stuff) pretty much every play. None of that has much to do with their coverage abilities. The specific instances where they are required to use actual coverage skills besides dropping into a short zone or something similar are far more rare. It's nice to have a linebacker that does all of it exceptionally well but you aren't going to get "killed" with a linebacker who is exceptional at everything but coverage because he really doesn't have to do it all that much.
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Stevetarded
12 years ago

Or they get tired of Bishop giving up nearly 80% completions and put in someone who can cover on passing downs.

Originally Posted by: Dexter_Sinister 



If they were tired of Bishop on passing downs they would have stopped using him to cover the slot when ever they didn't have enough DBs on the field.
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Dexter_Sinister
12 years ago

If they were tired of Bishop on passing downs they would have stopped using him to cover the slot when ever they didn't have enough DBs on the field.

Originally Posted by: stevetarded 



What else is he supposed to do on passing downs? What about when they are not obvious passing downs?

Who is he supposed to cover, Sprols? Forte? TEs are usually slower than RBs. Bishop would look even worse covering ANYBODY ELSE on the field beside a TE.

He is either going to have to blitz 40 times a game or come off the field to keep him out of coverage.
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Stevetarded
12 years ago

What else is he supposed to do on passing downs? What about when they are not obvious passing downs?

Who is he supposed to cover, Sprols? Forte? TEs are usually slower than RBs. Bishop would look even worse covering ANYBODY ELSE on the field beside a TE.

He is either going to have to blitz 40 times a game or come off the field to keep him out of coverage.

Originally Posted by: Dexter_Sinister 



The point is his assignments were probably a bit tougher and had some contributions to his poor stats comparatively but like I have said before I don't care if someone gives up 100% of passes if the other team rarely throws at them. Bishop didn't give up so many more yards/TDs/first downs than anybody else on the team that it merits any drastic changes to the scheme. Not to mention he is one of the best pass rushing ILB in the league and taking him off the field on passing downs not only loses that production but also the threat that the other team has to account for even if he doesn't rush every time.
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Zero2Cool
12 years ago

If he maxes out his potential, talent and skill set, he’s as good as any linebacker in the league. He can cover, he can blitz and he can stuff the run.

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