So I'm an ex-RB and will admit right off that I'm not a passing game guru.
But I keep hearing "run the short slants" as if they're a given, and I;m wondering if it's that simple. When they're (the Vikes) getting strong pressure with a 4-man rush, the aren't there 7 guys out in coverage - and might several of them be hanging around where you'd want to hit those quick slants? As in they're not a given and they've not been there for Rodgers when he hits that 3rd step? I'm asking, so let's not get snippy.
What I seem to see a number of times: Rodgers gets to his quick drop, looks and something doesn't seem to be there, tries to go to his next reads and then is caught up in the rush - we all know how the rest of the story goes.
So what I'm asking is: If you've got a situation where the opposing D is able to rush 4 guys and keep everyone else out in coverage, could those defenses not be taking those quick slants away?
I've decided to hold my tongue on the whole "Rodgers holds the ball too long!" deal - put simply, I don't agree, and moreover that's a critique that depends on whether it works or not. Roethlesberger gets praised all the time for the same thing, but the words change to something like "keeps working to extend the play". I'd rather my QB keep giving that effort, even if it leads to a couple more sacks per year.
"warhawk" wrote:
That's exactly what was happening. When the defense rushes four it is absolutely necessary to be able to get the protection until the receivers find the seams.
Almost every time Rodgers was given the least amount of time there were guys open but the Vikings plan was to pressure Rodgers and take the short pass away. With that scheme the defense has three LB'rs and two CB's no more than five yards off the line. With four rushers the Oline has to provide enough time to allow the WR's to slip into the secondary and find openings.
The biggest factor in this game was the fact we often sent more than four but created less pressure than the four rushers the Vikes sent most of the afternoon. To say "well, Chilly ran this", yeah he did. When we send more than four there are holes out there five yards beyond the LOS for Farve to find that WERE NOT there for Rodgers because of the five defenders standing in those short zones.
There's much more going on out there than suggesting a shorter passing game is the fix and why can't McCarthy see it. This wasn't about Childress being this awesome tactician that outsmarted our guy. The guys on the field outperformed our guys. In FACT, had McCarthy tried forcing the short game against that scheme THAT'S when the other guy is smarter than your guy.
With the Cover 2 there's all kinds of gaping holes 10 and more yds downfield that two guys can't cover but when the QB doesn't have time to wait and get it down there it can't be exploited.
"ILikeThePackers39" wrote: