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Sea Jammer November 7,
2022
Make no mistake, Washington's Commanders presented all sorts of problems for our
offense that goes well beyond their pass rushing prowess. There
was an alarming number of drops combined with bang-bang pass break-ups combined
with some very concerning issues.
For instance, there was no attempt by Washington's defenders, throughout the
day, to even attempt to turn & look back to make a play on the ball.
They played the receiver to break-up the play, never once looking back. In
years past, any contact from this stance, prior to the ball making contact with
the receiver, would result in defensive pass interference ... but no more.
Just lay your body into the receivers "Catch-Frame" & get ready to
punch anything that gets near that frame. As long as you don't shield the
receivers eyes ... it's not "FACE GUARDING", unless you're wearing
purple. Was this a
"Home-Field-No-Call" situation or is this a new way of playing that
falls under the radar. Sometimes arm-bars count ... and sometimes they
don't. Man this is confusing.
What is clear was that separation, except in a few instances, did not occur
which lead to the question, "Why?" The answer that came back was
Alexander Mattison. Although Alex did come into the game in the 2nd
quarter, he soon disappeared resulting in all those following bang-bang break-ups.
It is without question that Alex & Dalvin have two completely different
running styles but what was clearly missing was the question, "What were you
willing to give up to achieve a different result?" Alex tends to run
through walls, turn it back up the field & punish defenses, where line
backers nor any other part of the defense, cannot ignore him. In other words, that fraction of the second in
separation that was missing in regard to receiver separation, to secure all those
catches, were directly dependent upon the deployment of Alexander. The
choice became, accept the bang-bang breakout incompletion or hand it off to
Alexander regardless of the result. He's a nasty stick of fire that you
might be able to catch without mishap, or ... The mistake made in not
deploying Alexander cost the
offense dearly.
In the upcoming stretch of games, you will not be able to sustain the offense
accepting all those incompletions. Investing early, and fairly often will
pay substantial dividends. How often was it 3rd & 7 yards to
gain? Why was that? Why are we listening to all those idiots that
state that this or that team should throw the ball more? To be direct, I'd
rather have Kirk Cousins standing upright.
How many times did you see Washington's tackles take that inside rush,
countering Bradbury decision either slide right or left. It was an
unmerciful attack on our
guards. When both guards are getting shredded like
they were on the same day, it became a clear & concise message that they
weren't at fault. We refused to recognize their defensive plan of action that would
have crumbled under Alexander Mattison's deployment. In chess, when you
move a piece to strengthen one square, you weaken another (the square you
vacated). Washington opened an opportunity and we ignored
it.
Dalvin Cook is the very definition of finesse where he is better deployed in the
3rd & 4th quarters when legs have been tested & muscles have been rocked. Mattison is something very very different designed
for a very different purpose. Do not ignore his impact to counter their
defensive game
plan.
Not to worry as the NFL is a copy cat league. Ignore Mattison & you do
so at your own peril.
Go ahead and look back when the defense ... any defense ... looked absolutely
perplexed. Did it follow bang-bang pass breakups, dropped balls, etc. or
did it have something to do with the deployment of Alexander Mattison ...
regardless of the result. Could the answer lie within some sort of circuit
overload?
Sea all you knuckleheads in Buffalo dealing with Buffalo's Mafia. That's
right ... Sea! Remember lake Erie & Lake Ontario contain a huge amount
of heat energy this time of year from all that summer sun, so even if it's 30 degree Fahrenheit air
temperature, the Sea is still like bathwater (See lake effect snow). Buffalo finds itself direct
trapped between these power house heat sinks. This
windjammer knows because of crew-racing in the fall series. November isn't
February. Practice with either wet balls or bricks until your arms fall
off. It's going to be epic.
The Viking Ghost Writer
http://MyVikingBlood.org
Date: November 7, 2022
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