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Originally Posted by mcaj22
Seattle didn't hand anyone the blueprint unless that blueprint is "We have more talent and depth than you do" then yes.
that blueprint requires two top 10 safeties, three good CBs, three good coverage LBers and about 6 good pass rushing DLineman
who else has that? Not the ****ing Chiefs that's for sure.
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Its not rocket science, in most situations their corners played press man until the donks were fully into their routes, then they kinda settled down into a zone concept and let that extremely athletic safety duo hold the fort down ie; keep everything in front of them, until the rush could get to fathead... nothing got behind seattle, nothing.
In other words don't make your corners play trail all game, give them a boundary where they can slow down and go into a zone concept to look for underneath routes while letting the safeties handle deep coverage, in that way no one gets behind you and it makes it harder to kill you underneath... a Manning specialty.
As I said, few teams have the players to perfectly execute this strategy... but if you don't think that the rest of the NFL isn't now salivating at using aspects of what Seattle did then you're flat. out. wrong.
Its a BLUEPRINT that works, how well other teams can build it is up to them... but Mannings stats will NOT be what they were, ever again... teams now have a plan that atleast works in theory, its going to be harder for Dinver next year, period.