Quote:
Originally Posted by htismaqe
When they're in that 7 or 8 DB set, it's really hard to stretch the field horizontally.
They're basically leaving the middle of the field wide open and shutting everything else down.
|
Ravens playoff loss to the Chargers perfectly illustrated that. It's probably why they went out and got Ingram.
The Chargers stretched 'em horizontally with 7/8 DBs and without a power back (Dixon wasn't that guy and Edwards was just really green and isn't really quite that guy), they couldn't force the Chargers back to the middle by attacking the interior.
It was incredibly counter-intuitive. You figure pack the box, slow the run, force Lamar to throw outside the hashes. The Chargers did the exact opposite of that and Baltimore had no answer. It's one of the best defensive gameplans I have ever seen given the challenges the Chargers faced (and why Lynn will get more rope from me than most - that took MASSIVE stones).
Ingram was a great get for that very reason. And w/ CEH the Chiefs have a back that can work inside in a different way - but it just didn't come together last night.
Study it, learn from it, get better at it.