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Originally Posted by Shoes
Getting off of a jam can improve with good coaching, and being 6'4 with a long wingspan helps. He isn't going to see press coverage all the time, good scheme and coaching can try to limit those opportunities.
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Originally Posted by Megatron96
Very, very small sample size, but in watching the highlights during the Sportscenter w/ SVP last night, it looked like the defense wasn't being very physical with him. In those clips he wasn't being pressed at the LoS and he was running free from the snap.
Conversely, in the clips Kurt Warner showed in his QB school a couple weeks ago, all the GB receivers were being pressed and physically pushed around throughout their routes, in those clips.
Again, super small sample size, and I don't know if the DBs just weren't being physical last night in those few plays, but the difference was immediately apparent. Kurt will probably do another analysis of Aaron Rodgers this week so it will be interesting to see what really transpired.
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Counterpoint- I mentioned earlier in this thread that although Watson's ability to beat press coverage isn't great, that there are ways to scheme around that.
28-14, 4th and 7. Green Bay needs to convert, and this play happens:
You'll notice Dallas does press the top WR in the bunch formation but since Green Bay is in bunch, Dallas can't press Watson which gives him a free release. The rest is history as he torches the DB in coverage and out runs the safety who is in single high coverage. If you don't believe me, take a look at what Brett Kollmann said:
It will be interesting to see if this big game can have a domino effect on his season. Confidence can absolutely make or break you, excited to see what he does rest of season.