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Originally Posted by wachashi
From Nate Taylor’s article on Spags in The Athletic:
Spagnuolo changed the rushing lanes for the defensive linemen, a move designed to keep Allen in the pocket. He had the secondary play more zone coverage than usual to keep its collective eye on the quarterback and his pass catchers. Spagnualo used his linebackers in simulated pressures and called more run blitzes on first down.
“We made some (pre-snap) checks that we never practiced,” safety Justin Reid said. “We put them in at halftime and went out and executed them on the field. It made all the difference.”
“We fixed the things that needed to be fixed,” linebacker Drue Tranquill said.
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Good adjustments. Kind of puts to rest the idea we were letting them run on us. The D got was trash in the first half.
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