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Originally Posted by mcan
you didn't see the same game as me. The screens were successful because the Packers saw on film that we couldn't block the blitz, and that we ALWAYS went max protect. So they came out in the first half firing their linebackers around the ends and into the gaps. Orton took a few shots. But instead of trying to block it, we leaked our running backs into the flats and had our o-line sneak out as lead blockers. Later in the game, they HAD to stop blitzing and cover our backs out of the flat. The last screen we attempted was AFTER the Pack made this adjustment, and we ended up throwing for a 4 yard loss. But Orton had time in the pocket after that.
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Have you seen how effective any screen we ran this year was prior to this game?
Or, I should say inefffective.
Even with the blitzes before today, the whole defense has been on the screens we've run before because the defense was already there.
A screen can't work against a defense that doesn't have anyone protecting the deep areas.