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Originally Posted by milkman
I think that's a failure of scheme, but a scheme that was dictated by talent.
Need to press the receivers against a Manning offense, but in a zone package.
The problem, however, is that Sean Smith sucks in zone, and Cooper has to learn, and there was no way to incorporate him in the defense and try to teach him both man and zone.
Playing man exclusively against that offense is a recipe for failure.
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Gaines can play zone and he's fast as shit. He needs to get more physical but he's exactly the type of guy this backfield needed.