Defensive formation on 3rd and 16 in Eagles game. (43 Viewers)

[big screen D]

Why were in man-to-man DA?

In spite of the offensive struggles, this game should never been lost.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

Why were in man-to-man DA?

In spite of the offensive struggles, this game should never been lost.

 

[Lafexpress]

The guy (tight end Goedert) has been making receptions all game long, why was no one guarding him, he was wide open most of the game. this one is on DA!

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

Howden made a huge rookie mistake when he recklessly ran up field right into the path of the other two DBs.

 

[Nolan]

My biggest complaint. He's still making elementary level mistakes to close out games.

I get we are a man to man team, and for most of the game we SHOULD live and die by that.

But you can't call that play on 3rd and 16 when they need a TOUCHDOWN to win and still haven't crossed midfield.

You play soft zone coverage, play contain to keep him in the pocket, and come up to make the tackle to play 4th down. So simple yet here we are putting our players in position to fail yet again after a should have been game winning drive by our offense.

 

[St. Widge]

Why were in man-to-man DA?

In spite of the offensive struggles, this game should never been lost.

Should you always play zone on 3rd and 15? It looked to me like it was man coverage with a Safety over the top. What is wrong with that call?

 

[big screen D]

That is the risk of playing man.

Make Hurst check it down and burn time get to 4th and +- 10.

 

[St. Widge]

My biggest complaint. He's still making elementary level mistakes to close out games.

I get we are a man to man team, and for most of the game we SHOULD live and die by that.

But you can't call that play on 3rd and 16 when they need a TOUCHDOWN to win and still haven't crossed midfield.

You play soft zone coverage, play contain to keep him in the pocket, and come up to make the tackle to play 4th down. So simple yet here we are putting our players in position to fail yet again after a should have been game winning drive by our offense.

Aren't people always griping that DA plays too much soft zone at the end of games?

Had Harris not run into Lattimore, Harris is there to a worst tackle Goddard for a short gain or slow him down enough for Howden to stop him for a short gain. I don't get the issue with the play call. It was the execution that sucked.

 

[big screen D]

Should you always play zone on 3rd and 15? It looked to me like it was man coverage with a Safety over the top. What is wrong with that call?

Um, the play speaks for itself.

 

[Infoman]

Should you always play zone on 3rd and 15? It looked to me like it was man coverage with a Safety over the top. What is wrong with that call?

It goes something like this…

 

[St. Widge]

That is the risk of playing man.

Make Hurst check it down and burn time get to 4th and +- 10.

You should be able to call man defense without your guys running into each other when it wasn't even a pick play.

 

[nolaswede]

Who was Harris covering? AJ Brown?

 

[St. Widge]

Um, the play speaks for itself.

Um, no it doesn't. The execution looked like a clown show, but what is wrong with the call to play man with a Safety over the top?

 

[St. Widge]

Who was Harris covering? AJ Brown?

Harris was following Goddard across the field.

 

[Nolan]

Should you always play zone on 3rd and 15? It looked to me like it was man coverage with a Safety over the top. What is wrong with that call?

3rd and 15+ in this situation usually warrants soft zone coverage no matter who the quarterback.

When an offense still has yet to cross midfield, there's 80 seconds left, you play to force them into 4th down.

The fact that it was Hurts, who has shown in his career that he can't sit back in the pocket and deliver into coverage, makes it worse. We had contained incredibly well all game. The fundamental playcall is to have your ends play to contain and you sot back in soft zone.

Leaving yourself vulnerable to rub routes in that situation is just bad. It's the only way they can get chunk yards.