jkm, the stolen pifwafwi
11/25/2013, 04:42 PM
Against KState, I noticed that our corners kept getting beat with inside leverage. This isn't anything new as I see Pro Corners get beat in it all the time.
Primer -> Corners in man coverage use inside leverage when they have no safety help in the middle of the field. They do this to keep the WR from running a route to the middle of the field and try to get them pinned against the sideline.
What you see on the field -> A corner with inside leverage lines up about 2 yards closer to the ball than the wide receiver. FYI, Neutral equals in front of the receiver (typically in BumpNRun) and outside is 2 yards farther than the ball to get the WR to release inside into the teeth of a zone
The Advantages -> It allows you to cut off any inside routes and entices the WR to the sidelines. This creates a very small window for the QB to throw into and creates a low percentage completion opportunity.
What we saw against KState:
1. The out and up -> Because the corner is on an island, they are forced to close at an angle on the out route. This puts them at a huge disadvantage readjusting to the up route. If you play it conservatively you become susceptible to the hook move after the catch (where the WR catches the ball and does a loop back towards the middle of the field to shed the defender). KState got past Sanchez on this twice. Once with the up move and once with the hook after the catch.
2. The post flag -> This route resembles 2 slants -> one towards the middle of the field and then one back towards the sidelines. The problem with this route is that the defender has to deny the middle of the field and has to move up even with the receiver to do so. Once even, he is at a HUGE disadvantage when the WR runs outside since he is moving forward and is even with the receiver who already has momentum the other way. They got Cortez Johnson and Quentin Hayes with this move.
3. The Skinny Post -> You are supposed to deny the inside release but this is incredibly difficult when the receiver doesn't make his cut until 15 yards downfield. They got Sanchez with this one and he was a 1/4 step slow to break it up. Hayes was sucked forward and they ended up with a TD.
4. The back shoulder vertical -> Inside leverage gives the DB an unfavorable angle to see the QB. This means that they are particularly susceptible to back shoulder throws. They got Colvin with this one on Saturday.
For whatever reason, we left our corners on an island against KState's best receivers using one of the hardest techniques to learn. Hopefully, we can fix some of the problems so that we don't see pokey state using the same things against us on Saturday.
Primer -> Corners in man coverage use inside leverage when they have no safety help in the middle of the field. They do this to keep the WR from running a route to the middle of the field and try to get them pinned against the sideline.
What you see on the field -> A corner with inside leverage lines up about 2 yards closer to the ball than the wide receiver. FYI, Neutral equals in front of the receiver (typically in BumpNRun) and outside is 2 yards farther than the ball to get the WR to release inside into the teeth of a zone
The Advantages -> It allows you to cut off any inside routes and entices the WR to the sidelines. This creates a very small window for the QB to throw into and creates a low percentage completion opportunity.
What we saw against KState:
1. The out and up -> Because the corner is on an island, they are forced to close at an angle on the out route. This puts them at a huge disadvantage readjusting to the up route. If you play it conservatively you become susceptible to the hook move after the catch (where the WR catches the ball and does a loop back towards the middle of the field to shed the defender). KState got past Sanchez on this twice. Once with the up move and once with the hook after the catch.
2. The post flag -> This route resembles 2 slants -> one towards the middle of the field and then one back towards the sidelines. The problem with this route is that the defender has to deny the middle of the field and has to move up even with the receiver to do so. Once even, he is at a HUGE disadvantage when the WR runs outside since he is moving forward and is even with the receiver who already has momentum the other way. They got Cortez Johnson and Quentin Hayes with this move.
3. The Skinny Post -> You are supposed to deny the inside release but this is incredibly difficult when the receiver doesn't make his cut until 15 yards downfield. They got Sanchez with this one and he was a 1/4 step slow to break it up. Hayes was sucked forward and they ended up with a TD.
4. The back shoulder vertical -> Inside leverage gives the DB an unfavorable angle to see the QB. This means that they are particularly susceptible to back shoulder throws. They got Colvin with this one on Saturday.
For whatever reason, we left our corners on an island against KState's best receivers using one of the hardest techniques to learn. Hopefully, we can fix some of the problems so that we don't see pokey state using the same things against us on Saturday.