RashanGary
09-08-2020, 06:10 PM
Pettine said with the shortened off season, teams might have to rely more on their fastball out of the gate and work in those curveballs as the season unfolds.
In play calling terms, he was saying his defense is gonna line up early in the season and primarily do what they do best. So what could that look like?
On first and second down, the Packers have struggled to stop the run. Neither Z or P are particularly good at setting an edge and playing the run.
However, pettine does have the luxury of a veteran secondary. Last year with Savage being a rookie, I don’t think he wanted to play as much true one safety looks. This year, on first down, I could easily see Pettines fast ball being 8 in the box and asking Savage To use his elite speed to cover from hash to hash with Alexander and Kings speed making that even more possible.
1st and second down fast ball = 8 in the box, one safety high, run stopping looks, leaning more on the secondary than they did a year ago.
3rd down is obvious. 4 man rushes, few blitzes cuz our guys get home anyway and mixed masked coverages in the back
Game one, this is what I expect to see. The biggest difference between 2019 and now is Pettines ability to ask more of the secondary and commit more run stopping resources on 1st and 2nd down.
Top 5 D.
Championship!
In play calling terms, he was saying his defense is gonna line up early in the season and primarily do what they do best. So what could that look like?
On first and second down, the Packers have struggled to stop the run. Neither Z or P are particularly good at setting an edge and playing the run.
However, pettine does have the luxury of a veteran secondary. Last year with Savage being a rookie, I don’t think he wanted to play as much true one safety looks. This year, on first down, I could easily see Pettines fast ball being 8 in the box and asking Savage To use his elite speed to cover from hash to hash with Alexander and Kings speed making that even more possible.
1st and second down fast ball = 8 in the box, one safety high, run stopping looks, leaning more on the secondary than they did a year ago.
3rd down is obvious. 4 man rushes, few blitzes cuz our guys get home anyway and mixed masked coverages in the back
Game one, this is what I expect to see. The biggest difference between 2019 and now is Pettines ability to ask more of the secondary and commit more run stopping resources on 1st and 2nd down.
Top 5 D.
Championship!