Roasted Peprah: NY Daily News

[pbmax]

Want a short version of the Packer defensive woes based mainly on the Giants game?

NYDN says its Peprah and run D.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/clay-matthews-green-bay-packers-defense-a-unit-a-year-ny-giants-exploit-team-weaknesses-lambeau-field-article-1.1005477

[Brandon494]

"I'm new in the starting role," says Peprah, who was drafted and waived by the Giants in 2006. "It took me a couple games to get comfortable.

What is he talking about? He started most of last year when Burnett went down for season, stop making excusing and just play better man.

[red]

i think the big problem has been the dropoff from collins to peprah. collins is an elite player, peprah is average. when charlie had to step in for burnett last year, it really wasn't that much of a dropoff

collins and peprah, just a little worse then collins and burnett

burnett and peprah is way worse then collins and burnett or collins and peprah

did picket play in the giants game this year?

[RashanGary]

Losing Collins killed our pass game and run game. We played a ton of 8 in the box nickle defense. Collins defended the deep part of the field alone.

Now we play super soft coverage to avoid getting beat deep or 2 deep safety a great majority of the time.

2 deep safety = shit run game
1 deep safety with man coverage = destroyed in the pass game


Collins was a superstar. We miss him badly. Nuff said.

[pbmax]

2 deep safety doesn't have to mean killed in run game. But in the nickel, with only 2 d lineman it is harder. I also don't like Raji at Nose as much as Pickett at nose. He gets turned too much. There is no physical reason for the Packers run D to be that bad with 7 in the box.

1 deep safety with Burnett who has some speed is OK with man on the outside. But its a nightmare with no pass rush. The pass rush issue is not Collins.

[George Cumby]

Patler had a comment when Collins was lost that it wasn't trading Collins for Peprah but Collins for Burnett, which I thought was a pretty sound argument at the time.

But things haven't improved and it's a bit discomfitting. So is it Peprah or is it Burnett? Is there a communication problem back there? Or is it all a function of the lack of pass rush?

[pbmax]

Though in no hurry to see McGinn's end of year column, these numbers give some idea of how much Capers think the pass rush has sucked.

-After beginning of season, Capers increased his blitz rate (not zone blitz but blitz as defined by # of pass rushers) to 46.8%. For the year his rate was 42.5% If five are going after the QB, the most common coverage I am aware of is single deep safety (deep middle) and two deep edge players (usually 2 corners bailing or lined up deep but could also be a safety is CB is blitzing). That leaves three in underneath zone coverage.

That rate is up from 33% last year and 27% in 09. He is almost in Gregg Williams territory.

[Harlan Huckleby]

NYDN says its Peprah and run D.

Offensive coordinator in McGinn article today says Tramon Williams is weak link.

[pbmax]

TWill yes, but McGinn identifies Capers base coverage as Cover 4 quarters, which would explain deep corner cushions (they don't fear the WR, they have a responsibility to get deep as well) and twin safeties. One of his sources lays this on Peprah, whom Capers is trying desperately to hide from WR.

Its worth 4.99 this month for the one article alone: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...137361578.html

[Joemailman]

I've kind of felt all year that TWill has had problems adjusting to the loss of Nick Collins. Often seemed like he was expecting help that wasn't quite there. It also doesn't seem to me that the corner blitzes have been as effective this year. Lack of a pass rush + weakness at safety = receivers running free in the middle of the field.

[pbmax]

I've kind of felt all year that TWill has had problems adjusting to the loss of Nick Collins. Often seemed like he was expecting help that wasn't quite there. It also doesn't seem to me that the corner blitzes have been as effective this year. Lack of a pass rush + weakness at safety = receivers running free in the middle of the field.

McGinn mentions that Burnett gambles too much and is frequently out of position. It may well be that Collins absence, more than simply either Peprah or Burnett, has caused him to alter the approach.

[Upnorth]

Collins and pash rush. Also the our lolb has played inconsistently and bishop is not covering well when asked (man that is an understatement)

[Bretsky]

McGinn mentions that Burnett gambles too much and is frequently out of position. It may well be that Collins absence, more than simply either Peprah or Burnett, has caused him to alter the approach.

it's all jenkins you stubborn dummmy

[denverYooper]

Offensive coordinator in McGinn article today says Tramon Williams is weak link.

Football Outsiders has Shields with the worst success rate. I feel like teams throw at him less, though.

[George Cumby]

McGinn mentions that Burnett gambles too much and is frequently out of position. It may well be that Collins absence, more than simply either Peprah or Burnett, has caused him to alter the approach.

That would explain a lot since playing D is knowing where your help is at and if it isn't there, well, now there's wides running free.