Favre Regresses to Bonehead Passes Again

[deake]

The reason we're not seeing as many slants is that for the past 6 quarters they have been taken away. The Bears and Redskins played basically Cover 2, and then pinched their safeties further into the middle of the field. This closes the gap where the slant is normally thrown.

Our next adjustment is to throw more routes up the sidelines. With the safeties closer to the middle of the field, the outside routes are open. MM definitely had what he wanted yeserday on the outside a few times. Favre just threw horrible balls that hung in the air too long and were throw way too late.

I don't buy blaming the WR's on those interceptions. They were terrible passes. It's not like on a go route where the QB purposely throws the ball to the back shoulder and the WR has the advantage. Those balls just floated in the air, and with the inside angle and being able to track it in the air the whole time they were easy picks for Taylor.

I think what we are seeing is the CBs playing the inside route, knowing they have the safeties to cover any routes up the side lines. I think the way to beat that is to hit the WR quicker on the sidelines routes than we did Sunday. Just didn't seem to have our timing down pat.

[superfan]

I think what we are seeing is the CBs playing the inside route, knowing they have the safeties to cover any routes up the side lines. I think the way to beat that is to hit the WR quicker on the sidelines routes than we did Sunday. Just didn't seem to have our timing down pat.

I agree. On the two interceptions to Taylor, Jennings and Jones were wide open earlier in their routes. By the time the ball was thrown, the safety was in position to make a play.

[Bossman641]

The reason we're not seeing as many slants is that for the past 6 quarters they have been taken away. The Bears and Redskins played basically Cover 2, and then pinched their safeties further into the middle of the field. This closes the gap where the slant is normally thrown.

Our next adjustment is to throw more routes up the sidelines. With the safeties closer to the middle of the field, the outside routes are open. MM definitely had what he wanted yeserday on the outside a few times. Favre just threw horrible balls that hung in the air too long and were throw way too late.

I don't buy blaming the WR's on those interceptions. They were terrible passes. It's not like on a go route where the QB purposely throws the ball to the back shoulder and the WR has the advantage. Those balls just floated in the air, and with the inside angle and being able to track it in the air the whole time they were easy picks for Taylor.

I think what we are seeing is the CBs playing the inside route, knowing they have the safeties to cover any routes up the side lines. I think the way to beat that is to hit the WR quicker on the sidelines routes than we did Sunday. Just didn't seem to have our timing down pat.

Right, the safeties are playing more toward the middle of the field to take away the slants. Corners may or may not be playing inside coverage, I haven't really noticed that. As you said, those routes up the sideline were open. Favre just threw too late and missed the window, as well as underthrew the balls.