(10-17-2022, 08:45 AM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(10-17-2022, 08:36 AM)SamusAranX Wrote: There was no time to let the deep ball develop. The line was getting killed past a few seconds. 

Also the announcer mentioned they were playing a lot of Cover 3; does that take away the middle of the field a lot?

It can depending on the offensive play calling. Normally the holes are at the intermediate level with C3. You can force other holes with certain flood concepts. Mesh, Pederson's historical bread and butter, normally only works if they are bad at communication.

Good insight there ^

Pederson does run this a lot, and if the defenders don't fall prey to pre snap movement and fight through the rubs they know to anticipate (especially out of bunch formations) then it is less effective. 

Also - as evidenced yesterday, teams will get better at defending it the more they have tape of it. 
Notice the number of screens and swing passes getting destroyed in the back field for losses yesterday. 

Also - how many holding penalties were called (and not called) when Jags WR and TE were held up on shallow crossing routes/underneath stuff yesterday? That was evidence the colts D was coached up on defending the mesh concepts.

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