(12-19-2022, 10:40 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(12-19-2022, 10:25 PM)TTechJag85 Wrote: Still don’t understand why in the name of all things intelligent did Caldwell insist on having Herndon shadow Lamb to start the game while leaving Campbell outside. It was beyond stupid as Herndon was repeatedly abused.

They have never played Campbell inside or had him shadow a receiver to different spots. 
Would have been a major deviation. Not sure why you'd expect them to suddenly change that approach. 

Dallas moved Lamb around and he's in the slot 60% of the time. With a backup playing nickel for the Jags - Lambs snaps in the slot were bound to produce. 

This is just the reality of only having one good CB on your roster. The other guys are gonna get picked on.

I suppose I really have no clue whether or not Tyson Campbell can handle man coverage against the possible route combinations from a really good route runner in the slot postion. So maybe you are right.

However we had no problem moving Herndon from his natural postion at nickel as he has had to cover inside and outside receivers in man coverage. 

Obviously he’s a better nickel than he is an outside guy… 

all I know is that while some of the other Dallas receivers did have some success.. including the guy who dropped the final
Pass… Tyson Campbell supposedly had a good day largely matched up against Michael Gallup I suppose because he was exclusively lined up at X or Z. If that’s the case and Lamb is head and shoulders above any other receiver on that roster. Why not only when you are in man coverage and not in zone mind you … have your best corner shadow their best receiver who is in the process of shredding you for 6 catches and 100 plus yards in the first half largely against man to
Man coverage…


Ok I get it… he can’t guard anyone unless he lines up at X or Z because it goes against the structure of our defense.. which by the way to me is a load of crap as I have seen many top corners from high school level to the professional guard inside receivers lined up in the slot in man to man coverage (One of those corners who I saw do that BTW was Tyson Campbell when he played at Plantation American Heritage down in Fort Lauderdale coached by a damn good head coach/ defensive coordinator and player in Patrick Surtan SR.) 

But for Gods sake Herndon wasn’t getting the job done … let’s give Campbell a try and let Herndon try his luck vs Gallup. Only in man coverage mind you not with any of our zone pressures or anything that requires our nickel to play anything other than man coverage…

Just my opinion. And to be honest there is a lot of what we have been doing this year on defense that seems so complex that we seem completely lost in coverage so I have little faith in anything Caldwell does at this point. 

Hope he proves me wrong and we make a strong run to finish the season though. and I hope Garrett Wilson lines up exclusively on the outside this Thursday.

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