Quote:I was skulking around the ol' internet this morning and I ran across this quote from Mike McCarthy of the Packers. The statement is in reference to Them Damn Yankee New England Patriots acquiring Tight End Marcellus Bennett to pair with Gronkowski. McCarthy's quote follows:

 

<p style="margin-left:40px;">"...That's why the tight end position and the safety position in today's NFL is a prominent position in my view. ... That's where the matchups are
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So, to further pat myself on the back I'd like to point out that McCarthy sees the matchup issues that multiple Tight Ends cause. Not WRs or even Running Backs, but Tight Ends. So let's look at a Two TE set and how we can align a 4-2-5 to counter it...

 

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--Z--------H----------------Q

---------------Y---T---G---C---G---T--------------------X

----------------E-----T--------N--------E

-----------------------M---------W

-------SS----WS

-------C-------------------------------------------C

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Where the H and Y are the two TEs. The easy adjustment is to pull the WS (Jack?) over to help the SS (Cyprien?) with coverage responsibilities and to also support the run. The Defense has simply adjusted to the unbalanced line by pulling over a Safety without leaving any glaring holes in coverage or run support.

 

Thoughts?