Except that thinking doesn't appear to show up in the effectiveness of play action in the NFL. It's possible, I suppose, that no NFL team is really so bad at rushing that the LBs and safeties can afford to basically ignore it; though maybe the Steelers are testing that this year. (This could be different in high school or even college too, where the disparity in capability can be a lot larger.)
We agree here on this statement.
Ah... now we're talking shades of grey I suppose.
At that level fractions of a second matter. I see what he’s saying as the middle defense does not have to commit early at all, and can spend the time to see what’s developing. It’s not the same as say in practice where they might know brfore it’s a pass play. But it can still feel like a vacation.
“Hard” was the key to what I said. It is what it is.
I've been wondering how much is because the offense is not on the field enough. There's always complicated interactions like that - so it's hard to tease out. But yeah, yesterday looked bad all around - although they weren't really blown out so it wasn't a total collapse. Just a regular one.
Five consecutive scoring drives by Green Bay. I guess you can hang a hat on the fact that the D held them to 2 field goals but this unit does not look like the top 5 D it as last year and they will face the future young, very good QBs coming up. Maybe we should begin to talk about who the Steelers might pick with what should be a very good draft position.
