John Lynch's key to beating the Steelers - The Orange Mane

Sean · 01-31-2006, 02:04 PM

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/s...a-sports-front

Coverage a key in beating Steelers
Published January 31, 2006

DETROIT · John Lynch's three recommendations for beating the Pittsburgh passing game: Get your corners up in press coverage, sit on the receivers' routes and do not let quarterback Ben Roethlisberger look you off.

"We played off their receivers and that made it tough for us because Roethlisberger is a rhythm passer. You have to break up his rhythm," Lynch explained.

"He looks off a lot, throws a lot blind. But if you just sit on their routes, you can make some plays on him. We didn't do that. This is going to be all about rhythm. You have to get up on the line with the defensive backs, get physical with the receivers, give him some different looks."

Click on the link for the rest ... Lynch appears to favor the Mediator12 school of thought concerning our CB's tactics.

Master___Pain · 01-31-2006, 02:07 PM

Day late and a dollar short, damnit.

RhymesayersDU · 01-31-2006, 02:10 PM

He coulda summed it up: "just do the exact opposite of what we did."

RMT · 01-31-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Master___Pain

Day late and a dollar short, damnit.

No kidding ... we didn't make ANY defensive adjustments that entire game. We sat back and let the Steelers' offense attack us all day long.

That got old in a hurry ... all year long our defense had hung its hat on dictating what opposing offenses would do and the tables turned on us in ONE afternoon.

yavoon · 01-31-2006, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RhymesayersDU

He coulda summed it up: "just do the exact opposite of what we did."

it takes a true genius to appreciate our defensive gameplan!

azbroncfan · 01-31-2006, 02:14 PM

I'm a big fan of press coverage although you need good S behind to keep big plays from happening.

ludo21 · 01-31-2006, 02:16 PM

i really wish we had press coverage. i was puzzled as why we didnt. Still am. o well....

Fox and DW need to buff up some in the Offseason and next year they should be able to play bump cov.

Sean · 01-31-2006, 02:19 PM

I'm surprised to hear this come out of Lynch's mouth. I view this as a thinly veiled dig at our defensive scheme ... and being that it is John Lynch, a team captain coming out and saying this, well it causes me to wonder if there isn't some friction behind closed doors that was hinted at earlier in the season.

Rascal · 01-31-2006, 02:21 PM

It's crap like this that really makes me wonder what the hell Coyer was thinking. If he can't control his player to force them to cover tight on the WR's then either he needs some new players (we've done that enough times where that should not be the problem), a new assistant, or a new job.

Take your pick.

Rascal · 01-31-2006, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by azbroncfan

I'm a big fan of press coverage although you need good S behind to keep big plays from happening.

Lynch is getting older but his coverage abilities are fine as I don't remember him getting beat all year. Fergy is decent.

i4jelway7 · 01-31-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RhymesayersDU

He coulda summed it up: "just do the exact opposite of what we did."

lol what he said

Mile High Shack · 01-31-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean

I'm surprised to hear this come out of Lynch's mouth. I view this as a thinly veiled dig at our defensive scheme ... and being that it is John Lynch, a team captain coming out and saying this, well it causes me to wonder if there isn't some friction behind closed doors that was hinted at earlier in the season.

I think a blind monkey could figure out we needed to disrupt the receivers rhythm, but Coyer refused to even try anything different, other than

ugh, me caveman, me send 8 guys to get big guy wearing number 7...tonga

yavoon · 01-31-2006, 02:57 PM

btw I've heard talk about the 3-4 but no talk about the cover 2. denver besides its front 4 has a pretty good setup for a cover 2, fast MLB, instinctive WLB, very athletic corners, and a run stopping safety. all are relatively important in the cover 2 and denver has them all. just dont have the great speed end(s).

not that I'm a big fan of the cover 2 but I do wonder why ppl dont talk about it more.

Rascal · 01-31-2006, 02:59 PM

Talk what about it...we employ it almost exlusively.

Rascal · 01-31-2006, 03:00 PM

Fact is even in Tampa where it "originated" you don't see it strictly as that as their are variations to it.

broncosteven · 01-31-2006, 03:01 PM

Maybe We need to let Lynch be the DC! 1st Player DC since what Landry? Screw Coyer!

DB-Freak · 01-31-2006, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by yavoon

btw I've heard talk about the 3-4 but no talk about the cover 2. denver besides its front 4 has a pretty good setup for a cover 2, fast MLB, instinctive WLB, very athletic corners, and a run stopping safety. all are relatively important in the cover 2 and denver has them all. just dont have the great speed end(s).

not that I'm a big fan of the cover 2 but I do wonder why ppl dont talk about it more.

We do play a scheme very similar to the cover 2 that Tampa Bay ran sometimes, but we also blitz alot with it. I believe Med and Slap pointed this out.

Expect we don't have the line anywhere near Tampa Bay's Line caliber during their true dominant reign.

broncosteven · 01-31-2006, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rascal

Fact is even in Tampa where it "originated" you don't see it strictly as that as their are variations to it.

Yep just ask Med he has every play memorized that the D ran this year!

yavoon · 01-31-2006, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rascal

Talk what about it...we employ it almost exlusively.

......yah w/ our oversized run oriented dline, our cover zero blitzes and our 8 men on the LOS, sounds like a cover 2 to me!

yavoon · 01-31-2006, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DB-Freak

We do play a scheme very similar to the cover 2 that Tampa Bay ran sometimes, but we also blitz alot with it. I believe Med and Slap pointed this out.

Expect we don't have the line anywhere near Tampa Bay's Line caliber during their true dominant reign.

if we play cover 2 then cover 2 has ceased to have any meaning, I'm not saying we never call a play that is a play a cover 2 defense would call but I still hold that cover 2's have characteristics that we frankly not only dont have but we often times are the exact opposite of!

broncosteven · 01-31-2006, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by yavoon

if we play cover 2 then cover 2 has ceased to have any meaning, I'm not saying we never call a play that is a play a cover 2 defense would call but I still hold that cover 2's have characteristics that we frankly not only dont have but we often times are the exact opposite of!

huh?

DB-Freak · 01-31-2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean

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passing game: Get your corners up in press coverage, sit on the receivers' routes.

Huh?

Sit on the routes?

What with our fast ball hawking safeties??

yavoon · 01-31-2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by broncosteven

huh?

cover 2 to me is a defensive philosophy that stresses simplicity, speed, and relatively conservative playcalling. considering our dline is not fast, we are more complex and we blitz a lot I dont see how we are anything but the near opposite of a cover 2 team.

DB-Freak · 01-31-2006, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by yavoon

if we play cover 2 then cover 2 has ceased to have any meaning, I'm not saying we never call a play that is a play a cover 2 defense would call but I still hold that cover 2's have characteristics that we frankly not only dont have but we often times are the exact opposite of!

Cover 2 with blitzes if that makes sense.

The secondary certainly played like that

yavoon · 01-31-2006, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DB-Freak

Cover 2 with blitzes if that makes sense.

The secondary certainly played like that

no, not really, is it something like pounding the ball w/ the run and shoot?

01-31-2006, 02:04 PM	#1
Sean Won't worry my life away Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 548	John Lynch's key to beating the Steelers http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/s...a-sports-front Coverage a key in beating Steelers Published January 31, 2006 DETROIT · John Lynch's three recommendations for beating the Pittsburgh passing game: Get your corners up in press coverage, sit on the receivers' routes and do not let quarterback Ben Roethlisberger look you off. "We played off their receivers and that made it tough for us because Roethlisberger is a rhythm passer. You have to break up his rhythm," Lynch explained. "He looks off a lot, throws a lot blind. But if you just sit on their routes, you can make some plays on him. We didn't do that. This is going to be all about rhythm. You have to get up on the line with the defensive backs, get physical with the receivers, give him some different looks." Click on the link for the rest ... Lynch appears to favor the Mediator12 school of thought concerning our CB's tactics.

01-31-2006, 02:21 PM	#9
Rascal RIP Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,581 Adopt-a-Bronco: Turf	It's crap like this that really makes me wonder what the hell Coyer was thinking. If he can't control his player to force them to cover tight on the WR's then either he needs some new players (we've done that enough times where that should not be the problem), a new assistant, or a new job. Take your pick. Last edited by Rascal; 01-31-2006 at 02:24 PM..

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Master___Pain Ring of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Springs Posts: 4,605 Adopt-a-Bronco: Rock Hoover	Day late and a dollar short, damnit.

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RhymesayersDU Go Broncos, Nuggets, Rox GANGNAM STYLE Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Back In The 303! Posts: 14,812 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ty Lawson	He coulda summed it up: "just do the exact opposite of what we did."

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azbroncfan Ring of Famer Angry guntoting,meateating AMERICAN Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 8,669 Adopt-a-Bronco: TEBOW	I'm a big fan of press coverage although you need good S behind to keep big plays from happening.

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ludo21 RIP Darrent Williams Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 17,898 Adopt-a-Bronco: Paul Ernster	i really wish we had press coverage. i was puzzled as why we didnt. Still am. o well.... Fox and DW need to buff up some in the Offseason and next year they should be able to play bump cov.

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Sean Won't worry my life away Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 548	I'm surprised to hear this come out of Lynch's mouth. I view this as a thinly veiled dig at our defensive scheme ... and being that it is John Lynch, a team captain coming out and saying this, well it causes me to wonder if there isn't some friction behind closed doors that was hinted at earlier in the season.

01-31-2006, 02:57 PM	#13
yavoon Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 10,260	btw I've heard talk about the 3-4 but no talk about the cover 2. denver besides its front 4 has a pretty good setup for a cover 2, fast MLB, instinctive WLB, very athletic corners, and a run stopping safety. all are relatively important in the cover 2 and denver has them all. just dont have the great speed end(s). not that I'm a big fan of the cover 2 but I do wonder why ppl dont talk about it more.

01-31-2006, 02:59 PM	#14
Rascal RIP Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,581 Adopt-a-Bronco: Turf	Talk what about it...we employ it almost exlusively.

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Rascal RIP Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,581 Adopt-a-Bronco: Turf	Fact is even in Tampa where it "originated" you don't see it strictly as that as their are variations to it.

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broncosteven The Kranz Dictum MWA: Flight Director Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tranquility Base Posts: 29,003 Adopt-a-Bronco: MONEYBALL #38	Maybe We need to let Lynch be the DC! 1st Player DC since what Landry? Screw Coyer!