So Washington defenders, or DeAngelo Hall anyway, have figured out that hitting a guy in the ribs who has a broken rib would likely result in said guy – Dallas QB Tony Romo – being rendered hors de combat. And they decided to go public with this knowledge, totally dissing Jon Kitna. I’m Jon Kitna, bitch!
I mean, not like it was a secret or anything, but you should never tell your opponent you’re going to go all blitzy because of course you’re going to blitz a quarterback with a broken rib, right? But now that your opponent knows you’re bringing a defensive package that’s blitz heavy, they’ll have an offensive plan to defeat that. Max protection, draws, tight end screens, run it on first down and run it again on second down. Now you’re probably better off playing coverage, read and react, play the run. You’ve effectively taken the blitz away from yourself.
It does open up the fake blitz, of course.
Apparently, there’s cheating and there’s gamesmanship. Is anyone shocked to find gambling at Rick’s – I mean – to find that every NFL team has a designated flopper? And a backup flopper. You know, in case your starting flopper gets really injured.
I’m torn. This tactic of faking injury to create an additional timeout/stem opponent momentum is too much like soccer for my tastes. We’re better than that, aren’t we?
For No Particular Reason
Essential Clapton…
· A lot of great cuts from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs; I’ll go with (put on your headphones and turn the volume up to 11) Any Day and Bell Bottom Blues.
· Two from Cream; Crossroads, of course, and Tales of Brave Ulysses (wah wah!)
· A favorite from Unplugged, Running on Faith.
· Can’t Find My Way Home, from Blind Faith.
· My all-time favorite Clapton song.
Feel welcome to leave your favorite Clapton song in the comments.
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