11-04-2015, 11:02 AM
(10-29-2015, 11:09 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Are opposing defenses playing the Bengals any differently when Hill is in the game. There could be different reads or adjustments that most of us would never notice.
(10-30-2015, 03:35 PM)jowczarski Wrote: I haven't gone back and looked at the personnel groupings with Hill, but generally speaking teams trot out their defensive packages based more on down and distance and if there is a third or fourth receiver across from them. 1st and 10 from the 20 in the first quarter is probably going to get a base defense look, whether Bernard or Hill is behind Dalton.
I didn't mean different personnel groups. I was talking about more subtle differences. Perhaps the safety plays a step closer to the line, or maybe the edge defenders (OLBs DEs) play in tighter instead of worrying as much about pass rush angles.
These are the type of things that fans would never notice, but coaches would pick up on film.
