Coyle's secondary...back to the days of Bresh?

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(09-28-2016, 03:42 PM)bengalbiff Wrote: They do play off  but they have been since Hall and Joseph were here and in their prime.  Terrance Newman played off, Adam Jones plays off, Dre was supposed to be a press corner but he too has been playing off.  They do press some but it's not really been an issue until this season.  Though that could change.  It has affected individual games in the past but overall the defense has played well.  It's also worth noting that it seems to be common practice to have corners playing off.  You see it every week and the offense has plays to target corners in off coverage.
I know ill probably get creamed for saying it but Adam Jones is getting old.  He was picked on by Denver, but so was Dennard to some extent.  Having first round corners not play for whatever reason until their second and third seasons has killed us.  Dennard isn't where he should be.  Kirkpatrick was definitely affected by his early injuries etc.  Now Jackson misses his rookie year.  It's maddening.

Agreed. Not sure what some are thinking, but our corners have always played off quite a bit and rarely press. We give up short throws and rely on sound tackling from our DBs, DEs and OLBs to limit YAC on short stuff. It's been that way for many years now, like you said.