11-01-2016, 07:03 PM
(11-01-2016, 06:27 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: Going back to my original post: Can someone explain to me why Guenther coaches players to play 10-15 yards off receivers? Or why Bresnahan did it for that matter? What is the benefit of playing extremely soft coverage most of the time? Someone please enlighten me... Because it has looked as stupid as it sounds lately.
The easy answer is because we no longer have Reggie Nelson back there, protecting over the top. The more detailed answer has to do with the double loss of Nelson and Coach Vance Joseph, who knew how to get the secondary on the same page.
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