Because I'm a nerd.
Because I'm a nerd.
First quarter (6:58), first down, SEA 34, 5 yard out to Emmanuel Sanders.
Shotgun, Trips Right:
Keenum signals Sanders in motion to get into the play, but it also reveals Seattle's Cover 3, with what looks like a matchup zone underneath:
The motion overloads the short side where Sanders motions, and it looks like Seattle flips the defensive formation, making the deep safety a rover in this sense, and in the next frame you'll see him attack the play. The "strong" safety backs into the deep middle third.
Five-yard out to Sanders. But notice who Seattle ignores with the coverage: Phillip Lindsay. So, next post...
First quarter (6:18), second down, SEA 29, 29 yard TD to Lindsay
Next play, Musgrave takes a gamble on the same play, but reverses it, motion reveals the Cover 3 and exposes the overloaded defensive formation again.
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Lindsay flattens out his route a tad, but essentially it's the same play, same motion and everything, but the levels concept is run to the short side of field rather than the clear out, out route to the short side of the field on the play before.
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Sure enough, Seattle's in the same coverage and the back is unaccounted for as the defense crashes on the smash route and the out on the other side. Lindsay's athleticism takes several of the defenders out of the play and a downfield block eventually gets him in the endzone.
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Sanders TD also looked familiar from a play Denver ran earlier where the Seahawks sagged off Sutton and gave him a big gain:
Second time around, the cornerback is up on the outside receiver, but the linebacker and the safety create some space that Sanders exploits to make the catch. Thomas is running a gradual double-move on the outside and came back for the block that sprang Sanders.
The difference between the two plays is that they ran max protect early and Seattle didn't blitz initially, so the Broncos ran a slightly different play underneath with the tight end and the back going with criss-crossing routes on outlets. Either way, max protect or the cross, this play was meant to exploit Seattle's Cover 3.
Good stuff here.
Originally Posted by Sting
Mo this is excellent analysis.
Great read. Any insight on the interceptions?
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