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Part 2. Here is some scheme discussion. Note this part of the write up is much more in the weeds. It probably wont change how you view my team it's just for nerds who want to torture themselves want to read even more. If there's a part of the write up to skip this 100% is definitely it nobody's gonna judge

Part C: Scheme

Offense Scheme: >85% 11 personnel, tons of bunch sets and 3x1 WR distributions. If you want an idea of the specifics of some of the things Reich/Wentz ran in 2017 this book has your answers But specifics aren’t that relevant all teams run largely the same plays TBH

a) What matters is creating favorable mismatches and IDing opposing coverages pre snap. Here are 4 random Antonio Brown games: you can count about 80 plays where either he was doubled, bracketed or had a safety shifted towards his side beyond what’s standard That’s an absurd level of attention and per Matt Harmon’s Reception Perception data AB has been top 3 in snaps doubled amongst all WRs past 3 yrs(D Adams was 7th last season). Effects of this

i) Firstly opponents have to simplify their coverages because of the focus he commands. Notice the lack of disguising and how its predominantly 2 deep shells. Frank Reich already as is as you can see here is a master of using pre snap motion to ID what opposing coverages are and torching them. IF you have to simplify them due to this teams WR talent he’s just fishing with dynamite.

ii) Look at how attention by AB opens up things for others. Both of JuJu’s 97 yd TDs the past 2 yrs prime ex.

iii) Here’s an ex of what happens when you put two elite WRs on the same side with JuJu and AB. Results in predictable coverage + having to bracket somebody. This creates opportunities for easy 1 v1 matchups(here AB matched on a safety for a TD).

b) AB and Adams attention means Calvin Ridley gets to operate with tons of free space vs opponents worst CBs. Ridley was at 64/820/10 despite only playing 58% of his teams snaps as a rookie. Good luck with this in coming yrs

c) Per PFF Antonio Brown is top 5 in missed tackles created amongst all WRs 4 of past 6 yrs. Davante Adams top 10 2 of past 3 yrs. There will be tons of screens and quick throws to get them ball. Giving AB/Adams attention up top leaves less defenders underneath they’ll feast here

Defensive Scheme: Ill keep this simple but as you can read here finally, one big gripe many smart analysts have is that teams don’t run enough modern coverages now days like pattern matching which does work even vs the best. One big reason why? Don’t have the personnel for it(especially at DB). We do. We will specifically focus on 3 things.

First goal is disguising pressure(bringing only 4 but not letting offenses know which 4 are coming and making them prepare for more). One prevalent ex is the use of creepers(similar to zone blitzes) you can see some ex here. If you have the right personnel even for the best offenses this is torture and it creates favorable matchups for pass rushers. And by right personnel that means versatile front 7 defenders.

Mark Barron, Oren Burks and Dorian ODaniel are all former safeties. Olivier Vernon can do stuff like this. Sheldon Richardson spent a whole season in 16 as an edge rusher. One of Uchenna Nwosu’s strengths coming out was his coverage can see many ex here. All these guys can be used in many different ways and are largely well equipped to drop into coverage.

The second part of playing a modern day scheme is disguising coverages. Smart CBs, fast LBs and a gamechanging FS are king here. It’s where Eddie Jackson comes in. This video describes his impact perfectly. He changes a defense he is DPOY level. In particular note his range he shows on the INT at 5:30. That kind of range allows SO much flexibility in how you design coverages and disguises. You want to know the impact a FS like this can have? Look at the Seahawks splits with and without Earl Thomas it’s a transformative impact.

The third part having CBs who can play 1 v1. Modern coverages demand having CBs who can do this, you are so limited in how you can disguise otherwise. We are better equipped than almost all for this.

Here is a clip tying all this together. 1) Disguising pressure watch 99 in particular drop 2) Disguising coverages: in particular watch the range of 32 at FS, don’t have this from your FS cant run real disguises 3) Watch 24 at the bottom of the screen need a CB you trust 1 v1 like here to run this. 4) High intelligence DBs to make disguises work. It’s why investing in them like with W Jackson, Humphrey, E Jackson is mandatory. It’s how you have to defend offenses now days.