Coach's Film Breakdown: Request Day!!

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I'm going to be doing my coaching tape breakdown today whenever the NFL gets around to posting it (I think they may have bigger fish to fry at the moment). There really wasn't a series or a "flex" moment that I wanted to look at, so I thought I'd throw the breakdowns out to y'all.

I've already had a couple of requests for plays, but please feel free to check the game chart and let me know if there's some other plays that you'd like to see discussed.

These are the plays that I know that I'm going to be looking at:

1-10-ARI 49 (13:25) (Shotgun) 4-K.Kolb pass short right to 11-L.Fitzgerald to PHI 35 for 16 yards (59-D.Ryans).

3-1-ARI 29 (14:14) (Shotgun) 34-R.Williams left tackle to ARI 29 for no gain (55-D.Tapp, 95-M.Kendricks).

If you have any other plays you want broken down, let me know.
 

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Can you break down Sleepy Floyd's touchdown please? Thanks.
 

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Larry's TD.

The sack Kolb took near the goal line. Think it was early 2nd half.

D-Jax stopped at goal line. (and maybe the fumble play)
 
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I know this is asking a little bit from you guys. I put a link to the NFL.com play-by-play. If you could just click through and locate the play(s) that you're talking about, it would really, really save me a ton of time.
 

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I hate you so much...

3-5-PHI 8 (1:10) (Shotgun) 4-K.Kolb pass short right to 15-M.Floyd for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
I clicked on link, but thought this would be funnier. My other response was "how hard could it be, did Sleepy Floyd score more than one touchdown?"
 

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3-16-ARI 12 (5:41) 4-K.Kolb pass short right to 11-L.Fitzgerald to ARI 16 for 4 yards (22-B.Boykin) [93-J.Babin].


2-10-PHI 9 (10:06) (Shotgun) 7-M.Vick sacked at PHI 6 for -3 yards (58-D.Washington).

1-10-PHI 37 (7:40) 4-K.Kolb pass deep left to 11-L.Fitzgerald for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.


2-8-PHI 47 (3:58) 4-K.Kolb sacked at ARI 46 for -7 yards (sack split by 54-B.Graham and 55-D.Tapp).

1-10-ARI 15 :)24) 7-M.Vick pass short left to 10-D.Jackson to ARI 1 for 14 yards (25-K.Rhodes).

3-1-ARI 1 :)06) 7-M.Vick sacked at ARI 7 for -6 yards (25-K.Rhodes). FUMBLES (25-K.Rhodes), RECOVERED by ARI-39-J.Sanders at ARI 7. 39-J.Sanders for 93 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

1-10-PHI 9 (10:14) 7-M.Vick pass incomplete deep left to 10-D.Jackson.


Thanks!
 

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No real play in general, but as you take requests, I'd be curious to see your thoughts on how the line held up, particularly the tackles.
 

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I'm going to be doing my coaching tape breakdown today whenever the NFL gets around to posting it (I think they may have bigger fish to fry at the moment). There really wasn't a series or a "flex" moment that I wanted to look at, so I thought I'd throw the breakdowns out to y'all.

I've already had a couple of requests for plays, but please feel free to check the game chart and let me know if there's some other plays that you'd like to see discussed.

These are the plays that I know that I'm going to be looking at:

1-10-ARI 49 (13:25) (Shotgun) 4-K.Kolb pass short right to 11-L.Fitzgerald to PHI 35 for 16 yards (59-D.Ryans).

3-1-ARI 29 (14:14) (Shotgun) 34-R.Williams left tackle to ARI 29 for no gain (55-D.Tapp, 95-M.Kendricks).

If you have any other plays you want broken down, let me know.

Thanks K9 those are the 2 I am most curious about
 

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Cosell's highlight (for what it is worth) :

PHILADELPHIA OFFENSE VERSUS ARIZONA DEFENSE
· Eagles shot play on 1st play of game, LT Bell did not get Campbell blocked and Vick ran for 3 yds
· 1st play was same play Vick hit Jackson for 88 yd TD versus Redskins on Monday night 2 years ago
· Vick still had wide open Avant for 20 yds on 1st play after he avoided pressure, Chose to run for 3 yds
· Vick took 2 big shots on the first 2 plays of the game
· Cards forced McCoy to pass protect with their pressure concepts
· Cards matched Peterson on Jackson, Not a surprise
· Eagles another shot play on 2nd series, Throwback to Celek, Cards took it away - Vick sacked
· Cards removed McCoy from pass game by making him stay in to pass protect
· McCoy struggled with pass protection, both recognition and execution
· LT Bell struggled with inside moves in pass protection
· No balance to Eagles offense in 1st half: 25 called passes, 5 called runs
· Celek hit in 2nd quarter was function of Vick poor ball location
· Cards utilized spy on Vick at times out of sub-packages
· McCoy was only player who could have picked up blitzing Rhodes on Sanders 93 yd fumble recovery TD, Vick dropped as if Rhodes was not a factor
· Vick still held the ball too long on Rhodes hit and forced fumble, It was a 3 step drop with 6 secs left in 1st half, Ball had to come out
· Holliday and Eason spelled Dockett and Campbell once in a while
· Cards ILBs and DBS more depth in 2nd half with big lead, Reason for Eagles ability to run effectively
· Cards defense was much faster on film than Eagles offense
· Eagles ran predominantly one-on-one isolation routes versus Cards corners, Did not see many combination routes
· Overall OC Reynolds and LT Bell struggled in one-on-one matchups
· Dockett and Campbell often aligned as two “3 techniques”, Tough to defend because they are both in gaps
· Overall Peterson got the better of his matchup with Jackson
· Rhodes played an outstanding game, Primarily played Wilson’s position closer to line of scrimmage
· Cards over 40% blitz and very effective when they did
· Vick not a quick decision maker nor a tight window passer, He needs it defined cleanly to pull the trigger
· Vick ultimately not the kind of disciplined, subtle detail passer that can consistently run a pass-heavy offense
· When Eagles shot plays don’t work they tend to struggle offensively
· Vick versus blitz thru 3 games : 20-47, 42.5 %, 366 yds, 6 sacks, 1 fumble

ARIZONA OFFENSE VERSUS PHILADELPHIA DEFENSE
· Cards great concepts to get Kolb comfortable: quick drops, Base route combinations, Rub elements, Fitzgerald location and movement
· Eagles began game with Asomugha matched on Fitzgerald when Fitzgerald when aligned outside
· 2nd straight week Cards used Peterson in the “Wildcat”
· Eagles showed “amoeba” front with Cole and Babin in 2 point stances inside - Cole/Babin sack
· Eagles continued to play high percentage of man coverage
· Cards helped tackles Batiste and Massie with formation and chips
· Eagles game planned pressure on 3rd + long: “Amoeba” fronts and zone blitz concepts
· Cards very effective with receiver distribution and location, and shifting and motion
· Kolb was decisive with his reads and throws, Consistently accurate
· Williams showed nice mix of lateral quickness and natural power
· King 15 yds on 3rd + 7 in 2nd quarter result of mental mistake by Kendricks, who had King man-to-man
· Fitzgerald 37 yd TD came versus “cover 3”, Asomugha had to keep running with Fitzgerald
· On Fitzgerald 37 yd TD Cards let Batiste block Cole one-on-one with no help
· Fitzgerald matched on Boykin a number of times in the 1st half
· Cards minimized double team options on Fitzgerald with receiver distribution and location, Excellent use of 3x1 sets
· Rodgers-Cromartie more snaps matched on Fitzgerald as game progressed
· At this point Rodgers-Cromartie a better man-to-man cover corner than Asomugha
· Rolle replaced injured Jordan in the base 4-3
· Babin was outstanding, Great lower body strength, Plays with excellent leverage and explosion
· Kendricks a mental bust in coverage but overall another strong game
· Kolb was efficient and controlled, Game plan managed him well
· Williams 25 yds on 3rd + 17 in 4th quarter came out of shotgun spread versus “Tampa 2”
· Williams a nice combination of smooth and explosive, A glider
· Cards approach negated Eagles pass rush versus 2 inexperienced OTs
 

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· Rodgers-Cromartie more snaps matched on Fitzgerald as game progressed
· At this point Rodgers-Cromartie a better man-to-man cover corner than Asomugha

:thud:
 

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No real play in general, but as you take requests, I'd be curious to see your thoughts on how the line held up, particularly the tackles.

I don't have a specific play in mind, but I'd be interested in getting any thoughts on Ohrnberger's play when he was in when you are breaking down other requests -- as I'm not sure what Snyder's status is and he might see some more time.
 

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Nnamdi hasn't been the same since he left the Raiders. I don't know if he got old or if he was simply overrated because their other DB's were so bad nobody challenged him. But he's simply not a great cover CB anymore.

I think he was once, not now.
 

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Nnamdi hasn't been the same since he left the Raiders. I don't know if he got old or if he was simply overrated because their other DB's were so bad nobody challenged him. But he's simply not a great cover CB anymore.

I think he was once, not now.

He got paid. Simple as that.
 

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I promise that I'll come back to these and do some write-ups, but I got freaky-busy at work all of a sudden. That said, I'm not doing a write-up on Fitz's TD grab, because Chris Brown (@smartfootball) shows why he's the best in the business writing for Grantland:

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-t...p-examining-the-greatness-of-larry-fitzgerald

Pretty cool with the snapshots from the play. Shows how important play action is for the Cardinals offense.

However:

The question mark for Arizona remains quarterback, where John Skelton and Kevin Kolb seemed determined to one-up each other in ineptitude.

I think he is forgetting about the real question mark of the Cardinals Offense... The Offensive Line
 
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looky there more hate for Kolb. :)

Or... you could actually read the next sentence in the article and find out what Chis Brown is actually saying:

The question mark for Arizona remains quarterback, where John Skelton and Kevin Kolb seemed determined to one-up each other in ineptitude. Until, that is, these past few weeks, when Kolb has put up a 108.6 passer rating and has yet to throw an interception.

Damn. :mulli:
 

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Or... you could actually read the next sentence in the article and find out what Chis Brown is actually saying:



Damn. :mulli:

Good work. I didn't care enough to remember it. :)
 
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I think he is forgetting about the real question mark of the Cardinals Offense... The Offensive Line

Good quarterbacks make their offensive lines look better. Bad offensive lines make the runners behind them look worse. The OL is still a question mark--especially the interior of the offensive line, IMO--but if Skelton or Kolb develop into above-average starters (not elite starters, just among the 11th-to-15th best guys at their position), then the offensive line problems don't look as bad.
 

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I promise that I'll come back to these and do some write-ups, but I got freaky-busy at work all of a sudden. That said, I'm not doing a write-up on Fitz's TD grab, because Chris Brown (@smartfootball) shows why he's the best in the business writing for Grantland:

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-t...p-examining-the-greatness-of-larry-fitzgerald

Fitzgerald, as natural and polished a receiver as there is in football today, has been forced to toil without an elite quarterback for much of his career.

Fitz played with Kurt Warner for half his career. 2005-2009 :D
 
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Here are my analyses of the requested plays...

Enjoy. I was surprised at how often we went 4 and 5 WR here. I guess that's how you take away some of the edge pressure that Philly can provide. I also came away thinking that Beanie is a better blocker than he's given credit for, he just doesn't always make the right decisions on whom to pick up.

Also, this defense is F-A-S-T and Patrick Peterson is now a player that Horton's comfortable leaving all by himself on one side of the field.

1Q 1-10-ARI 49 (13:25) (Shotgun) 4-K.Kolb pass short right to 11-L.Fitzgerald to PHI 35 for 16 yards (59-D.Ryans).
Arizona spread formation 11 personnel with one WR solo left, 3 WR right, Fitz in the right slot, and Beanie offset left.
Philly’s outside corners are in press technique with 8 men in the box and safety deep, but LCB has no coverage over the top .
The safety on left side bails at the snap, to play over-under coverage. Four man rush from Philly.
None of the WR are actually pressed; everyone gets free release.
Massie does a good job driving his man upfield.
Fitz does a great job maintaining inside leverage on the little sit route at 9 yards, giving the corner a little shudder to open more room.
Fitz is so tough going after extra yardage these days.
Snyder nearly gets beat; Kolb does a good job releasing the ball in the face of some heat.
Beanie gives Batiste great help on the outside, completely taking the DE away from Batiste as Kolb goes into his throwing motion.

1Q 3-16-ARI 12 (5:41) 4-K.Kolb pass short right to 11-L.Fitzgerald to ARI 16 for 4 yards (22-B.Boykin) [93-J.Babin].
5 WR, empty backfield for Kolb (it’s a shotgun play even though the NFL doesn’t record it).
Philly has 2 down linemen, one safety deep. Outside corners in press technique.
Four man rush from 2 ILBs and 2 down linemen. Cover-2 shell with zone underneath.
Kolb doesn’t know what he’s seeing here and the pocket collapses before he can get rid of the ball. Fitz is WIDE open coming out of the slot, and there are openings downfield.
On the line, an outside stunt where the 2 LBs loop around the tackles just eats the OL alive. Sendlein has no one to block, and Kolb had more yardage if he just uses Sendlein and Fitz to block in front of him. The field is wide open. I wish I could give you the screen grab.

1Q 3-5-PHI 8 (1:10) (Shotgun) 4-K.Kolb pass short right to 15-M.Floyd for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
5WR set for Arizona with Fitz in lined up like an H-back. Housler might be flexed out as a WR on the left side.
Philly has 6 DBs in the game with the safeties lined up only at the 2 yard line.
Fitz motions into the offensive backfield on Kolb’s right.
Four-man rush and every WR except the one on the far left has free release.
Everyone’s right that this should have been a pick. Really concerning throw from Kolb to the only double-covered WR in the pattern.
The pressed WR (Roberts?) actually gets a good release into his slant route and was probably the best option on the play.
Kolb was watching Floyd the entire time, and the LB followed his eyes right to the ball. Great effort by Michael Floyd.

2Q 1-10-PHI 9 (10:14) 7-M.Vick pass incomplete deep left to 10-D.Jackson.
Philly comes out in 12 personnel with one TE on each side of the line and the right WR on a slightly narrow split.
Cards D in 3-4 with 2 deep safeties and both corners playing off-man.
Cards rush 4 (Acho is the 4th)—cover 3 with zone underneath. Peterson’s by himself with DeSean Jackson
At the end of the play, Jackson might have a step on Peterson and Johnson is well behind—it’s a flag route that goes all the way across the field). It would’ve had to have been a heckuva pass.
Rashard Johnson is total garbage.

2Q 2-10-PHI 9 (10:06) (Shotgun) 7-M.Vick sacked at PHI 6 for -3 yards (58-D.Washington).
Cards come out in the 2-4-5 look with two deep safeties.
Philly has two backs and 1WR split right, 2 left.
Gay is playing press technique, Peterson is 10 yards off the LOS. Looks like Cover-3.
But it’s probably Cover-2 man. Peterson has NO HELP on the right side (which is a good thing).
Four man rush with man underneath. Rushers are Washington, Dockett, Campbell, and Lenon.
Everyone’s covered and Vick has nowhere to go with the ball. He runs around trying to make something happen. Washington completely destroys the McCoy who’s supposed to get to him to make the play.

2Q 3-1-ARI 1 :)06) 7-M.Vick sacked at ARI 7 for -6 yards (25-K.Rhodes). FUMBLES (25-K.Rhodes), RECOVERED by ARI-39-J.Sanders at ARI 7. 39-J.Sanders for 93 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
I’m not sure that I have much to say about this play that you haven’t already seen. Philly looked confused about what was going on; LeSean McCoy looks back like it might be an inside screen; he doesn’t block anybody.

4Q 3-1-ARI 29 (14:14) (Shotgun) 34-R.Williams left tackle to ARI 29 for no gain (55-D.Tapp, 95-M.Kendricks).
Cards in 11 personnel with Fitz split wide left and Housler, Doucet, and Roberts bunched right. Williams is on Kolb’s right.
Philly has four down linemen and one deep safety (it’s interesting how much shallower Philly plays their safeties than New England did a week ago, and Seattle did the week before that—the deep man is only 10 yards behind the LOS). Eight men in the box. Fitz’s corner is playing press technique—it’s prolly DRC.
Outside sweep. It’s interesting the Sendlein takes a free release to open up a cutback lane for Williams.
Batiste and Housler are the lead blockers for Williams on the playside.
Housler closes down the outside lane by failing to put his body on Asomugha. Massie actually does a good job of engaging his man.
Williams has to cut it back inside, where all of the Philly defense is waiting for him.
This is a big play if Rob Housler knew how to be an even below-average blocker. Doucet lays an absolute monster crackback block on the DE. Sendlein wasn’t quite fast enough to get his body into anyone to create the cutback lane.
 

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Too late:

I was interested in this play:

1-10-PHI 20 (1:04) 25-L.McCoy left tackle to PHI 28 for 8 yards (90-D.Dockett).

Right at the end of the 1st quarter. There was a HUGE hole in our defense on this play.
 

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