Why don't we see this kind of analysis more?

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am i just a huge football geek for finding this stuff intensely interesting?</P>


breakdown of the manningham reception (link below). Facts i wouldn't know without this piece:</P>


Every DB coach in the NFL teaches their CBs to re-route (jam) No. 1 and force an inside release in Cover 2. It takes stress off the deep half safety and allows him to stay on top of his landmark (top of the numbers)
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This is what you are taught as a deep half safety in Cover 2. An outside release (outside of the numbers) equals two routes: fade or comeback. That's it. There isn't another route scheme in an NFL playbook that is run with a vertical steam outside of the numbers.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1ldK2FChW
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[Kruunch]

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am i just a huge football geek for finding this stuff intensely interesting?</P>


breakdown of the manningham reception (link below).* Facts i wouldn't know without this piece:</P>


Every DB coach in the NFL teaches their CBs to re-route (jam) No. 1 and force an inside release in Cover 2. It takes stress off the deep half safety and allows him to stay on top of his landmark (top of the numbers)
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This is what you are taught as a deep half safety in Cover 2. An outside release (outside of the numbers) equals two routes: fade or comeback. That's it. There isn't another route scheme in an NFL playbook that is run with a vertical steam outside of the numbers.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1ldK2FChW
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The article mis-labels it has a fade. It was a go route.

It was a really low percentage throw of either the receiver catching it, or it getting picked off by the Safety (because he's moving laterally towards the sideline).

It was a tremendous throw and an even better catch.

It's also a poor setup without running 4 wide and/or having the Z on the same side to draw off the Free Safety.

9 times out of 10 that's a pass you see sail into the sidelines.