@traceygere@AdamArchuleta Post snap read is WR2 release. It doesn’t threaten vertically so out of that 2x2 they immediately are looking for routes working across to them.
@traceygere@AdamArchuleta I’m thinking they are keying crossers, especially once both TE/H chip release both safeties know they can match crossing routes with consequence. Which works well with CBs outside leverage and help coming from safeties inside on those routes.
@traceygere@AdamArchuleta I think they would have matched whatever cross concept came their way. But I could be completely wrong. Just a nice scheme and key against what Shanahan likes to do. Like I said, could be wrong but that’s what I see
@traceygere@AdamArchuleta I think it might just a schematic thing based on how they open. Neither looked outside at all and both open inside. Niners run lots of cross concepts, it looks to me like the safeties are keying that. Love’s crosser is dig and Bryant’s is post.
@AdamArchuleta@traceygere A Super Bowl winning defense. Listened to Mike MacDonald at a coaching clinic this past offseason and the guy just communicates at such a high level. No wonder it worked out how it did this year.
@AdamArchuleta I totally agree! We run a ton of zone at my high school and I talk a ton of leverage and eyes. You have your tweaks dependent on opponent scheme, etc. Definitely easy to over coach DBs. See WRs, have the right leverage, good things happen from there. Obviously lots more detail.
@AdamArchuleta@traceygere Julian Love sees the H-back isn’t threatening deep and does a great job getting eyes back across to catch the crosser. Because they’re in MOD those safeties know CBs have outside taken care of so their eyes are looking for work back across to them.
@AdamArchuleta@traceygere Absolutely, as a niner fan, I see them run these concepts as good as any. 2x2 set and corners are MOD. Coby Bryant does a great job as WR1 to his side breaks on the cross he gets eyes across to match the post.
@AdamArchuleta So, in that case see that single post working back to you. Should be a tough throw between safety. C2 corner is catching that over route working to him that 1/4 safety chased. LBs did a good job on crossers. Would love C2 safety to have some better leverage.
@AdamArchuleta The details of NFL to high school are obviously so different. I don’t like my 1/4 safety to cross the middle of the field. 3/2/1 read on trips and keep inside leverage of their most inside route to the trips side. One he crosses the center line, look for something working back.