On second watch I was even more concerned with interior line play against the run.
Postgame themes seemed to center around run fits from safeties on runs bounced outside.
Well, in the second half we got gashed for a ton of running yards on three straight drives largely on runs through the interior.
I'm not comfortable with how often the tackles appeared to be fighting to get to a spot - their gap or slant perhaps, but their eyes and efforts were clearly were not focused on seeing the ball/play and thus gave them very little chance to separate and make a play and made Minnesota's back's life easier than it should have been.
You can't tackle or disrupt what you can't see. Some of the camera angles from the end zones clearly showed helmets buried in shoulder pads/helmets to where there's no way they could see the play develop. Getting to the right spot is great, but there has to be more than that, right?
I'm a layman here....wondering if folks with more tangible experience can chime in.
Postgame themes seemed to center around run fits from safeties on runs bounced outside.
Well, in the second half we got gashed for a ton of running yards on three straight drives largely on runs through the interior.
I'm not comfortable with how often the tackles appeared to be fighting to get to a spot - their gap or slant perhaps, but their eyes and efforts were clearly were not focused on seeing the ball/play and thus gave them very little chance to separate and make a play and made Minnesota's back's life easier than it should have been.
You can't tackle or disrupt what you can't see. Some of the camera angles from the end zones clearly showed helmets buried in shoulder pads/helmets to where there's no way they could see the play develop. Getting to the right spot is great, but there has to be more than that, right?
I'm a layman here....wondering if folks with more tangible experience can chime in.
