re: DB position change thread

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It was a skinny post that split Cover 2.

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And Ford played it awful. He has the boundary side.

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When Whitehead followed White's sideline curl pattern, it was over.

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I'm not sure why you keeping bringing Whitehead into this because he did his job as the field safety in a Cover 2. Ford had less area to cover and still bit, HARD, towards the sidelines and he wasn't good enough to recover. Ford ends up closer to the sidelines than Cooper ever was because he played it like shite. He should have used the boundary as another defender instead of trying to jump the out/curl/corner route. Now some people think he's good enough to be on an island by himself when a simple fake made him look like a fool.

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Assuming there was even an average throw, that is going for a major completion unless Ford makes an All Pro caliber play.

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He wouldn't need an "All Pro caliber play" if he didn't frick it up in the first place.



In the space where Cooper runs 10 yards, Ford goes from at the "E" in the SEC, to all the way down just above the "0" in 20. Leaving the whole fricking middle of the field open.

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Look at the big picture gif, even if Ford plays that over the top, Amari is sprinting inside him with no help and he runs in the endzone.

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Jesus, seriously? So a DB needs help on every deep pass? These guys are supposed to make plays by themselves. That's definitely what a corner does most of the time. If Ford doesn't take himself out of position, he's running right with Amari instead of eating his dust, giving himself a chance to make a play on the ball. If he stays near the hash mark, he has a chance to make a play on anything over the middle. If he stays near the hash mark, he has a chance to make a play on anything towards the sidelines. Not only that, anything towards the sidelines would be a much harder throw for Sims than what he allowed on that play.