What is the advantage of our corners playing the man instead of the ball?

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What is the advantage of our corners playing the man instead of the ball?

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Against HUNH Air Raid teams, man coverage is both easier to call/get in position for and more effective. They're trying to throw the ball into space. Playing zone gives them space to throw to. If you press the WRs you throw off the timing and extend the play. Then with the man coverage you have DBs always with the receivers, instead of in zone where it is easier to slip open.

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Seems to me that playing the man increases the likely hood of p.i.

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Yeah, but that is a risk you take.

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gives the db no chance of making a pick

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Not really. I mean, less of a chance than zone sure, but good DBs with ball skills get INTs in man.

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Sylve playing the man was the reason he kept getting Mossed yesterday.

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Exactly. Syvle sucks. Get physical guys like TB and EJ out there and things would be different.

Man I wish we were in it for Tee McFadden.

I mean playing the man while the ball is in the air, our dbs never get their head around even when the receiver has begin to look for the ball

Dee, Dre, Kareem, and Javy didn't have a lot of trouble finding the ball.

Some guys just aren't instinctive enough to turn their head at the right time.

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Dee, Dre, Kareem, and Javy didn't have a lot of trouble finding the ball.

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True, I remember in the ND game when Belue made the great bat down on 4th down. Dee did it well throughout his career, but for some reason it just seems they just play the man while the ball is in the air

That last pass that was caught with Sylve "covering" was almost like a punt. It had a lot of air under it, and, the WVU receiver was falling down and still caught it. Sylve turns back to look and he should have had an easy interception or at least, no reception for WVU.

Ideally, the CB should be in perfect position, read the WR to determine that the ball is inbound, turn and make a play on the ball.

If the CB isn't in perfect position (trailing the WR for example) he's supposed to keep his eyes on the WR and attempt to take the ball out of the WRs hands as the WR attempts to make the catch. Cyrus did this yesterday to break up a TD.

Some DBs are better at playing the ball than others. Sylve doesn't appear to have a knack for it but could've been jitters. I rewatched the game today and he was even worse than I initially thought. I'd love to see him bounce back and play well but wouldn't be surprised if he's replaced.