Can't guard, as the saying goes, their lunches. Can't guard my grandmother.
Who is coaching these guys? They play 90 percent of the time with their backs to the ball and apparently have been coached to stick up a hand in the receiver's chest when the receiver appears to be making his move to catch the ball.
Please, please, what I wouldn't have given to have guys playing defense like that when I was quarterbacking in high school and college. I knew I had 6 every time if a guy was guarding my wide out like that. It's as if they're being taught to play in desperation mode before it's even desperation time in the game.
I know the rules are such that the offense has a distinct advantage now. I know that the refs are supposed to be rigidly enforcing the existing rule on no contact after 5 yards downfield, a rule they failed to enforce with any regularlity for 20 years or so.
But if these DBs, these great athletes and No. 1 draft picks can't guard the guy opposite them straight up without keeping an eye on the QB and the ball while running with them, then they can't play for me.
I would immediately fire every coach who is teaching his DBs to play like that. By the way, they can't tackle worth a damn either. Saw way too many misses this past weekend, with guys easily faked out of their cleats. I always guarded my man straight up, kept an eye on the quarterback and ran everywhere with my guy till the play was over. I rarely got beat. Yeah, I played both ways. And was damn good at it. I beat my opponent with my speed, my positioning, my skills and most of all, my ability to keep the whole field surveyed while doing it.
Hey, NFL defensive backs, what's your excuse?
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Somehow, despite Aaron Rodgers sucking against Seattle last Thursday, I still have a chance to win my fantasy match-up this week as my opponent is done and I still have Larry Fitzgerald (please don't be hurt) and Rashad Jennings (please, no fumbles) playing tonight. Don't suck, you guys, don't suck.
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