Andy Reid ...

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

And that's what they did. The Lions would be retarded to blitz that often because they literally don't have a soul who can cover man-to-man in the back seven. The front four was creating the pressure throughout the game.

And yes, you guys could have had anybody out there playing quarterback and still won.

Lol

a "zero blitz" is when you throw your safeties in and go all in at the qb. Antitrust is saying that Detroit was indeed blitzing. It doesn't seem like you picked up on that. Reid was also commenting on it after the game.

[slotdirt]

We clearly define "blitz" in so far as applies to NFL terms complete differently. In my world, "blitz" means the defending team is bringing linebackers/safeties/cornerbacks in on the rush in an attempt to outnumber the offensive team's blockers and stop a running back or quarterback behind the line of scrimmage or force the quarterback to make an inaccurate throw. If that is the standard definition of "blitz" in football parlance, then the Lions did very little of that last Sunday. Period. End of story. The Lions statistically were one of the three or four least likely to blitz teams in the entire NFL last season, and last I checked, they still employ the same defensive coordinator.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

We clearly define "blitz" in so far as applies to NFL terms complete differently. In my world, "blitz" means the defending team is bringing linebackers/safeties/cornerbacks in on the rush in an attempt to outnumber the offensive team's blockers and stop a running back or quarterback behind the line of scrimmage or force the quarterback to make an inaccurate throw. If that is the standard definition of "blitz" in football parlance, then the Lions did very little of that last Sunday. Period. End of story. The Lions statistically were one of the three or four least likely to blitz teams in the entire NFL last season, and last I checked, they still employ the same defensive coordinator.

LOL

Maybe you should explain to Andy Reid what a "blitz" is in NFL parlance. I don't know about last season, but he seems to think that Detroit was "blitzing" as well.

http://eaglesmix.com/2010/09/reid-ha...k-and-win.html

From his news conference which was quoted in article:

On the pass protection being a physical or mental issue:

“They came out and obviously they blitzed. There were a few times they went zero blitz and there were more than you could pick up there. Mike did a good job of getting the ball out of there. Other times we had some breakdowns. I think it is a matter of guys playing and getting the reps. I think that is very important right now. Every game helps you become a better offensive line and by guys playing together.”

[slotdirt]

What does that prove? Every NFL team has blitz packages and invariably uses them during the game. The Lions do so a lot less often than other teams, and that was the case last Sunday.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

What does that prove? Every NFL team has blitz packages and invariably uses them during the game. The Lions do so a lot less often than other teams, and that was the case last Sunday.

I guess maybe you need to explain to everyone else that Detroit wasn't blitzing much on Sunday.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news...-the-line.html

Last week the Lions frequently sent men blitzing up the middle, which often flushed Vick out of the pocket. But he still found a way to be very productive. Credit not only his legs but his arm. Back in his Atlanta days, Vick would immediately take off downfield if he felt pressure. These days, under Reid and Mornhinweg, he looks to pass first, run later.

Another Andy Reid Quote:

“It was important. I think they have a very good defensive front. They can rush the passer well. You have to mix that in well and have some balance to keep them off balance since they were blitzing a lot. You saw us pop a couple. We hit them on those zero blitzes and after that there is nothing there but end zone. Just got to make sure you don’t got penalties.”



This is the best one. From a Detroit Columnist:

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf..._0-2_afte.html


"Defensively, the Lions had the perfect game plan to stop Vick: Blitz him like crazy and get to him before he could get to Detroit's secondary. The blueprint was flawless, the execution was not.

"Vick made a couple of great plays. We dialed up some blitzes and we had free runners to him and he got away from guys who were (unblocked),'' Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "Those are matchups we need to win that he won. And he's won a lot of those in the past. I think we had at least two of those drives, maybe three, where we had our hand on him on third down and weren't able to get him on the ground. Hats off to him and we need to do better.''

Vick, who scrambled only seven times for 37 yards, was far more effective scrambling out of the pocket and then throwing. He completed 21 passes in 34 attempts for 284 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Vick was sacked six times but avoided at least another half dozen unblocked blitzers.

"If we didn't blitz, then Vick was roaming around and ended up burning us and making plays in our zone coverage stuff. We had some good blitzes dialed up and weren't able to get him on the ground,'' Schwartz said.



Yeah, why don't you explain to both coaches what the definition of "blitz" is...in NFL parlance.