[CBFF] Archuleta's arrival impacts Brown

[Tom Shannon]

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> Correct me if I am wrong, but in the cover-2 you don't need
> particularly fast safeties (?) As long as no one blows their
> assignment then there's no requirement for extra speed to close gaps.
> Obviously speed is a nice thing to have (D. Manning) but having guys
> stay in their lanes should maintain containment. Yes?

IMO you don't need safeties who are fast but you do need safeties who play
fast.  There isn't much room for indecision in that a slight hesitation is
the difference between an open receiver down the sideline and an
interception.  That's probably true in most schemes but it seems to be
particularly true in the cover-2.

Tom S.


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