Hi all, been lurking awhile, had some thoughts on Herbert vis a vis Staley.
Herbert's biggest weakness last year was post snap processing versus disguised coverage. Part of this is just a learning process, and his progression in pre snap diagnosis was both amazing and showed his commitment to the game.
But vs the Dolphins, Patriots, and Bills this was neutralized through scheme. It showed a massive failure in last year's coaching staff.
Lynn and Bradley clearly had no idea what was going on with those defenses and couldn't prepare Herbert properly. They probably couldn't run the scout team correctly. This means Herbert had NO experience playing vs this type of defense in practice, it was all vs the static Bradley single high defense, and it showed.
However, this is exactly the defense Staley runs and he seems to understand its strengths and weaknesses and how to attack it. Herbert will also have practice time vs the exact defense he struggled against. In this way, the coaching and scheme change can actually negate the film advantage other teams will have and may offset the sophmore slump.
Herbert's biggest weakness last year was post snap processing versus disguised coverage. Part of this is just a learning process, and his progression in pre snap diagnosis was both amazing and showed his commitment to the game.
But vs the Dolphins, Patriots, and Bills this was neutralized through scheme. It showed a massive failure in last year's coaching staff.
Lynn and Bradley clearly had no idea what was going on with those defenses and couldn't prepare Herbert properly. They probably couldn't run the scout team correctly. This means Herbert had NO experience playing vs this type of defense in practice, it was all vs the static Bradley single high defense, and it showed.
However, this is exactly the defense Staley runs and he seems to understand its strengths and weaknesses and how to attack it. Herbert will also have practice time vs the exact defense he struggled against. In this way, the coaching and scheme change can actually negate the film advantage other teams will have and may offset the sophmore slump.
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