Cover 1 breaks down the Bills defense against Miami

[HappyDays]

 

The actual film review starts at 3:05 if you want to skip ahead.

[Bookie Man]

Tenacious D

[Shaw66]

Really good stuff. Thanks for posting. I like the detailed analysis of the concepts the bills used to free up defenders.  

 

Opponents are going to have to start figuring out how to slow down Rousseau, who has quickness and foot speed that is difficult to deal with.

[HappyDays]

33 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

Opponents are going to have to start figuring out how to slow down Rousseau, who has quickness and foot speed that is difficult to deal with.

 

The play where Rousseau drops into coverage is the most impressive of the bunch IMO. He's asked to do so much on that one play and he does it all perfectly. Bumps a pass catcher running past him, covers the shallow route, spies Brissett and perfectly mirrors his movement out of the pocket to meet him behind the line of scrimmage, then takes him down. The instincts and athleticism and length needed to pull all of that off in a matter of seconds is unreal. And he's doing all of this in his 2nd professional game. He's a prototype of the kind of DE you need to beat the modern mobile QB.

[wppete]

Another amazing break down. Cover1 guys are really the gold standard when it comes to Bills coverage and analysis. 

[Shaw66]

23 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

The play where Rousseau drops into coverage is the most impressive of the bunch IMO. He's asked to do so much on that one play and he does it all perfectly. Bumps a pass catcher running past him, covers the shallow route, spies Brissett and perfectly mirrors his movement out of the pocket to meet him behind the line of scrimmage, then takes him down. The instincts and athleticism and length needed to pull all of that off in a matter of seconds is unreal. And he's doing all of this in his 2nd professional game. He's a prototype of the kind of DE you need to beat the modern mobile QB.

I agree. I like how he stays on his feet and flows to wherever he needs to be to stay in the play.

 

You also can see how he fits perfectly into the style that McDermott wants to play. McDermott's defense is clearly a team defense, where when one guy does his job, he creates an opportunity for another guy. It's important for every guy to do his job and every guy to be athletic enough to take advantage of the opportunities presented.

[nedboy7]

How does this great breakdown get 5 responses in 14 hours while the 20 JA sucks threads are getting pages.  Thanks for the post.  Really fun to watch the breakdown of how the D works. 

[Rochesterfan]

1 hour ago, HappyDays said:

 

The play where Rousseau drops into coverage is the most impressive of the bunch IMO. He's asked to do so much on that one play and he does it all perfectly. Bumps a pass catcher running past him, covers the shallow route, spies Brissett and perfectly mirrors his movement out of the pocket to meet him behind the line of scrimmage, then takes him down. The instincts and athleticism and length needed to pull all of that off in a matter of seconds is unreal. And he's doing all of this in his 2nd professional game. He's a prototype of the kind of DE you need to beat the modern mobile QB.

 

Totally agree - said this in another thread - that play was just amazing.  The drop and bump on the receiver, the slide to the middle, most importantly the recognition of not only where the rush was, but where Brissett had to escape, and then the speed to come downhill at him and make the open field tackle before Brissett can get going.  Superb!

 

The ability he and AJ have with their hand placement and using that to get leverage is just next level.  When Rousseau pancakes the tackle right into Brissett by punching up on the arm and driving - it is like a faster version of Reggie White’s old hump move.

 

Can not wait to watch these guys continue to develop.  Match their speed and length with the stature and power of Basham and you will keep these guys of platform for years.

 

 

[Shaw66]

1 hour ago, nedboy7 said:

How does this great breakdown get 5 responses in 14 hours while the 20 JA sucks threads are getting pages.  Thanks for the post.  Really fun to watch the breakdown of how the D works. 

I agree.   I don't think Cover1 is perfect, but it's awfully good.  Week after week they take the time to show us what the Bills are doing to make the plays they make, not just saying "watch the same highlights you've already seen."  It's consistently really good stuff.  I don't know where these guys learned all this detail (and it does bother me a bit how they love to show off all their football jargon), but my eyes tell me that what they're talking about is correct.   

 

I learn a lot from this stuff, and I'm happy that it gets posted weekly.  

[LeGOATski]

4 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

I agree.   I don't think Cover1 is perfect, but it's awfully good.  Week after week they take the time to show us what the Bills are doing to make the plays they make, not just saying "watch the same highlights you've already seen."  It's consistently really good stuff.  I don't know where these guys learned all this detail (and it does bother me a bit how they love to show off all their football jargon), but my eyes tell me that what they're talking about is correct.   

 

I learn a lot from this stuff, and I'm happy that it gets posted weekly.  

I think there's some scouting school out there, an online program, that teaches you all the lingo and how to break down plays, grade players, and all that. I'm definitely not saying this for sure, but I think their lead guy Eric took a course like that and made the most of it.

[TBBills]

This was very nice breakdown.

[Chandler#81]

Fantastic! Thank you, OP. 

So, how the Hell do we afford to keep Taron? We’ve nurtured this kid from his professional infancy and are now rewarded with a premier DB -just in time to lose him???

[RiotAct]

35 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said:

Fantastic! Thank you, OP. 

So, how the Hell do we afford to keep Taron? We’ve nurtured this kid from his professional infancy and are now rewarded with a premier DB -just in time to lose him???

wonder if Beane finds a way to get a deal done, or if TJ is going to want too much.  Hope we can keep him, he’s a great fit here, but if not… next man up.

[SECRET SQUIRREL]

2 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

I think there's some scouting school out there, an online program, that teaches you all the lingo and how to break down plays, grade players, and all that. I'm definitely not saying this for sure, but I think their lead guy Eric took a course like that and made the most of it.

Pretty sure he was a running back in college, dude definitely knows his football and I enjoy his breakdowns.

[LeGOATski]

2 minutes ago, SECRET SQUIRREL said:

Pretty sure he was a running back in college, dude definitely knows his football and I enjoy his breakdowns.

Sure. But playing football doesn't teach you everything about scouting all the positions and analyzing plays like a coach. I'm pretty sure he referenced some course he took a while back.

[gdabillsfan]

Great post. Just goes to show me what I thought saw on Sunday wasn't quite what I did see, but I can see that now.🤔

I love these breakdowns, I learn something new every week

[Shaw66]

5 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

I think there's some scouting school out there, an online program, that teaches you all the lingo and how to break down plays, grade players, and all that. I'm definitely not saying this for sure, but I think their lead guy Eric took a course like that and made the most of it.

Gotta admire who's that committed to the game.   It's impressive.   And it's a great service to us geek-wannabes - we get the benefit of his hard work. 

[Beast]

Just throwing this out there.....to include the pre-season games (yes, I know), the Bills have given up 53 points in 5 games and 7 of those came from a blocked punt. They have 2 shutouts.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 23, 2021 by Beast

[Gambit]

5 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Fantastic! Thank you, OP. 

So, how the Hell do we afford to keep Taron? We’ve nurtured this kid from his professional infancy and are now rewarded with a premier DB -just in time to lose him???

I see someone must've not understood why I used this gif. It's because Beane is a wizard.

Edited September 23, 2021 by Gambit

[HappyDays]

Here's the film review on the offense:

 

 

[machine gun kelly]

We really appreciate when you share Happy the cover 1 review as it’s so much more interesting and educational than some of the never ending debates.

 

keep em comin.

[Chandler#81]

Great insight! Thanks again, @HappyDays

 

I truly hope our fringe fans who proclaim “If Allen plays like crap again this week, accept that he’s not good” watch these and develop from being witless couch potatoes into someone who’s takes have even a teeny little merit.

 

I know. I’m hoping for too much.. 🤨

[machine gun kelly]

Chand, I couldn’t agree more.  Sharing for some guys the breakdowns by the Athletic guys or just little excerpts as some don’t get it, the cover 1 or other all 22’s, are so helpful especially junkies like myself in the Bills.  I can reasoned POV from guys who live to breakdown tape and have the time to do it.  It also is educational for casual fans so they know more about why some things are happening.

 

These along with Shady’s maps, unis, posts and other breakdowns I see as some of the most meaningful to have a discussion.  I’m not critical of just the opinion threads, but I almost always see a more robust conversation on the former threads vs. the latter.

[BigDingus]

Actually impressed with Epenesa. Whether he's getting the actual sack or not, guy is disrupting the pocket & making his presence felt.

 

Another thing of note is Star having an impact. The D played well in week 1, but week 2's defense looked like that top-5 D we had prior to last year. I know I've had my doubts about Star's commitment, but we just look better when he's playing.

[Coach Tuesday]

10 hours ago, HappyDays said:

Here's the film review on the offense:

 

 

What I took from this?  Darryl Williams had one of the worst games I’ve ever seen by an offensive lineman - just an absolute disgrace of a performance and he deserves to be benched if he does that again.  Josh is better at handling pressure from his left than his right, it seems, and Williams was so bad - atrociously bad - Allen never got comfortable enough to set his feet in the pocket.

 

Again: Darryl Williams has been a disgrace this season and I suspect they’re already regretting that signing.  I’m furious after watching those replays.

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, BigDingus said:

Actually impressed with Epenesa. Whether he's getting the actual sack or not, guy is disrupting the pocket & making his presence felt.

 

Another thing of note is Star having an impact. The D played well in week 1, but week 2's defense looked like that top-5 D we had prior to last year. I know I've had my doubts about Star's commitment, but we just look better when he's playing.

 

 

Having no recollection of the games from his rookie season when he was actually a dominant player.........that was BY FAR the most energy that I've ever seen Star Lotulelei play with.   He's generally been quite satisfied to just slow dance with his blocker at the LOS.   He was actually impactful in this game.   But the downside of being more active appears to be injury.   He has already missed a game with a calf injury and suffered a groin injury in Miami that's limiting him.   So his improvement might end up short lived but I'd rather he played hard for 7 and missed 10 others injured than be the Polynesian Pylon for 17 again.  

[Punching Bag]

17 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Fantastic! Thank you, OP. 

So, how the Hell do we afford to keep Taron? We’ve nurtured this kid from his professional infancy and are now rewarded with a premier DB -just in time to lose him???

 

Does he have an aspiring music career?  Pegulas could sign him to a carefully worded contract at their recording studio.

[BADOLBILZ]

5 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

What I took from this?  Darryl Williams had one of the worst games I’ve ever seen by an offensive lineman - just an absolute disgrace of a performance and he deserves to be benched if he does that again.  Josh is better at handling pressure from his left than his right, it seems, and Williams was so bad - atrociously bad - Allen never got comfortable enough to set his feet in the pocket.

 

Again: Darryl Williams has been a disgrace this season and I suspect they’re already regretting that signing.  I’m furious after watching those replays.

 

It's funny how a contract year can sharpen a players focus.

 

After signing new contract?   Different story.

 

I'm hoping he just needs to round back into form..........and hopefully it doesn't take until late in the season.

 

[Logic]

22 hours ago, Shaw66 said:

 I don't know where these guys learned all this detail (and it does bother me a bit how they love to show off all their football jargon), but my eyes tell me that what they're talking about is correct.   

 

I learn a lot from this stuff, and I'm happy that it gets posted weekly.  

The Scouting Academy

https://scoutingacademy.com/

"Our Film Evaluation Course is a 16-week curriculum designed to teach you the process of scouting. Learn from NFL Execs and Coaches from the comfort of your home, on your schedule."

Pretty cool, actually. I've looked into enrolling myself at times. After completing all of the courses offered, a person is theoretically able to go from the basic level of football knowledge most fans have to being knowledgeable enough to be employed by a college or pro team (provided, of course, that they're sharp and dedicated enough to apply themselves to the lessons taught).

What a time to be a football fan!

[BADOLBILZ]

16 hours ago, HappyDays said:

Here's the film review on the offense:

 

 

 

 

I don't like the Bills TE's or FB options but playing a lot of 21 or 12 personnel is just better long term, IMO.    More big plays in the passing game because there is more space for the Bills receivers to work.   More pass blocking assistance for an OL that clearly hasn't gelled.   And perhaps most importantly the WR don't take the beating that they do when they try to run empty and use the passing game as a replacement for the run game.    The dink and dunk gets your skill players beat up.

[Captain Hindsight]

20 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

Sure. But playing football doesn't teach you everything about scouting all the positions and analyzing plays like a coach. I'm pretty sure he referenced some course he took a while back.

He did the scouting academy I believe. Its run by a few former GMs and scouts. Impressive program

[RoyBatty is alive]

Excellent breakdown!!

[Jerome007]

Cover1 does amazing breakdowns. What puzzles me, is that even if the opponents vary, the schemes used vary, it's kind of weird in some games some players perform so much better or so badly. Feliciano for example had an awesome game yet awful on game 1.

 

Milano is a proven stud, period. IMO he was the best Bills last Sunday. Epenasa and Rousseau are showing so much potential. If the Bills D are a terror, combine this with the scary offense and WOW. I think the LBs and DBs are very good, the DL was the weak point. But if they are strong too, that's a top 5 defense in the making with a top 5 offense. Please don't get blocked punts and it's all good ha ha

[Shaw66]

1 hour ago, Logic said:

The Scouting Academy

https://scoutingacademy.com/

"Our Film Evaluation Course is a 16-week curriculum designed to teach you the process of scouting. Learn from NFL Execs and Coaches from the comfort of your home, on your schedule."

Pretty cool, actually. I've looked into enrolling myself at times. After completing all of the courses offered, a person is theoretically able to go from the basic level of football knowledge most fans have to being knowledgeable enough to be employed by a college or pro team (provided, of course, that they're sharp and dedicated enough to apply themselves to the lessons taught).

What a time to be a football fan!

Thanks.  Mike Martz, Wade Phillips, Bobby April on their faculty.  Pretty cool.   

1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

I don't like the Bills TE's or FB options but playing a lot of 21 or 12 personnel is just better long term, IMO.    More big plays in the passing game because there is more space for the Bills receivers to work.   More pass blocking assistance for an OL that clearly hasn't gelled.   And perhaps most importantly the WR don't take the beating that they do when they try to run empty and use the passing game as a replacement for the run game.    The dink and dunk gets your skill players beat up.

Good points.  On the other hand, going wide often makes for easier releases of the line and assures that the defense is spread.   

 

A good mix is best.