The Packers' TD

[Kelly the Dog]

I hear what you are saying, but I just don't agree with a scheme that takes your best pass rushing DE and drops him into coverage against a RB.  That being said, it's hard to argue with Gray's success the last couple of years.

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That's what the zone blitz means by definition. That is what built Dick LeBeau''s reputation. That is the entire idea behind it, that the linemen won't know who to block if the DE moves back and the LB blitzes in another hole in his place.

[Rubes]

That being said, it's hard to argue with Gray's success the last couple of years.

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Unless you're Jerry Sullivan, then it's easy to argue it!

[Wiz]

One very key play in this drive occured on a 3rd down play when the Packers had the ball at the Bills 20.

Favre threw an incomplete pass which would have brought on the FG unit, but there was a bogus defensive holding call on Jabari Greer, which kept the drive going.

If you watch the replay, Greer makes contact with the receiver, but does not even come close to holding him. Did anyone else see that?

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Bad call. The receiver came into the body of Greer and Greer's arms got on the outside of his shoulderpads. That is what caused the ref to throw the flag.

[Simon]

The Bills really don't use zone blitzing that much,

I think they're uisng it a lot more than you think. Last night we saw Schobel, Kelsay, Denney, Ritzman, Gause, Edwards and Bannan all dropping at one point or another. The only guys I didn't see dropping into a zone were The Keg and TimAnderson. Keep an eye out fo rit and you'll see it almost every series at some point.

 

As for the GB TD, I'm not entirely convinced that even was a zoneblitz. Schobel didn't drop out immediately at the snap, instead sort of drifting out and up as if he were keeping contain (a must in that part of the field) while eyeballing Green in the flat. When Posey blew his job twice it seemed like Schobel realized the play had gone on too long and that there was nobody behind him on the short side so he took it upon himself to chase Green when he headed upfield. If it was a zone blitz, Schobel would have dropped into his zone right at the snap, or at the latest after he took a jabstep to hold the LT. He did not, instead moving up and to the outside.

Probably need to check with a coach on that one.

[34-78-83]

Well that's why they're in a zone, and not man-to-man.  The Bills really don't use zone blitzing that much, but Denney did get an interception last preseason in a zone blitz.

 

Sam Adams' interception against the Pats a couple of seasons ago looked like it came from a zone blitz (or Sam was just reeeeaaal slow getting off the line). Fletcher blitzed, Sam stepped back, Brady made a bad throw, and that's goal of the zone blitz.

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dude, the Bills use a TON of zone blitz in their scheme (probably second only to Pitt) and it has increased each year since Gray's arrival.

[ExWNYer]

It was embarrasing enough to come free and completely unblocked and then miss a 40yrold QB; but then he whiffed on him again.

It only got worse on the next series when ARodgers made him look like Eddie Robinson on a 15yrd run. 

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Uh, he's 35...but why let facts get in the way of a good story.

 

BTW, Posey did do a horrible job on that play. It looked like the old banana peel routine out there.

[Bflojohn]

I agree that the defensive hold on Greer was totally bogus! If anything Chapman initiated the contact and Greer only gave him a "chuck" that Chapman got around in a second! If they (officials) were going to call a foul, then illegal use of hands (beyond the 5 yard zone) was the only plausable call, but like I said, even that would have been highly questionable!!!