Post by Minniman on Oct 25, 2014 8:45:26 GMT -6
Around the Horns: Mike Zimmer recalls days running Tampa 2
The charge that the Tampa 2 defense is obsolete, or too predictable, or too easy to solve, is one that Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier has heard since he was running the same system as the Vikings' defensive coordinator and head coach. It's not one that Mike Zimmer, his successor in Minnesota, is prepared to levy this week.
So why did Zimmer go away from using the scheme as his primary defense?
"It's usually just personnel," Zimmer said. "But we still do some of it. We play with a little bit different technique. The things we run have different names for them, but a lot of the blitzes are still the same. I think everything is evolving all the time in the NFL, and things come back. It's very cyclical. I mean, it used to be the wishbone; now it's the zone read. Everything just kind of evolves. ... They've adjusted. They're not doing the same thing every play, and neither are we. Coaches find different ways to attack different things. But I don't think the defense is obsolete or anything like that."
"It's usually just personnel," Zimmer said. "But we still do some of it. We play with a little bit different technique. The things we run have different names for them, but a lot of the blitzes are still the same. I think everything is evolving all the time in the NFL, and things come back. It's very cyclical. I mean, it used to be the wishbone; now it's the zone read. Everything just kind of evolves. ... They've adjusted. They're not doing the same thing every play, and neither are we. Coaches find different ways to attack different things. But I don't think the defense is obsolete or anything like that."
The Vikings were running the deep zone against the Packers when Smith gave up the big play. I am sure Rodgers checked his reads and got excited to see the Vikings defense in that situation. Allowing free release with zone coverage is a recipe for failure.
... and neither is this Chris guy.