Post by Frosted on Dec 15, 2014 16:46:52 GMT -6
I had been meaning to post a few cut ups from the Jets game last week, but never got around to it - I know it's not as fresh in our minds as the Lions game, but I'm going to post them now anyway, and I'll just use this thread to add pictures for this week, and past weeks, and throughout the offseason.
So, I discussed Gerald Hodges quite a bit in my thread this week, and I focused on him when watching the film last week. I wanted to highlight a few plays that represent what he's doing quite frequently in run support.
2nd and 8 at NYJ 22 (14:13) C.Ivory right end to NYJ 23 for 1 yard (C.Munnerlyn).
Here the Jets are in a weak I - twins right formation, with Chris Ivory and a fullback in the backfield, Decker to the right of the Jets formation, in the slot and Harvin wide right. The Vikings are in their base defense. Harrison Smith is up close to the line of scrimmage, giving the Vikings a loaded box. Harvin goes in motion, across the formation, and he and Geno execute a fake end around after a handoff to Chris Ivory, going off tackle right (or left, from the picture's perspective). Robison does a nice job of setting the edge of the defense, Hodges scrapes across the formation, and Brinkley/Greenway maintains their gap on the inside, forcing Ivory to bounce the run outside. Harrison gets sealed off by Decker (before sliding off of him, and getting to the ball), and then it's Hodges job to beat the fullback, which he does quickly (he really made the fullback look foolish in real time). Captain is difficult to see in the pictures, but he was the Vikings left corner and did a fantastic job on this play. He steps up and forces Ivory to cut back, and makes the tackle, with an assist from Hodges in pursuit. It was, overall, a great job playing the run, and every guy executed his responsibility effectively.
One thing I have noticed, in regards to Hodges, and it applies to the play I posted above, is that he has a tendency to play almost too fast. I love that he's always going wide open, but sometimes it can cause him to overrun a play, which he almost did on the play I posted above, and I do recall one instance from the Lions game where he did in fact overrun a ball carrier, and gave up a first down.
So, I discussed Gerald Hodges quite a bit in my thread this week, and I focused on him when watching the film last week. I wanted to highlight a few plays that represent what he's doing quite frequently in run support.
2nd and 8 at NYJ 22 (14:13) C.Ivory right end to NYJ 23 for 1 yard (C.Munnerlyn).
Here the Jets are in a weak I - twins right formation, with Chris Ivory and a fullback in the backfield, Decker to the right of the Jets formation, in the slot and Harvin wide right. The Vikings are in their base defense. Harrison Smith is up close to the line of scrimmage, giving the Vikings a loaded box. Harvin goes in motion, across the formation, and he and Geno execute a fake end around after a handoff to Chris Ivory, going off tackle right (or left, from the picture's perspective). Robison does a nice job of setting the edge of the defense, Hodges scrapes across the formation, and Brinkley/Greenway maintains their gap on the inside, forcing Ivory to bounce the run outside. Harrison gets sealed off by Decker (before sliding off of him, and getting to the ball), and then it's Hodges job to beat the fullback, which he does quickly (he really made the fullback look foolish in real time). Captain is difficult to see in the pictures, but he was the Vikings left corner and did a fantastic job on this play. He steps up and forces Ivory to cut back, and makes the tackle, with an assist from Hodges in pursuit. It was, overall, a great job playing the run, and every guy executed his responsibility effectively.
One thing I have noticed, in regards to Hodges, and it applies to the play I posted above, is that he has a tendency to play almost too fast. I love that he's always going wide open, but sometimes it can cause him to overrun a play, which he almost did on the play I posted above, and I do recall one instance from the Lions game where he did in fact overrun a ball carrier, and gave up a first down.
... and neither is this Chris guy.