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Todd Helton should probably retire

ch3cooh1 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:18:23 -0000

Chris Harris, Run Support, and Tackling

ch3cooh1 — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:31:36 -0000

My breakdowns up to now have focused on offense but after yesterday I wanted to take a break to give some love to a guy that I'm turning into a big fan of. Chris Harris.

By now we all know the story. A 3 year starter at Kansas who when Turner Gill took over was asked to move to safety. Being a good soldier he moved to safety and took his lumps. Leading up to the draft Gill's staff told scouts that Harris was not an NFL caliber player. He went undrafted and has, through hard work and effort, become a starter.

One thing that really impresses me is Harris' tackling. We've been blessed to watch one of the best tackling corners of all time, Champ Bailey, for the last decade or so. Chris Harris is very much cut from the same cloth and here's a play that shows that.

12:17 3rd Quarter / 1st & 10 / Ball on DEN 29

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Cleveland is lined up in 11 personnel on the left hash. The formation is strong to the boundary with Trent Richardson as the single back. Denver is in the nickel with 2 down lineman and Doom and Von at the end spots standing up. Chris Harris in the slot lined up on Greg Little.

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At the snap, the LG and C get a good double team at the point of attack. The RG pulls to lead block through the B gap. Danny Trevathan does a great job filling the B gap and occupying the pulling guard. At this point Richardson can bounce outside but there are two Broncos defenders to the outside and there is not much real estate to work with the boundary fouling things up. Von gets too deep playing the pass, so instead Richardson cuts it back. Greg Little is making a run at Chris Harris to block but Harris reads it well.

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Harris does well to avoid the block and sets up a 1-on-1 in space with a very talented running back. Back in his days in Alabama these were the situations where Richardson would either make the defender miss or bowl right over them. But Cleveland ain't Alabama and Denver sure as heck ain't Mississippi State.

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Harris goes right in for Richardson's legs and wraps up Richardson's left leg. Again at Alabama this is when Richardson would step right out of the tackle and go for good yardage.

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Chris Harris is a tenacious tackler. He twists and turns to hold on to the runner until the cavalry arrives to finish the play.

Undrafted 2nd Year DB: 1, No. 3 Overall Draft Pick RB: 0

Let's hear it for Chris Harris and all the great undrafted players on this defense (Mitch Unrein, Wesley Woodyard, Tony Carter).

My breakdowns up to now have focused on offense but after yesterday I wanted to take a break to give some love to a guy that I'm turning into a big fan of. Chris Harris.

12:17 3rd Quarter / 1st & 10 / Ball on DEN 29

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Harris goes right in for Richardson's legs and wraps up Richardson's left leg. Again at Alabama this is when Richardson would step right out of the tackle and go for good yardage.

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Chris Harris is a tenacious tackler. He twists and turns to hold on to the runner until the cavalry arrives to finish the play.

Undrafted 2nd Year DB: 1, No. 3 Overall Draft Pick RB: 0

Let's hear it for Chris Harris and all the great undrafted players on this defense (Mitch Unrein, Wesley Woodyard, Tony Carter).

Where ya goin' Ed?

ch3cooh1 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:54:16 -0000

Eric Decker's 51 yard touchdown was pretty awesome. But one question stuck in my mind, what the heck was Ed Reed doing? Let's see if we can figure it out.

First play:

11:30 1st Quarter / 1st & 10 / Ball on BAL 42

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Denver is lined up in 11 personnel. Decker is wide to the field with Stokley in the slot. The formation is strong to the boundary and DT is wide to that side. Moreno is the backfield. The Ravens are showing a single deep safety with man underneath. After the snap Decker and DT press their routes 18 yds downfield before cutting back to the line of scrimmage. Stokley presses 12 yds down field before coming back. Because there is only a single safety deep, The corner can't let Decker get behind him or he gives up the big play. Peyton play actions to Moreno and then finds Decker coming back to the ball wide open for a 9 yd gain.

Second Play:

00:15 1st Quarter / 2nd & 7 / Ball on DEN 45

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Denver is lined up in 12 personnel. The formation is strong to the field side with a TE on the line of scrimmage and another TE in a wing. DT is lined up to the boundary side and Decker is to the field. Baltimore is lined up in a 2 deep look and plays man underneath it. At the snap, Decker pushes 6 yds up the field and starts for the post, he then looks to the route up the field to get deep. DT presses 10 yds downfield and faints to the post before settling his route at the BAL 45. Manning fakes to the RB (I think Moreno but don't quote me). The back chips before settling around the 50.

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The corner does a good job of forcing Decker to the inside where the safety can slide over and bracket for double coverage. Decker recognizes this instantly and breaks his route off and turns into an out. Manning sees it and hits him for a 14 yd gain.

Third Play:

06:08 2nd Quarter / 2nd & 5 / Ball on DEN 10

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This one is pretty straightforward if you've been paying attention. 12 personnel, single safety look, play action max protect. Decker, boundary, works 15 yds down field and comes back. DT, field, does the same. Easy throw and catch for a 12 yard gain.

Fourth Play:

11:37 3rd Quarter / 2nd & 6 / Ball on DEN 21

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Here we are again, formation look familiar yet? Single safety, 21 personnel, play action. Decker presses 5 yards, breaks for the post, sees the middle of the field occupied by the safety and breaks off into an out like before. Throw, catch, 15 yards, FIRST DOWN!

AND FINALLY...

10:02 3rd Quarter / 1st & 10 / Ball on DEN 49

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2 plays later and it's the same record as before. At the snap, Ed Reed sees Peyton acting like it's a handoff but sees Eric Decker pressing downfield. And he decides that he has HAD IT!!! He knows what's coming, Decker breaks off his route into either an out or a comeback and by god Ed Reed is going to undercut it and pick it off. So he camps his little behind outside the hash 15 yards from the line scrimmage.

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Ed Reed is going to pick this pass off and he is going to return for a score! The game will be changed and the great Baltimore comeback will commence!

If it wasn't for just one small thing. Decker keeps running. He doesn't break his route off. Carey Williams is clearly expecting safety help over the top and checks up ever so slightly. Decker's got a step on his man and Peyton Manning exploits it. Ed Reed realizes how bad he just got burned and spikes his helmet on the sideline.

Game, set, match...PFM-1000

Eric Decker's 51 yard touchdown was pretty awesome. But one question stuck in my mind, what the heck was Ed Reed doing? Let's see if we can figure it out.

First play:

11:30 1st Quarter / 1st & 10 / Ball on BAL 42

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Second Play:

00:15 1st Quarter / 2nd & 7 / Ball on DEN 45

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Third Play:

06:08 2nd Quarter / 2nd & 5 / Ball on DEN 10

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Fourth Play:

11:37 3rd Quarter / 2nd & 6 / Ball on DEN 21

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AND FINALLY...

10:02 3rd Quarter / 1st & 10 / Ball on DEN 49

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Ed Reed is going to pick this pass off and he is going to return for a score! The game will be changed and the great Baltimore comeback will commence!

Game, set, match...PFM-1000

Coaching Team Defense

ch3cooh1 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:01:21 -0000

Coaching Team Defense

Fritz Shurmur was one of the most innovative defensive coaches of all time and wrote arguably the bible of defensive football in Coaching Team Defense. It's been out of print for a while and used copies go for $150+ on amazon. Lucky for you Brophy has it available for download as a pdf. Download it, read it, get learned.

Between Mike Adams doing the Superman routine and Von's goofy safety dance there's only one...

ch3cooh1 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:01:00 -0000

Between Mike Adams doing the Superman routine and Von's goofy safety dance there's only one questions. Is this a great gif or the greatest gif?

Ike Taylor and the Terrible, Rotten, No Good Day

ch3cooh1 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:25:53 -0000

Ike Taylor and the Terrible, Rotten, No Good Day

DirecTV, Zuffa and Joe Hand Promotions

ch3cooh1 — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:01:54 -0000

I am a drilling engineer with a large independent natural gas producer. Right now, I'm working/living on a drilling rig in northwest New Mexico supervising the drilling of two wells. While I'm down here, I live in a trailer house that my company rents from an outside supplier. I would like nothing more than to throw down sixty of my hard earned dollars to watch the fights tonight, but instead I am being asked to fork over $1,000 for the privilege of watching tonights pay-per-view.

Why is that you ask?

Well, you see the company that we rent the trailer from provides a DirecTV receiver for every house that they rent out. Since they charge for the use of the receiver it is registered under a commercial account. Makes sense right?

Well it gets dumb from there.

I called DirecTV customer service yesterday to try to buy the ppv and pay for it with my credit card. Once customer service pulled up the account they noticed it was a commercial account and told me to call their commercial account department. No big deal, I figured I would call up commercial accounts and get it taken care of. Well commercial accounts pulled up the account and declared it a national account. That meant they couldn't help me and gave me yet another number to call. I was starting to get frustrated. National accounts started out very helpful, then informed me that since it was a national commercial account I would need to contact Joe Hand Promotions who handles commercial PPV sales for Zuffa and there was nothing DirecTV could do about it on their end.

Who is Joe Hand Promotions? Joe Hand Promotions describes themselves as "the premier distributor of closed circuit pay-per-view boxing and special events in the country. Founded by Joe Hand, Sr. and his family in 1970, the company’s size and reputation has grown due in large part to the chairman's background, passion and keen foresight about the television distribution industry." They partner with promoters (Zuffa, Golden Boy, WWE, etc) to sell pay-per-views to commercial establishments like bars and restaurants through DirecTV.

When I contacted Joe Hand Promotions I was told that since this was a corporate account it did not matter that I was just a guy sitting on his couch with his dog who wants to watch some fights and not a bar. The most "reasonably priced" package they could offer me was $1,000 to order the ppv for a single receiver and that their agreement with Zuffa only allowed them to sell commercial packages.

This is ludicrous, why can't DirecTV, Zuffa, and Joe Hand Promotions recognize that not all commercial accounts are the same?

So basically in closing, I say to my fellow BloodyElbowers enjoy the fights tonight. I'll be watching boxing on ESPN2 since my internet connection is too slow to support streaming (it takes 30 minutes to watch a 5 minute clip on youtube). I guess I'm looking forward to following the thread on here to keep up with the event.

I hope Zuffa continues to do well while refusing to accept my sixty bucks!

Why is that you ask?

Well it gets dumb from there.

This is ludicrous, why can't DirecTV, Zuffa, and Joe Hand Promotions recognize that not all commercial accounts are the same?

I hope Zuffa continues to do well while refusing to accept my sixty bucks!

MIGUEL OLIVO DID WHAT?!

ch3cooh1 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:03:29 -0000

MIGUEL OLIVO DID WHAT?!

Toughest man in baseball right there.

Every pitcher in baseball throws spitballs!

ch3cooh1 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:45:07 -0000

Every pitcher in baseball throws spitballs!

Cool little story from CNN about Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, how it's harvested and how it's applied to the baseball.

Turns out the clubhouse managers have an extra special ingredient...

Image FanShot

ch3cooh1 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:26:03 -0000

Image FanShot

ch3cooh1 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:25:21 -0000

Shawn Chacon is somehow worse at gambling than he is at pitching

ch3cooh1 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:04:59 -0000

Shawn Chacon is somehow worse at gambling than he is at pitching

A warrant has been issued for Shawn Chacon after he tried to pass $150k worth of bad checks at Caesar's

great game in a nice stadium (it's no coors)

ch3cooh1 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:18:32 -0000

great game in a nice stadium (it's no coors)

Major League Leaderboards " 2009 " Batters " Value Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball

ch3cooh1 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:07:16 -0000

Major League Leaderboards " 2009 " Batters " Value Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball

Garrett Atkins...Least Valuable Player in Baseball

Is it time for Todd to shave?

ch3cooh1 — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:32:42 -0000

We have witnessed the power of the beard. Whether it is Jake Plummer in 2005 or Todd Helton in 2007, a player who grows some ridiculous facial hair has a great season.

But the power is shortlived. Plummer stumbled and never recovered in 2006 and found himself benched. Todd had an outstanding season last year but has not been able to find his stroke in 2008.

Perhaps it is time to lose the beard. Call it a sacrifice to the baseball gods.

Note: I am not saying that Todd Helton is Jake Plummer and should be run out of town on a rail in favor of a young hotshot. The comparison begins and ends at the chin.

Poll

Should Todd lose the goatee?

Yes

14 votes

No

13 votes

What does this have to do with anything?

4 votes

31 votes | Poll has closed