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I agree with this. I think he was a very good 3/4 corner, but not good enough to be a starter. He took starter money (and why not). It was very smart of Ted to not go after him. I was hoping that meant we'd try to keep Heyward but obviously not.
To be honest, a decent 3 or 4 would probably be our best corner right now.
https://twitter.com/B_DEROUIN/status/920048187183857670
First...quoting me from March 2016?
Seen it here first. Randall is garbage. He’s literally running away from the guy with the ball. Been doing it for years!First...quoting me from March 2016?
And a DB trying to avoid a double block in that kind of play and get around it is gutless?
cmon man!
He is literally avoiding the blocks...not running away from the guy with the ball.
Lol, so the exact thing I criticized him for two years ago shows up on film and I'm still making it up?
How did avoiding those blocks help in anyway? And he very clearly is running away from the guy with the ball, the guy with the ball is directly behind the blockers, which he ran away from. Why not take on both blockers (even if he just fell in front of them) which would then probably slow down the rb and either force him out of bounds sooner or would have allowed the LB to tackle him earlier
So you expect a small DB to take in two larger blockers on his own. And that will help the play? Again...a lot to criticize him for...that play seems odd and nitpicking.
Eh, come on... he ran like 10 yards away from the blockers. Esentially those blockers were successful without even touching him. At least take on those two blockers freeing up someone else to make the play. Isn't that what they teach DEs these days? Did when I played... take one for the team and let the LBs clean it up. Granted, Randall is one of the last defenses there but there appeared to be someone else behind him (Clinton-Dix I think- looked like 21)
Yeah this is where I stand on this play.
Yes. Clinton-Dix was behind him, no other blockers were in front. If Ryan were not there to make the play from behind essentially, and it was up to Randall/Clinton-Dix to make that tackle- that's 2 vs 3 (including the runner). If Randall takes on two blockers then it's Clinton Dix vs the runner. I like those odds better
Is that what they teach DEs? Yes...a bit different taking up blockers on the line as a DE than linemen running downhill at a DB.
What I mean is on a play such as an option... the DE is in charge of the QB. Let the LB worry about the RB. Or, a better example, DE is in charge of taking up the first blocker on a sweep play (lets say a guard pulls- DE tries to engage that guard, force the RB toward the middle of they can). It's the job of the next guy to get the ball carrier or take up the next blocker. The goal is to at the very least disrupt the ball carrier's path and if possible force him middle.
As noted in the response to this tweet, he probably bailed when he saw the flag thrown. Its no excuse, play to the whistle, etc. etc., and there's no doubt this guy does not like contact, but he's clearly calling for the obvious illegal man downfield flag, and sees the flag thrown, before he turned tail and ran.
So, let's unpack that. The flag is throw for what? Illegal man downfield or something? There are still benefits to be gained on the play. You could get an illegal block downfield, unsportsmanlike, ref might pick up the flag (happens often). Should the defense just let the play score any time there is a flag? I stand by my comments from two years ago. He's a gutless player. Cut him already.CletiusMaximus said:
