Comments on: Tampa-2 Nearly “Obsolete”

By: GurS

GurS — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:29:03 +0000

Tampa 2 was a Cover 3 scheme anyway

By: espo

espo — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:12:28 +0000

And I’m surprised noone felt the need to point the fact Ronde was called the Bucs’ longtime safety.

By: espo

espo — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:10:33 +0000

Cover 2 is anything but obsolete. Pressure on the QB is the key to any pass defense. whatever defense we run this year, I’m confident the ol Tampa 2 will be seen from time to time.

By: Mike J

Mike J — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:51:52 +0000

(Pete Dutcher), well, they have players who can potentially do that; potential means you haven’t done it yet.23 sacks last season; none in 50 throws vs. Miami.Sacks aren’t the whole story when it comes to QB pressure, but you need more than 23.
But I hope you are correct, sir.

By: Pete 422

Pete 422 — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:59:54 +0000

Monte Kiffin came up with a scheme that best fit the great talent he had. That’s why it isn’t as effective anywhere else.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:52:27 +0000

I see Michelle Grande is here….now where is Thomas?…..Hopefully he went the way of the Tampa 2 also. Certainly he has a lot in common with the Dodo bird.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:20:18 +0000

Umm….There is a difference between the cover 2 and the Tampa 2. The MLB takes a deeper drop than the other LB’s in the Tampa 2. In the standard cover 2 he doesn’t take as deep a drop.

By: Miguel Grande

Miguel Grande — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:04:12 +0000

GMC made a tackle on Friday although he missed a couple but that’s called disruption. You get paid 8 figures for that. Whenever they ran a stunt, it seemed like he just wasn’t buying in to that complicated teamwork stuff.

By: the_buc_realist

the_buc_realist — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:54:43 +0000

@the dutcher journal

how much do you have to drink to think that McSofty is always getting pressure??? i want to watch the game you watch so i can think that GMC (Games Constantly Missed) looks like a good player.

By: raphael

raphael — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:49:18 +0000

why would you disagree with Rhonde ?

By: The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher)

The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:45:48 +0000

I don’t think Cover 2 is history…I think it just has to adapt and evolve like everything else. Tacklers can still hit hard, they just have to do it within the new rules.

And I disagree that the safety hitting hard is the basis for the cover 2…speed and man to man is. QB pressure is.

By: The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher)

The Dutcher Journal (Pete Dutcher) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:41:58 +0000

Mike J Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:19 am

The cover/Tampa-2 is also predicated on getting QB pressure with the front four alone. This Tampa team has no one who can do that, let alone the two or three need to really make the scheme go.

They do too have players who can do that. The problem until now was bad coaching on defense (well…and on offense but that’s off topic). I suspect we’ll be treated to witnessing a huge growth in the number of sacks this year. Even before though…we had pressure. Just not enough. GMC almost always gets pressure when playing. Clayborn gets pressure. Bennett gets pressure. It just needs to all come together.