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h2omelonhead
Found this by searching "Fred Warner shuts down CeeDee Lamb" on you tube as that's what I saw last week that really stood out to me. There's just things that people can't run because teams don't have a 99 rated LB that can do everything.
24:06 mark.. he is at the line, faking a blitz. On the opposite side of CeeDee Lamb. Lamb streaks up the seam and Warner is with him stride for stride.
This is how you are supposed to break this and he just takes it away. Look how Hufanga plays this... he even takes a step away from Lamb as he trusts Warner with the coverage.
4:45 mark.. covers Lamb like a blanket. Look at Hufanga.. yes he is in quarters, but instinctually, a normal safety might have bailed and helped on Lamb. But, nope, he trusts Warner and the coverage scheme (other safety).
Very cerebral players with loads of talent.
I'm sorry, but Jones and Wagner can't cover someone like Lamb this way and would require help which then can put the safeties in a bind and create some miscommunications. You just aren't suppose to be able to cover someone at the line (even on the opposite side no less) this way. Breaks so much of what is taught and perceived to be true.
24:06 Tampa-2, he has the hole (essentially the #3 receiver man to man) and you are right, does it from opposite side of formation. He's for all intents and purposes the MOF defender.
4:45, 49ers in Gold front (maybe Bronze, hard to tell, some sort of tilted front) Cover-6 (quarters to the strong side, cover-2 to the weak side (far side)... Warner has the middle/hook and he does it perfectly---far corner in MEG (man) far safety 1/2 the field. Near CB and S in quarters . . . just a play no one else can really make as a MIKE. A safety playing MIKE could do it...but a 6-5 guy running with a WR is just too rare..
great clips