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The Tape: Cardinals @ Redskins: V Screen

Clancy Pendergast isn't the only madman with a headset. Ken Whisenhunt and offensive coordinator Todd Haley know how to unleash a little unbridled creativity of their own.

Washington 7 - Arizona 0

3-2-ARZ 47 (5:42)

Cards/Skins break

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What do you call this? A "V" formation? We'll call it that. What's interesting about the V is that it's essentially a five wide receiver set. Two on the line, one recessed at flanker and two playing split back. Either split back could rush, but the spacing is such that the run would be heavily delayed or an Anquan Boldin end around. The defensive line can pin its ears back, i.e. target a gap, employ pass rush techniques and abandon gap responsibility. And they do.

Let me breakthrough

The play design is already clear.

(1)   Levi Brown pulls right.

(2)   Big white guy Jerheme Urban (#85) picks up Brown's man, situational end Demetric Evans. Don't let the shot fool you, Urban is not dominating Evans - it's a stunt.

(3)   Deuce Lutui holds down Lorenzo Alexander.

(4)   Steve Breaston pulls out to engage Leigh Torrence

(5)   Boldin gets his mean on staring down Carlos Rogers

(6)   Tim Hightower turns and awaits Kurt Warner's pass

(7)   Split end Larry Fitzgerald plays decoy.

It's a screen. A kooky, mixed up, six-parts brilliant screen.

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What a play.

(1)   Boldin plows Rogers like powder

(2)   Urban keeps Evans out of it with a sustained, barely legal block

(3)   Lutui fells Alexander eliminating backside pursuit

(4)   And from the fog starts Hightower with

(5)   Six lead blockers and two unblocked Redskins to beat.

Meow

The play goes for six yards and the first, confirming my fear that this offense would frighten featuring a feature back. Hightower cuts in too fast, achieving the all-important first down but sacrificing a Panamanian canal along the right sideline.

Hold your hats kids. The Cardinals split the series in 2007 in two games that evidenced Arizona's superior and more modern coaching, but Seattle's talent advantage. After a little decline and a rash of injuries, that talent gap has closed or reversed, while the coaching gap grows wider by the play.

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with the ads? Can’t close them out and they are over the text….

by m_b on Nov 13, 2008 7:35 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

great stuff

I didn’t expect to come over here and learn stuff about the Cardinals but the past three stories have been spot on.

by cgolden on Nov 13, 2008 8:41 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I concur

Awesome breakdown, JM.

We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!

by Hawkwind on Nov 14, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Put me on the evac, Loot;

I’ve got a bad feeling about this one, LT, a really bad feeling.

by Bodach on Nov 14, 2008 7:56 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Forgive my ignorance here,

but you call that formation the V. It reminds me of what the Steelers call their Bunch. Is that fair? Did Whisekid bring that with him?

by Dukeshire on Nov 14, 2008 9:57 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Great breakdown, John.

ESPN linked this, in case you didn’t know…pretty cool.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/nfcwest

Dick Dastardly and Muttley with sick laughter

by Wayward Llama on Nov 14, 2008 12:33 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Direct link here. Scroll down to blurb below “Also from Farnsworth”.

Good job Morgan!

by lemonverbena on Nov 14, 2008 4:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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