Orlovsky: The Colts Defense Lies
 

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This is a great analysis on Kenny Moore's 4th down INT last week. I remembered thinking "they're in man" when Desir followed Hopkins in motion, but Moore obviously broke out of a zone coverage to make the pick.

I like it. I assume this is why Eberflus has the whole defense watch film together. The back seven have to know all the coverage roles in each zone defense if they're going to switch off like they must be doing here.

I'm sorry, but I've gotta do it. So coaching matters?

Yeah, if you ask me, he's a wee bit over-excited by this.

Sure, it's nice to see the Colts doing this. However, disguising defensive looks isn't something new in the NFL.

In. Player. Development. Yes. How many times must that be said? Dumbing something down to the point that you've shown you don't understand it doesn't make you right.

It's certainly unique. Motion is one of the biggest tells of man vs. zone defense typically. Taking that tell away from the opposing QB is HUGE, because it can cause misreads and potentially even get you turnovers like it did vs. Houston.

Dude, that wasn't player development. That was game planning.

So it's not player development to get each player in the back seven to understand all of the zone assignments on any given call? I'd disagree with that.

It is game planning. They were watching game film to see tendencies, not random film to see what each player should do no matter what the situation may possibly be.

stop dam. Just stop!!