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Munnerlyn wasn't sure he was one of them
« on: Nov 20th, 2015, 1:06am » |
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Here's one example. After reviewing most of the Vikings' defensive plays this season, I was convinced they were among the league's UGG Boots Outlet Online most frequent users of the blitz. It's rare when you don't see five or more players stacked on the line of scrimmage, and in television broadcasts, Zimmer's scheme is often described as blitz-heavy.
In reality, the Vikings have blitzed on 30.1 percent of opposing dropbacks this season, fewer than 14 teams.
"What you think you see," Greenway said, "is not always reality."
When he does blitz, however, Zimmer's defense UGG Boots Black Friday Deals displays an unusual level of discipline to disguise where it's coming from.
"All coaches preach it, but you see it from the Vikings more than anyone," Leber said. "If they're blitzing from depth, you don't know it until the snap. If you're a linebacker, there is always that urge to lean forward and get on the tips of your toes when you're blitzing. You can't get away with that against NFL quarterbacks. But, per a man, you never see that with the Vikings.
"You see that from the guys at the back end as well. If a linebacker is blitzing, and a safety has to rotate behind him to cover that spot, a lot of times in the NFL you'll see that starting before the snap. It's a pretty good tell where the blitz is coming from. But the Vikings never show that. They're very disciplined in that area."
Some of that can be attributed to Zimmer's teaching, UGGs Outlet but as cornerback Captain Munnerlyn acknowledged, the rest is a function of Zimmer collecting players with the skills needed to excel in his scheme. At one point last season, Munnerlyn wasn't sure he was one of them.
"I just didn't like what he was asking me to do," Munnerlyn said. "I was used to a different style of playing, being all over the place, but he wants you to do certain things and sometimes be more of a finesse player. I realized I had to start listening to him more, and that's what I did. Once you get it, you realize that the scheme is great."
Zimmer has worked to find fast linebackers and big cornerbacks. In the past two years, the Vikings have drafted linebackers Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks, both of whom run the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds, along with 6-foot-1 cornerback Trae Waynes. And all of them, it appears, are above-average tacklers.
Tackling statistics www.jerseysnflblackfridaysale.org can be misleading, but one way to evaluate the collective open-field ability of defenses is by the way they play screens. Opponents have run 36 screens against them this season, the 10th-highest total in the league, but have averaged only 4.25 yards per play -- the fifth lowest in the league.
"For the most part," Leber said, "guys get nowhere against this team on screens. Those are all one-on-one tackling situations."
It's fair to stop short of handing Zimmer and the Vikings NFL Jerseys Black Friday 2015 a permanent crown as an elite defense. As the chart shows, more than half of their opponents rank No. 25 or lower in scoring offense. But as fall turns to winter, the Vikings are playing the type of football that sparks deep playoff runs. The Midas Touch is real and alive in Minnesota.
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