The Colts went after the Eagles linebackers with play action passes which is a continuation of what the Patriots did the week before.
The Birds have been sitting in zone coverages on the early downs and zone coverages are vulnerable to play action passes into the curl and hook areas.
Peyton Manning is one of the best in the business at putting the ball into runner’s belly then pulling it out. Middle linebacker Joe Mays didn’t have much a chance to make the play.
I want to see him develop the confidence in when to look back for a thrown ball and play the ball. He’s good enough athlete to be an effective pass coverage guy but he needs to get smarter.
I could see in both weeks of action, teams are going to go after him in pass coverage.
Chris Gocong has to learn to jam tight ends while at the same time having his eyes in the backfield seeing what’s going on. He let one of the Indy tight ends beat him down the seam
I want to see them switch Gocong with the ends on pass rush.
What I mean is send Gocong on the pass rush and have the defensive end cover the tight end. It’s a change up which could used every now and then to get quick pressure.
