Which defensive back had his back to the td pass in the endzone? Was it Raven Green? He got "Mossed" by Randy Moss on Sunday NFL Countdown.
He just teased the guy for having his back turned to the pass.
(12-10-2017 11:08 AM)Middle-aged-Duke Wrote: [ -> ]Which defensive back had his back to the td pass in the endzone? Was it Raven Green? He got "Mossed" by Randy Moss on Sunday NFL Countdown.
He just teased the guy for having his back turned to the pass.
Yeah, that was a pick if his back was turned. But it's a Catch-22 for DBs, turn and you risk blowing your coverage. A perfect example is that long Weber TD pass. Our guy (may have been Green?) was playing the ball, not the receiver. He could smell that pick a mile away and blew the tackle/breakup instead.
Overall, I much rather our guys be aggressive and take some chances. You just gotta be prepared for inopportune PIs and overplaying the ball.
Green got stuck in no man’s land on the first one, stuck between playing the ball and not getting called for PI and not turning on the second one. If he commits to the ball on both at worst he has two pass breakups and at best two INTs with one being returnable and the other a touchback.
When you have help over the top, which Greene did, I'm not sure why he didn't turn and find the ball. He did seem to look off to his left as the ball was sailing by his head, not really sure what he was looking at. All of that being said, I'll take my chances with Raven Greene back there any day of the week.
(12-10-2017 01:22 PM)JMUSteeler Wrote: [ -> ]When you have help over the top, which Greene did, I'm not sure why he didn't turn and find the ball. He did seem to look off to his left as the ball was sailing by his head, not really sure what he was looking at. All of that being said, I'll take my chances with Raven Greene back there any day of the week.
Actually I wished he wasn't there at all, as his body pinned the pass against the receiver helping him secure the ball.
Greene has been awesome for us, so I definitely can't give him too hard of a time. I did think he was going to turn around, especially when the defender behind the ball started reaching out. Hopefully all this publicity will heat him up and Dukes will crush.
That was one hell of a catch, though.
Yeah that was just a circus catch. If you come down with that while in double coverage, give the receiver credit.
(12-10-2017 01:22 PM)JMUSteeler Wrote: [ -> ]When you have help over the top, which Greene did, I'm not sure why he didn't turn and find the ball. He did seem to look off to his left as the ball was sailing by his head, not really sure what he was looking at. All of that being said, I'll take my chances with Raven Greene back there any day of the week.
Again, another one of those decisions that was made within the blink of an eye. Sometimes you don't do the best thing, with that being said, I'd not trade Greene or anyone on our defense for another. They know how to play some football and have won us "how many games".
(12-10-2017 05:48 PM)BleedingPurple Wrote: [ -> ] (12-10-2017 01:22 PM)JMUSteeler Wrote: [ -> ]When you have help over the top, which Greene did, I'm not sure why he didn't turn and find the ball. He did seem to look off to his left as the ball was sailing by his head, not really sure what he was looking at. All of that being said, I'll take my chances with Raven Greene back there any day of the week.
Again, another one of those decisions that was made within the blink of an eye. Sometimes you don't do the best thing, with that being said, I'd not trade Greene or anyone on our defense for another. They know how to play some football and have won us "how many games".
Greene has had a great year. It is okay to criticize a great player for having a bad day. He played his worst game of the year on Friday. I feel like he will bounce back on Saturday.