Why You Run A Prevent Defense Nursing A Lead Late

[YaketySax]

Bucs blitz six on Kupp's long reception to win the game:



I get some fans will complain regardless if their team loses. I also get most fans don't understand hindsight bias. Playing prevent isn't successful 100% of the time, but your team gives itself a better chance to win. As a society we'd all do better to recall the days we learned probability in middle school and high school.

Specific to UK: this attitude (i.e. playing the odds) is why our DBs tend to play "soft" on 1st-and-10, 2nd-and-medium/long, and third-and-long. Press coverage works best with blue chip DBs across the board, and an offense on your side that can reliably make up the points if you give up a long TD.

 

[Girthang]

Yeah... lol... because there's no other option between blitzing 6 or running prevent... gtfoh that's hilarious

 

[gamecockcat]

I think you have to pick your spots. If your defense gives up 4 or 5 easy pitch and catch for 8+ yards each and a field goal before the half, that's bad defense. If there's 42 seconds left and you need to hold the other team out of FG range, prevent may be too loose. It depends on the situation and your personnel. Hard to make a blanket statement.

Having said that, letting Evans get looses on the TD throw and Kupp twice was bad defense. Can't allow that to happen ever.

 

[Girthang]

If your defense is working WELL prior to getting a big lead, keep running your regular defensive strategy for that opponent. Make your regular adjustments. If your defense hasn't been stopping them consistently, sure, run preventD to keep the big plays from killing you.

Blitzing 6 guys was stupid, but consistent with coverage screw-ups earlier in the game for the Bucs. Offense nearly cost them the game. Defense played pretty well for the Rams.

 

[YaketySax]

Yeah... lol... because there's no other option between blitzing 6 or running prevent... gtfoh that's hilarious

I'll take Strawman Argument for $800, Alex

 

[Girthang]

I'll take Strawman Argument for $800, Alex

It's only a strawman if you don't know sht about football.

 

[mbc82584]

The chasm between preventer and engage 6 is large. You can still 2-high with soft zone across the middle/sides without playing prevent, which keeps both long and short throws. Hell you could just send 5 and keep better coverage than quarters/prevent.

 

[Girthang]

The chasm between preventer and engage 6 is large. You can still 2-high with soft zone across the middle/sides without playing prevent, which keeps both long and short throws. Hell you could just send 5 and keep better coverage than quarters/prevent.

Exactly. Or go man single high safety as Buffalo used effectively in this game. A lot of ways they could've prevented the Kupp catches deep. I was surprised that they played right into LA's hands

 

[YaketySax]

If your defense is working WELL prior to getting a big lead, keep running your regular defensive strategy for that opponent. Make your regular adjustments. If your defense hasn't been stopping them consistently, sure, run preventD to keep the big plays from killing you.

Blitzing 6 guys was stupid, but consistent with coverage screw-ups earlier in the game for the Bucs. Offense nearly cost them the game. Defense played pretty well for the Rams.

sounds like we agree! Also not what was the point of the OP.

 

[YaketySax]

It's only a strawman if you don't know sht about football.

I don’t understand football if you didn’t realize what you were reading? Makes sense.

It shouldn’t be my burden to improve your reading comprehension. Don’t be surprised if you get called out for it.

 

[Lempface]

This didn't age well.

 

[Girthang]

I don’t understand football if you didn’t realize what you were reading? Makes sense.

It shouldn’t be my burden to improve your reading comprehension. Don’t be surprised if you get called out for it.

I have a minor in philosophy and played football for 9 years. Your only burden is your stupidity.

There are so many number different types and combinations of coverages you can run between "blitzing 6" and true "prevent D." That you don't know that is sad enough. That you would be arrogant enough to assert this has anything to do with MY "reading comprehension" is beyond pathetic.

Watch some fking football and grow the fk up. Start with the replay of the KC vs Bills game and choke on it. (You got something in the eye of your emoji, btw. Sliver or beam?)

 

[Girthang]

This didn't age well.

Stupid stuff never does.

 

[Girthang]

sounds like we agree! Also not what was the point of the OP.

No. Lmao... We don't agree...

 

[Glenn's take]

The Bills played prevent with 13 seconds left and gave up 43 yards in 2 plays and lost so there are arguments on both sides.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

Rams saw something in the bucs long yardage pass d. They hit kupp more than once in the same situation using the same concept, just moved him around

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

I don't know but if was a coach I would be coming even harder and if they beat me long they beat me long. Hate sitting back on my heels shaking in my boots hoping they make a mistake.