But when looking at the defensive gameplan for the Seattle game, and in a few other games this year, Quinn has not been good at offering more over-the-top safety support for the CBs. Usually a Cowboys Free Safety (FS) is in the middle of the field, and even from the middle, I hardly ever see a Cowboys safety making a play on a deep ball. Hec, I rarely see them on a deep pass within the frame of the play, it’s just a DB back there fending for themselves. And if the Cowboys were constantly blitzing 6+ people, then I’d understand. But the Cowboys don’t blitz all that often, especially early in games. So why aren’t the safeties making more plays on deep balls?
We need more out of the safeties (especially the FS) in the passing game…more passes defended and such. Yes, they’re all pretty good tacklers, but we need a FS who can roam around, make an occasional play and offer more deep pass support.
And Quinn needs to call a few more plays that offer safety support outside the hashes as well. Else, Bland and Gilmore will both have some rough games ahead when the pressure isn’t dominant. Quinn left the DBs wayyy too exposed, needlessly, on too many plays, like right before the half.
I haven’t looked at the All-22s, but for those that have, are you seeing safeties in decent positions to make plays?
