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bbaffert
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Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 7067
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ADVANTAGE SEATTLE
Seahawks Cornerbacks vs. Redskins Wide Receivers
A month ago it seemed very unlikely that both Seattle starting cornerbacks would be available for the playoffs. However, with Richard Sherman avoiding suspension by winning his appeal, and Brandon Browner completing his suspension for PED’s last week, they are both ready to go. They have the task of stopping a Redskins’ passing game that features Pierre Garcon and Joshua Morgan. With Griffin still not appearing all the way back from his knee injury, the Redskins might be inclined to have him rely on his passing more than running. Garcon has been busy since missing most of the season with an injury. He is already second on the team in targets and had more yards than any other Redskins receiver. Griffin has a comfort with Garcon, and he should as his QB rating when throwing to him is 116.7. That rating will get a huge test this week though. Sherman finished second in the entire NFL in QB rating on passes into his coverage. Quarterbacks targeted Sherman 86 times, completing 40 passes with two touchdowns and eight interceptions on the 591 snaps, equating to a QB rating of 40.5. He was so stellar in coverage that we voted him our first team All-Pro. His counterpart, Browner, was almost as good and had even fewer yards per coverage snap, allowing just 34 receptions in 447 coverage snaps. They are without doubt one of the best cornerback duos in the league. Last time these teams met, in week 12 of last season, both players had an interception, but it won’t be Rex Grossman playing quarterback this time.
A matchup that the Redskins might have the opportunity to feature would be in the slot. Veteran Santana Moss has been a weapon from the slot all year and has made numerous big plays. Moss lines up in the slot 82.1% of the time, and has 32 receptions including seven touchdowns on 47 targets from that position. Griffin has a QB rating of 131.5 when throwing to Moss and the rookie might lean heavily on him to avoid throwing at Seattle’s two elite corners. Seattle will count on Marcus Trufant to handle most of the slot duties, and he is no slouch. Trufant has been in coverage from the slot on 179 plays and allowed only 21 receptions and one touchdown. Trufant against Moss could dictate how successful the Redskins are in moving the chains.
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wildjayson
Registered: Sep 2009
Posts: 224
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**** looks like im getting behind the wood shed
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01-06-13 11:17 PM |
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wildjayson
Registered: Sep 2009
Posts: 224
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lets go
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01-07-13 12:06 AM |
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timande
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Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 1860
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nice one(s), grats on all your plays today
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01-07-13 01:42 AM |
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wildjayson
Registered: Sep 2009
Posts: 224
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well done
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01-07-13 03:53 AM |
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