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Schneed10 · 04-29-2005, 11:38 PM

The need for speed at receiver isn't so much about taking advantage of the defensive backs, it's really about creating another dimension of the offense to threaten a team's defense with. Mainly, Gibbs wants to keep safeties back to defend the potential double-post patterns, which opens up lanes for his running game.

We had a problem last year because nobody respected our receivers deep speed, and they stacked the line on Portis. If we're going to get 4.5 yards a carry, we need to keep the safeties honest.

04-29-2005, 11:38 PM	#2
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 46 Posts: 12,458	Re: Receivers The need for speed at receiver isn't so much about taking advantage of the defensive backs, it's really about creating another dimension of the offense to threaten a team's defense with. Mainly, Gibbs wants to keep safeties back to defend the potential double-post patterns, which opens up lanes for his running game. We had a problem last year because nobody respected our receivers deep speed, and they stacked the line on Portis. If we're going to get 4.5 yards a carry, we need to keep the safeties honest.