Josh Norman to cover .... Megatron?

[beastson]

I would rotate everybody on him all game long

[Beast_3000]

Hmmm, Cason is still taller than Norman at 6'1.

Norman has a vertical over 40 inches.

[Beast_3000]

I just want to keep him from getting open deep. Stafford will loft that bitch up and no one has a chance to compete with Calvin... def keep a safety near by. Wish we had lester on the squad. he is the biggest and tallest saftey we got.

Height and size do not help when you are 5 to 10 steps out of position. He has been getting burnt since the playoff game against San Francisco. I respect your opinion. I just don't think Lester is the answer.

[beastson]

Norman has a vertical over 40 inches.

 

That's Bene, but Norman is long

[mc52beast]

This team isn't any different from the others... put the qb on his backside and the receivers don't catch any balls.

[Beast_3000]

That's Bene, but Norman is long

Yes you are correct. I just looked it up. I was off by a good bit actually. His vertical was 33 inches. My main fear with Norman is him talking trash and getting a penalty. I have heard that trash talk gives Megatron additional incentive to school you without saying a word back.

[BigBoss]

Calvin is gonna do what Calvin does. I say if we can hold him to 110 yards max, we'll be in good shape.

[pstall]

Take the over. AND RETIRE.

[SOJA]

SCP nailed it, Megatron will eventually get his touches. The key is to pressure Stafford. If we press cover and have a safety (preferably DeCoud) over top of Megatron and get pressure Detroit suddenly looks a lot less dangerous 

[PantherFanOne]

I would hate like hell to be the DB that had to cover Calvin (All World ) Johnson. Nuff said.

[Udogg]

What's the record for receiving yards in a game?

[PantherPhann89]

I don't have an issue with what Rivera said about Norman covering Johnson because we play mostly zone coverage. Johnson will not be covered with man to man coverage without safety help over the top. Our defensive minded coaches are smarter than that...

[Who Said What?]

Key phrase, "at times." No way we're sticking him out there on an island. He doesn't have the speed to keep up.

 

On a related note, the whole Norman playing time is interesting because the way RR phrases sounds like he wants Norman to play, but McDermont isn't sold, which worries me a bit. Reminds me last year when Shula was pressured to have more deep passes for the Buffalo game, and we all know how they worked out.

 

I just hope McDermott doesn't have to scale back his game plan to include someone who has problems adhering to the scheme like Norman.

[pstall]

i don't think pressure or blitzes are the answer. show a 3 or 4 man look and drop several guys back. don't give Stafford a typical look.

 

in fact. i say lots and lots and LOTS of zone blitzes. why? that is a great base d to disguise where the blitz comes from, if you in fact decide to do so.

 

i'm not sweating the running game. it's the big wr's/te's that worry me.

 

we have to play from in front. get a double digit lead and just keep the Lions in front of you.

 

that's...just my two cents.