Archive: November, 2011
Jonathan Tamari
As the Eagles defense struggled through the start of the season, one of the questions that kept coming from fans and critics was this: what are they doing with Nnamdi Asomugha? Why not take a guy who excelled in man coverage and simply let him do what he’s had success with?
The answer was twofold: a few weeks back, Juan Castillo said zone allows a player to look back at the quarterback and make plays on the ball. Asomugha told a group of us that he enjoyed the variety because it let him play around the ball more often. When he is in man, Asomugha is locked on to one player. There’s a time and a place for that, Asomugha said in early October, but not always. In zone, he can break off and get more involved, even if the offense hasn’t targeted him directly. That’s what happened on his interception Sunday.
Here’s how he described the play after the game:
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Video: CineSport's Noah Coslov sits down with Jeff McLane of the Inquirer and discusses the success of the running game in the blow-out victory over Dallas.
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