So in my last post I talked about how well Andy Dalton through the ball against the Ravens on Sunday. In my opinion, these next 5 videos are some his best throws. As usual, all videos are courtesy of NFL Game Pass.
2nd Q, 6:11, 3rd & 9, ball on CIN 21:
Dalton hooks up with Green for a 17 yard completion. The Ravens run safety Terrance Brooks under Greens out route and have Jimmy Smith playing over the top. Dalton shows off his accuracy and arm strength on this throw.
3rd Q, 12:04, 3rd & 13, ball on the CIN 36:
47 yard completion to Green on 3rd & 13! I like the end zone view of this throw because it clearly shows how the Ravens’ pressure prevents Dalton from stepping into the throw. That said, he still puts the ball right on the money.
Green also makes a nice adjustment on the ball. He’s expecting it over his outside shoulder but adjusts mid-stride to catch it over his inside shoulder.
Big shout out to Turron Davenport (@TDavenport_NFL on Twitter) for explaining the coverage and Smith’s assignment to me on Twitter earlier today. Turron is a great follow for Ravens news and will generally make you smarter about football.
4th Q, 6:49, 1st & 10, ball on the CIN 20:
So the Ravens finally take the lead when Moseley returns a Dalton fumble (Doom!). The first play of the next series – BOOM, 80 yard TD! The Ravens bring pressure, Dalton can’t fully step into the throw but that doesn’t matter. Another dime that hits Green in stride.
Today in his post practice press conference, Dean Pees said there wasn’t one blown coverage on Sunday. Just bad techniques. But the coverage on this play has FS Kendrick Lewis matched up with Green in the slot. If this play isn’t a coverage breakdown, not sure how else you explain Lewis matched up on Green.
4th Q, 3:22, 1st & 10, ball on the CIN 39:
31 yard completion to Marvin Jones. This throw is a great example of Dalton ‘dropping it in the bucket’ (football cliche alert). The coverage isn’t bad and Jones does a good job using his body to box out Kyle Arrington.
This may be the “easiest” of the 5 throws I’ve shown, but it shows the touch and accuracy Dalton played with all game long.
So that’s all for this post. Yes, the Ravens’ secondary played poorly during the biggest moments in the game. But give credit to the Red Rifle. He took advantage of those opportunities and made the throws.
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On the big play to Green (3rd qtr, shortly before the end zone pick), Smith lost his footing on the double move. That also happened to Melvin on a big throw to Marvin Jones in the 1st qtr. I assume that would be some of the technique issues that Pees referred to.
I think the problems with the secondary are alignment, assignment, technique and poor communication.
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I agree with all of those points Jamie. Calling it a blown coverage was unfair of me. But when Kendrick Lewis lines up across from AJ in the slot, one of those guys has to recognize that mismatch and either make an adjustment or call timeout.
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