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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1075433" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>Glad you mentioned Raymond. Amazing receiver. People said he didn't run his routes. Of course he didn't, but he did. He could read the defenders, and Unitas could read the defenders. Berry knew where he should be, and when, and Unitas knew he'd be there at that precise time. It isn't always about speed. No matter how physical the game is, the real winners are those that can play the game between their ears and react to the situation as it stands at that particular instance.</p><p></p><p>Raymond was among the walking wounded every year. I remember an announcer saying that if Berry wasn't playing with a sprained wrist or broken ribs, something was wrong with the Colts. He had a congenital back condition causing one leg to appear shorter, poor eyesight, and was by all means never going to pass an NFL physical. Today, that HOF player would never be picked up by a team because of injury history.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes injury history is important. Sometimes it's much less important. Sometimes it's the player himself who has to make a decision on how far he's willing to take it. I know Doubs went through the concussion protocol twice last year, but I'm not really certain that the second time around it was actually a concussion as much as the fear it could have been a concussion and the protocol was invoked because it was hard to evaluate.</p><p></p><p>Too many coaches today are overly enthralled with speed. They think it's all there is and gear their games to it. A good defensive team that can pressure a QB and who has solid CBs and a safety or two who can read offenses and give coverage over the top will neutralize that speed more than people think. The best way to combat offensive speed is by getting on the QB so he needs to get rid of the ball early. With less than 2.5 seconds of time before he needs to release the ball, most QBs won't have an open window to hit that fast wide receiver.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1075433, member: 17953"] Glad you mentioned Raymond. Amazing receiver. People said he didn't run his routes. Of course he didn't, but he did. He could read the defenders, and Unitas could read the defenders. Berry knew where he should be, and when, and Unitas knew he'd be there at that precise time. It isn't always about speed. No matter how physical the game is, the real winners are those that can play the game between their ears and react to the situation as it stands at that particular instance. Raymond was among the walking wounded every year. I remember an announcer saying that if Berry wasn't playing with a sprained wrist or broken ribs, something was wrong with the Colts. He had a congenital back condition causing one leg to appear shorter, poor eyesight, and was by all means never going to pass an NFL physical. Today, that HOF player would never be picked up by a team because of injury history. Sometimes injury history is important. Sometimes it's much less important. Sometimes it's the player himself who has to make a decision on how far he's willing to take it. I know Doubs went through the concussion protocol twice last year, but I'm not really certain that the second time around it was actually a concussion as much as the fear it could have been a concussion and the protocol was invoked because it was hard to evaluate. Too many coaches today are overly enthralled with speed. They think it's all there is and gear their games to it. A good defensive team that can pressure a QB and who has solid CBs and a safety or two who can read offenses and give coverage over the top will neutralize that speed more than people think. The best way to combat offensive speed is by getting on the QB so he needs to get rid of the ball early. With less than 2.5 seconds of time before he needs to release the ball, most QBs won't have an open window to hit that fast wide receiver. [/QUOTE]
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