Found September 21, 2012 on Rams Herd: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Situation: 1 & 10 from the Rams 41, with 4:07 left in the 3rd Quarter, Rams trailing by 5. Personnel: 21  Play: Flex Left Pro Slot 18 Stretch Zone Defense: 3-4, Cover-2 Man Pre-Snap The Rams come out in 21 personnel (2 running backs, 1 tight end) with tight end Lance Kendricks to the left and Brandon Gibson split wide right and Danny Amendola inside of him in the slot. The backfield is in an offset-I with fullback Brit Miller flexed to the field. The Redskins are in their base 3-4 defense, but with outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan (91) bumped out over slot receiver Danny Amendola. The Rams are running an outside zone play to the field side. One of the weaknesses in a 3-4 defense is that there is no edge defender. In a 4-3, defensive ends set the edge up front, but in a 3-4 defense, the edge defender has to be manufactured. With the Redskins ...
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