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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 179603" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>IMO, smoke routes are better run from our "base formation", or the opposite side of the trips formation. You're not crowding space for the WR to move. If you're in trips, you bring 2 extra bodies, and 2 extra defenders to the WR's space and it gives him less room to maneuver. Our smoke routes aren't set up like Denver's (really a screen pass) where they're in bunch formation and guys are acting like blockers. Our smoke routes are designed for the WR to take on his defender 1v1, and if our WR can get by his man they can get a chunks of yardage if not break it open for a TD. </p><p></p><p>Smoke routes are perfect for bigger WRs that are explosive in short spaces. We've run it with Summers a few times, and he'll get a decent "cheap" gain...but Demaryius and Smelter are the prototypical WRs for this play. Both could stiff arm the DB to the ground and were quick enough to erase angles from the shallow defenders. All they had to beat were the safeties, and by that time they've gained 20+ yards.</p><p></p><p>You've also got to look at the CB and what leverage they're playing. If a CB is playing with outside leverage and lining up 10+ yards off the ball, perfect time for this play. If they're playing inside leverage and playing closer to the WR, not a very good time to do it. I think we need our WRs to show that they can beat them deep so they respect them more and are playing off them. Demaryius and Smelter proved that over time, the guys we have now have not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 179603, member: 360"] IMO, smoke routes are better run from our "base formation", or the opposite side of the trips formation. You're not crowding space for the WR to move. If you're in trips, you bring 2 extra bodies, and 2 extra defenders to the WR's space and it gives him less room to maneuver. Our smoke routes aren't set up like Denver's (really a screen pass) where they're in bunch formation and guys are acting like blockers. Our smoke routes are designed for the WR to take on his defender 1v1, and if our WR can get by his man they can get a chunks of yardage if not break it open for a TD. Smoke routes are perfect for bigger WRs that are explosive in short spaces. We've run it with Summers a few times, and he'll get a decent "cheap" gain...but Demaryius and Smelter are the prototypical WRs for this play. Both could stiff arm the DB to the ground and were quick enough to erase angles from the shallow defenders. All they had to beat were the safeties, and by that time they've gained 20+ yards. You've also got to look at the CB and what leverage they're playing. If a CB is playing with outside leverage and lining up 10+ yards off the ball, perfect time for this play. If they're playing inside leverage and playing closer to the WR, not a very good time to do it. I think we need our WRs to show that they can beat them deep so they respect them more and are playing off them. Demaryius and Smelter proved that over time, the guys we have now have not. [/QUOTE]
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