RLWJR wrote:
The passing game matchups have been something I've been meaning to ask about for a while now. Guess this is as good a time as any.
Are there certain receiver attributes that make it easier for them to get open vs zone coverage? Is there, for example, a WR attribute that is ever compared against a DBs zone coverage rating?
Route running vs. man-to-man comes more into play on man-to-man coverage, and as a receiver enters a zone the defender will play a measure of man-to-man while he's in the zone, depending on how close the receiver is to the center of the zone. The defender's zone coverage skill basically determines how well he stays in his zone, i.e. he may follow a player through his zone and his "zone" may move as he loses track of where he's supposed to be. The other comparison is courage vs. punish receiver which comes into play when the DB is on a collision course with the receiver.