09-06-2016, 08:14 PM
The following is an e-mail from Stanford Athletics that I thought might interest the rest of the board:
Kansas State employed passing plays on Friday night with a pair of wide receivers lined up together, who ran crossing pick routes to try and create a traffic jam for the Cardinal defensive backs in man-to-man coverage. After it worked once for a Kansas State completion, the Stanford coaches made a sideline adjustment.
Our response was to put the pair of Stanford defensive backs onto levels  one up at the line of scrimmage in press coverage and the other off seven yards. When Kansas State tried to run another pick route against us later in the game, junior CB Alameen Murphy (press) and sophomore CB Quenton Meeks (off) recognized the spacing of the receivers and lined up in their new coverage. Pay close attention to the top of the video below.
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When the pair of Wildcat receivers crossed their routes to try and pick Meeks, the Stanford sophomore was able to easily glide over the top and stay in coverage on #4. Kansas States quarterback expected to find an open target for his pass, and instead Meeks was there in perfect position to grab the interception.
The play took place near the Kansas State sideline, far from shouting distance of Stanford defensive backs coach Duane Akina. The key was Meeks and Murphy recognizing the formation on their own and lining up in the right coverage. Finally Quenton Meeks finished by making the play on the ball, an emphasis with our defense this year to create more takeaways.
Kansas State employed passing plays on Friday night with a pair of wide receivers lined up together, who ran crossing pick routes to try and create a traffic jam for the Cardinal defensive backs in man-to-man coverage. After it worked once for a Kansas State completion, the Stanford coaches made a sideline adjustment.
Our response was to put the pair of Stanford defensive backs onto levels  one up at the line of scrimmage in press coverage and the other off seven yards. When Kansas State tried to run another pick route against us later in the game, junior CB Alameen Murphy (press) and sophomore CB Quenton Meeks (off) recognized the spacing of the receivers and lined up in their new coverage. Pay close attention to the top of the video below.
When the pair of Wildcat receivers crossed their routes to try and pick Meeks, the Stanford sophomore was able to easily glide over the top and stay in coverage on #4. Kansas States quarterback expected to find an open target for his pass, and instead Meeks was there in perfect position to grab the interception.
The play took place near the Kansas State sideline, far from shouting distance of Stanford defensive backs coach Duane Akina. The key was Meeks and Murphy recognizing the formation on their own and lining up in the right coverage. Finally Quenton Meeks finished by making the play on the ball, an emphasis with our defense this year to create more takeaways.
