[qwerty49]

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Too slow to be a SS and too small to be a run-stopper at ILB.

Interesting observation. My criticism of Perez has always centered around him being too slow to play even at ILB  :). Perez seems basically unable to cover a receiver who is running across the field unless the QB throws the ball while the receiver is still approaching Perez. Once the receiver goes by, he will be wide open. The few times Perez has looked OK on pass defense were because the QB threw the ball too soon while the receiver was running toward coverage, not away from it. It may be considered a "scheme" problem that he is ever asked to do this but you can only have 11 guys out there. Sometimes, he has to do it, and he hasn't been able to do so effectively.
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The problem is mainly on those crossing routes or delayed drag routes over the middle.  Perez always seems to be playing zone and not the man. I can’t pretend to know the scheme but if it’s man he’s late and if it’s zone he’s releasing too soon.

[qwerty49]

[quote author=qwerty49 link=topic=18248.msg216549#msg216549 date=1512241188]
Too slow to be a SS and too small to be a run-stopper at ILB.

Interesting observation. My criticism of Perez has always centered around him being too slow to play even at ILB  :). Perez seems basically unable to cover a receiver who is running across the field unless the QB throws the ball while the receiver is still approaching Perez. Once the receiver goes by, he will be wide open. The few times Perez has looked OK on pass defense were because the QB threw the ball too soon while the receiver was running toward coverage, not away from it. It may be considered a "scheme" problem that he is ever asked to do this but you can only have 11 guys out there. Sometimes, he has to do it, and he hasn't been able to do so effectively.
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The problem is mainly on those crossing routes or delayed drag routes over the middle.  Perez always seems to be playing zone and not the man. I can’t pretend to know the scheme but if it’s man he’s late and if it’s zone he’s releasing too soon.