Quote:Farm93, love the Bademosi theory, but I doubt they\'ve let Bademosi underperform (relative to the average corner) for a few weeks now so that they can spring a trap on UW.
(NOTE, however, that I did not actually see the game and so I can\'t say whether or not Bademosi got safety help.)
Bademosi was not playing as much when Howell was healthy. This was Howell\'s first game with this arm/hand injury, so the staff needed Bademosi like never before.
In this first game as a starter in a conference game the staff never let seemed to alter the coverage to protect Bademosi. A bit more nickel probably would have been helpful. Consistent with our year-long effort for all DBs, Bademosi was up in press coverage a fair amount.
Locker can and will exploit that man-press coverage, so I am hopeful the coaches will do something more profound than leave Bademosi on an island in Seattle.
Put it a different way. Bademosi is our guy at one CB slot as long as Howell is out. At this point in the season the staff would play another DB if he was really superior to Bademosi. Bademosi is the man. So either Bademosi will need to fly up the learning curve, or the staff will need to develop schemes ASAP to help him out.
And by help, I mean something deeper than JH complaining to the refs that the WR pushed off after every big Wazzu catch.