Let's Play "What Was Mike Jenkins Thinking?"
by JasonB on Nov 1, 2011 9:00 AM EDT
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PrintWe've had our fun in recent years with Cowboys CB Mike Jenkins. If you need a refresher, last year around this time Jimmy posted a nice roundup of Mike's "efforts" over the years. So of course, when Mike adds to his highlight reel in a game against the Eagles, of course we have to highlight it.
We go back to the first TD of the game. The Cowboys show blitz and clearly Mike Vick sees it. He points out Sean Lee as a blitzer before the play and Gerald Sensabaugh sells the blitz early by running up to the line. Vick calls an audible. So the Cowboys are going to rush seven, the QB has called an audible and Mike Jenkins is lined up about five yards off of Jeremy Maclin.
What's the logical conclusion to draw from what should happen next? Clearly your defense is going to blitz and the QB has changed the play to deal with it, so obviously he's going to try to get rid of the ball quick. It's either going to be a run or a quick pass. So what does Mike Jenkins do? He retreats about another 4-5 yards at the snap, giving Jeremy Maclin nearly 15 yards of cushion when he catches the ball. In fact, you'll see from the video that Jenkins retreated so far that he wasn't even in the frame of the TV shot when Maclin makes the catch.
So Maclin makes the catch uncontested and by the time Mike Jenkins realizes it, he's got Jason Peters to deal with and as you can imagine... that didn't go well for Mr Jenkins. So really, what was Mike Jenkins thinking?
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He turned it down.
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Anybody wish we didn’t “waste” that first round pick on Jason Peters?
Oh boy, is this great!
by MayIhave10,000marblesplease? on Nov 1, 2011 9:11 AM EDT reply actions
He was thinking “Fade” which, had he pressed, Vick and Maclin might very well have done.
You cannot design a defense to stop this offense when they are on. You can only put pressure on Vick and hope he has a bad day.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant
That must have been what Jenkins was thinking, a fade route in the corner. Boy did he pay for it!
I agree that Defenses are going to try to put pressure on Vick, thats a given. But if you drop 2 safeties 20-30 yards deep, leave 2 corners to cover Maclin and Jackson, and you blitz 6 or 7 guys, that leaves only 2-3 guys to cover Brent, Avant, RB/FB (whoevers in on the play), and still keep an eye on Vick at the same time. Sucks to be defenses for sure.
Thats why defenses were being so successful against us. They only needed to rush 4-5 guys to get the pressure they needed.
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by thePurpleLion on Nov 1, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Since when do the Eagles utilize the Fade route?
by PhiladelphiaEagles on Nov 1, 2011 9:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
THIS
thinkin the same thing spud…..surprised no one else jumped on it
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If not the fade, then some kind of loft/scramble or somthing other than the dart Vick threw. You can see Vick actually makes a heck of a great throw there to get it into Mac’s hands, almost underneath the blitzer’s arms. Though Jenkins might have seen that Vick audibled, I certainly think he was more worried about Vick buying time and himself getting burned with no backside help than what actually happened, which happened to be the prefect audible and a perfect throw and a perfect execution by everyone involved.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant
Fade are you crazy?
The Eagles don’t have the fade in their play book. And besides, you can still defend the fade by hitting the WR at the line of scrimmage getting him off his route. Jenkins never should have been off Maclin by more then 2 yards in that spot on the field.
please refer to my reply above
either a fade or otherwise, I can’t think that Jenkins could have known what was coming. I credit Vick for making an amazing throw with a perfectly called audible than anything else. The angle of the blitzer should have taken the quick throw to Maclin out of the picture, and therefore I don’t think Jenkins actually did the wrong thing. I think he was coached to back off at the last moment with the idea that there would be almost no chance of Vick making the call and throw he actually did.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant
He knew what was coming
The play call in the defensive huddle probably called it. Besides it’s not his first year playing in the league, he hears the defensive calls on the field before the snap of the ball. If it’s a blitz down there you have to play more press because the ball will come out quickly or be a run. Either way playing press puts him in better position to make a play. You play off in that situation 99% of the time what you saw happen will happen.
Jenkins thinking oh dip that Peters running right at me!!!
Peters had to sound like a freight train heading towards him
AHHHHHHH
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by thePurpleLion on Nov 1, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So is the title of that video that Maclin gave us
A 7 yard lead? Haha, I’ve done that before.
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Huh?
It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop.
the day we only score 3 points with this offense, is the day ill give everyone a dollar haha
by bleedgreen89 on Sep 16, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
by JJeaglerooter on Nov 1, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Huh?
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by Ralf E Chubbs on Nov 1, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
That play was so great
It was run right toward the corner of the stadium where I was standing room onlying, and it was so pretty to watch all those blockers get in front Maclyn.
I loved Jenkins at USF deff thought he was gonna be above average in the NFL
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He was thinking Two Things
First when he saw the play, an aww shucks Eli Manning type thought. Second, when he saw 71 coming at him like a train, “Did I tell my family I loved them”
by BKing in the AZ on Nov 1, 2011 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The announcer said, at some point during game, that if you play bump and run at goal line in man to man you risk being out of position.
I don’t get it eagles play 5-10 yards off receivers at goalline too. Someone explain it to me.
by Mtn-Green on Nov 1, 2011 10:49 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I get that corners don’t usually want to play bump and run in the red zone, but when your team is sending the house you have to know that the QB is going to get rid of the ball fast. And playing 15yards off the WR makes no sense in that situation.
And I’d get if he didn’t play bump if he was on;y five yards off Maclin, but he was almost in the end zone by the time Maclin catches the ball.
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It seemed to me like everyone in the Cowboys’ secondary was fading when the ball was snapped. Makes me think it was a zone blitz call and Vick just completely outclassed Rob Ryan on the play.
The Jruth shall be told.
I know it’s just nitpicking, but Shady should have chipped that blitzer on the left side.
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You sure about that?
Blitz was coming from both sides. McCoy went after the blitzer Vick couldn’t see. Sounds like a good decision to me. He wasn’t going to be able to chip on the left and then block to the right.
Seems that was the design of the play. McCoy deals with the right side (ended up blocking a DE Watkins chipped), Vick deals with any blitzers on his left.
Yeah, and he actually slowed down two blitzers by just being in the way. It gave Vick time to throw the ball (and also not get killed).
Eagles: 3-4, The run has begun! HAHA Cowboys!
Flyers: Good start
Phillies: Sigh
Ok, but it was close
Didn’t see the right-side blitzer part, but Vick barely got the throw off
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Jenkins is terrible
He was a good college player I’ll give him that. But in the NFL he is a pussy, I’m sorry but he is. He avoids contact like Deion and come one at least try to go around Peters. I mean Peters is a beast but that is crazy. And he’s an idiot for playing that far off to begin with. He knows their blitzing, get up on the WR and bust him up off the line. If it’s a run play you’re there to close in on the RB as well.
Jenkins might be one of the worst DB’s in the NFL right now.
That's just wow
Glad to see us coming out on the winning side of something like that for a change.
"When life hands you lemons, make a profit." - Chet Cashley
"Float like a Butterfly, sting like a Bee; Make sure you got the ball in your hands, or else you won’t get a TD." - Joe Theismann
Meaning I'm glad Mike's learning to audible more
Normally we’d hear how the OC or Andy Reid sucks at play calling or something like that.
Sigh. I’m just so proud!
"When life hands you lemons, make a profit." - Chet Cashley
"Float like a Butterfly, sting like a Bee; Make sure you got the ball in your hands, or else you won’t get a TD." - Joe Theismann
by Ralf E Chubbs on Nov 1, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
It really is crazy how athletic our line is. I remember when Maclin first caught that pass I instantly thought to myself this wasnt going to turn out well. Before I can even blink Maclin has 4 olinemen in front of him and he walks in untouched.
Am I the only one that thought this play wasnt going to work out at first glance??
VOID!!!
Mike Jenkins
There’s a guy I never want on my team.
You know how they say “well if I could pick a guy I wanted to be in the foxhole with …”
Man, even Antonio Cromartie would be like “Mike Jenkins? Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell naw!”
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring it Home for Jerome.
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