Diggs doesn't move on running plays

[WotAGuy]

It’s better that Diggs is standing still on running plays than Cody Ford standing still on every play. 

[AuntieEm]

  On 10/4/2023 at 8:39 PM, GoBills808 said:

that's just not how DBs are taught to play tho

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Well I also don't think dbd are taught to bite on fake cuts Diggs uses to gain space and Allen and Diggs always seem to be in sync.   

[GoBills808]

  On 10/4/2023 at 8:43 PM, AuntieEm said:

Well I also don't think dbd are taught to bite on fake cuts Diggs uses to gain space and Allen and Diggs always seem to be in sync.   

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im saying at the snap as a corner you would never be looking into the backfield, that's suicide

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

If he's split out wide and the action is in the middle, there really isn't much for him to do.  The DB in coverage isn't going to be able to make much of a play on it, and theres 10 other defenders nearer the ball so he probably would rather save his juice for covering diggs.  If the run action is outside, then obviously get up field and throw a block.  

 

I suppose he could run a "route" but wouldn't you rather him save that kind of thing for when we are calling pass plays?  

[GunnerBill]

  On 10/4/2023 at 8:23 PM, GoBills808 said:

wideouts since time immemorial have been doing this

 

it's not exploitable

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Play nice. He has spent a long time thinking this up.

[Charles Romes]

I put this in the category of Bruce Smith’s practice schedule 1985-1999. He’s earned the right to do whatever he wants. 

[AuntieEm]

  On 10/4/2023 at 8:47 PM, Charles Romes said:

I put this in the category of Bruce Smith’s practice schedule 1985-1999. He’s earned the right to do whatever he wants. 

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Yea never hurt he took off preseason much of the time but when real games came  he was there. 

[K-9]

  On 10/4/2023 at 8:19 PM, MikeSpeed said:

I never said I would tell my guys not to move, just not to believe it's a run if Diggs is running. For all I know it's like the guys above said Maybe they are setting up the Jags for a big play this weekend by showing a "fake" tendency.

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Are you under the impression that the D front is looking at Diggs when the ball is snapped?

[Solomon Grundy]

  On 10/4/2023 at 8:20 PM, 17islongenough said:

I've seen this too. I can always tell when it's a run away from him.   The one thing about Diggs game I'm not a fan of

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Thanks for the heads up....Love, Ken Dorsey 😎

[Xwnyer]

And if Davis goes in motion and stops near the tackle it’s a run as well.  We telegraph plays way to much

[MPL]

I mean, it's not like dlineman and LBs (to some extent) can just watch Diggs when the ball is snapped. They have to be looking in the backfield and at what the oline is doing. 

[jkeerie]

Diggs also stands still on passing plays.  I'm rewatching the Miami game now.  

[Drew21PA]

Josh is lazy and doesn’t study film 

[Mynamemike]

  On 10/4/2023 at 9:20 PM, Xwnyer said:

And if Davis goes in motion and stops near the tackle it’s a run as well.  We telegraph plays way to much

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We usually run but we’ve also playfake out of that too.  

 

[Yantha]

If the running play is away from him, I have no issue with him getting some wind and burning his route on the next play.

[Chandler#81]

  On 10/4/2023 at 8:33 PM, Big Turk said:

 

Dorsey intentionally did things against Miami that went away from the tendencies they showed the first 3 games...the first TD pass to Davis off the fake swing to Cook was one of those.

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This play has been in the playbook since Allen’s rookie season. He threw a TD to an obscure TE off this same design when we beat Minnesota in the ‘Barr Leap’ game.

[Dukestreetking]

  On 10/4/2023 at 8:29 PM, Royale with Cheese said:

So this was a little funny lol.

He gets pushed by the DB when he was walking and not paying attention.

 

 

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Whoa.

 

See also, btw, on GD touchdown: Kinkaid accidentally dumps Murray, ass-over-teakettle, as they cross routes.

 

Gotta clean that up boys.

Edited October 4, 2023 by Dukestreetking
Not Cook

[BearNorth]

Diggs actually has a higher run block grade than Gabe Davis.  Davis is grading out as the worst run blocker of the regulars.

[vincec]

It’s not the end of the world, but ideally he’d be blocking on running plays. Obviously if the play is wide to his side, but also for plays to the middle or even the other side of the field. He should be looking for a deep safety or other downfield player in case the run breaks. WRs blocking downfield are often the difference between a long run and a long TD.

Edited October 5, 2023 by vincec

[WhoTom]

Diggs doesn't use his mouthguard - every play, it's dangling from his facemask. I think he's trying to hypnotize the DBs with it.