Sean Mcvay offensive genius, condensed formations, adjustments vs Seahawks, Bucs

 
Sean Mcvay showed me week 10 and 11 why he is a great coach. As a defensive coordinator, you have to start thinking like him when game planning. If someone had success the game before against him, he will have those answers built in early.

He also uses his condensed sets often, It allows him do do a few things:

1, When they are balanced, he can run the wide zone or boot to either side. You often see Goff check the boot on the line of scrimmage based on SS alignment or where the pressure is coming from.

2. It dictated coverage. When teams are condensed with 3 wr, they often bring the safety down to that side. It opens up windows in the passing game.

Here is an example in the Bucs game. The Bucs show cover 3 presnap, Goff checks to the Deep over route off the jet motion. These checks are built in to what they do. 

Here the Bucs are showing but by alignment of the Safety and corner,  you can tell it's either a 2 deep fire zone or cover 3 firezone. They run the deep over concept and hit it for 37 yards. If you watch some of The Bucs that's what they like to do. They high low the curl defender and its a great route concept.

A perfect example of McVay adjusting is the last game vs the Hawks. The game before he got killed with edge pressure  on 1st down. The Dolphins brought edge pressure to disrupt his running game and take away boot.. The Rams also got torn up with empty formations with straight cover 0. 

How did he answer:

1. He ran at it right at him: 
Here they run at the edge rusher Adams and he gets pancaked for a 6 yard gain. He didn't like the look weak so he ran it strong.

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2. He knew it was coming this week and ran screens on early downs to nullify it. He runs the screen right at Adams, who he knows is coming.

 

3. He ran boot away from Adams, He also gave Goff the ability to check out of plays on first down which on the 17 yard gain that set up their first touchdown, Goff audibled from a Boot left to a boot right opposite Adams who was walked down to the strong side and giving them cover 3. They thought he may be coming off the edge. He changes the play with an oscar call and they run boot weak. Great call.

4. He had hot reads built in to each route. Here adams is coming on an edge pressure, Goff sees it and throws into it. Great route design and scheme having the hot throw built in

5. Limited empty but when he figured out he was getting man free, he went to the Higbie route for 39 yards. That was the 2nd play in empty. On the first play, the Hawks went man free, once he realize thats what he was getting, he was smart and ran a great play against it. The hawks were not comfortable early following the Dolphins game plan of going cover 0. The rams made him pay.

 

Later on he goes empty on 3rd and 9 and calls a screen away from Adams the 5th rusher. The hawks go 3 under 3 deep. Big 14 yard gain for the first down.

Sean Mcvay is a great coach. He looked at his weaknesses from the week before, Anticipated what was coming and adjusted with a great game plan vs the Seahawks. He really had a feel of  what he was going to get, anticipated it and helped lead the offense to victory.