Falcons: Sean Weatherspoon

[Sporkdevil]

I think Spoon has looked a lot better because he has been in coverage much less. He's improved coverage, but along with what Beef wrote, one of our DB's will be covering Graham. Graham is not the typical tight end, he is basically a wide receiver. Remember Spoon covering Lance Moore last season? Something we don't need to happen again.

[Beef]

(11-09-2011 10:38 PM)The Falcon Jedi Wrote:  Spoon has covered some TEs this season. He's also covered RBs coming out on screens or as check-downs. He's done it all.

Like I already said, I know Spoon typically covers the slot receiver and HB (ie. what we technically call a pass-catching RB). But just for kicks, I went back and looked at every game play-by-play recap and looked for TE's and Spoon and what the circumstances of the pass plays were.

Chicago: TE's - Davis and Spaeth
J.Cutler pass short right to M.Forte to ATL 24 for 3 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
J.Cutler pass incomplete short right to K.Davis [S.Nicholas].
J.Cutler pass short right to K.Davis to ATL 10 for 11 yards (T.DeCoud).
J.Cutler pass short middle to K.Davis to ATL 5 for 12 yards (C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short left to D.Sanzenbacher pushed ob at ATL 11 for 6 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
J.Cutler pass short middle to M.Spaeth to ATL 38 for 6 yards (T.DeCoud).
J.Cutler pass incomplete short middle to D.Hester (S.Weatherspoon).
>> ZERO pass coverages by Spoon on TE's

Philadelphia: TE's - Celek and Harbor
(Shotgun) M.Vick pass short middle to L.McCoy to ATL 15 for 10 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) M.Vick pass short middle to B.Celek to ATL 3 for 9 yards (C.Lofton).
M.Vick pass incomplete short left to B.Celek (C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) M.Vick pass deep middle to B.Celek to PHI 49 for 24 yards (D.Robinson)
(Shotgun) M.Vick pass short right to B.Celek to ATL 39 for 8 yards (B.Grimes; C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) M.Vick pass short middle to J.Maclin to ATL 9 for 9 yards (C.Lofton; S.Weatherspoon)
>> ZERO pass coverages by Spoon on TE's

Tampa: TE's - Winslow and Stocker
J.Freeman pass short middle to M.Williams to ATL 9 for 8 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) J.Freeman pass short right to E.Graham to 50 for -1 yards (S.Weatherspoon, C.Lofton).
J.Freeman pass short left to M.Williams to ATL 39 for 16 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
J.Freeman pass short left to K.Winslow to ATL 31 for 6 yards (D.Robinson).
(Shotgun) J.Freeman pass incomplete short left to K.Winslow [K.Biermann].
J.Freeman pass short left to L.Stocker to ATL 30 for 24 yards (W.Moore, D.Robinson).
J.Freeman pass short left to L.Stocker to ATL 8 for 9 yards (S.Weatherspoon). ****
J.Freeman pass short middle to E.Graham to ATL 1 for 7 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) J.Freeman pass short left to E.Graham to TB 41 for 5 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) J.Freeman pass short right to K.Winslow pushed ob at TB 31 for 14 yards (W.Moore).
>> ONE pass coverage by Spoon on the weak side TE in a 2-TE set(Stocker opposite Winslow)

Seattle: TE's - Miller and McCoy
T.Jackson pass short right to M.Robinson to SEA 27 for 7 yards (S.Weatherspoon; B.Grimes)
T.Jackson pass short right to Z.Miller to SEA 31 for 1 yard (M.Peterson).
(No Huddle, Shotgun) T.Jackson pass short right to M.Lynch to SEA 47 for 5 yards (S.Weatherspoon, B.Grimes).
T.Jackson pass short right to J.Forsett to ATL 17 for 18 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
T.Jackson pass deep middle intended for Z.Miller INTERCEPTED by T.DeCoud
T.Jackson pass short right to M.Lynch pushed ob at ATL 8 for 2 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(No Huddle, Shotgun) T.Jackson pass short middle to J.Forsett to SEA 35 for 3 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) T.Jackson pass short middle to Z.Miller to ATL 45 for 13 yards (K.Hayden; C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) T.Jackson pass short right to Z.Miller pushed ob at ATL 43 for 7 yards (B.Grimes).
>> ZERO pass coverage by Spoon on TE's.

Green Bay: TE's - Finley, Williams, Crabtree, Quarless
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short right to R.Grant to GB 20 for 6 yards (T.DeCoud; S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to J.Finley to ATL 41 for 14 yards (T.DeCoud).
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short right to J.Jones to GB 24 for 8 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short right to J.Kuhn to GB 30 for 6 yards (S.Weatherspoon; J.Babineaux).
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short right to D.Williams pushed ob at GB 48 for 7 yards (B.Grimes).
A.Rodgers sacked at ATL 13 for -11 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
A.Rodgers pass short right to T.Crabtree to ATL 29 for 15 yards (B.Grimes; J.Sanders).
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short left to J.Jones to GB 22 for 11 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to J.Finley (K.Hayden).
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to J.Finley to ATL 46 for 22 yards (T.DeCoud).
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass short middle to J.Finley to ATL 39 for 7 yards (C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) A.Rodgers pass deep middle to J.Finley to ATL 46 for 24 yards (T.DeCoud).
>> ZERO pass coverages by Spoon on TE's.

Carolina: TE's - Shockey and Olsen
C.Newton pass short right to D.Williams to CAR 14 for 2 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
C.Newton pass incomplete deep middle to J.Shockey. PENALTY on ATL-W.Moore, Defensive Pass Interference
C.Newton pass incomplete short middle to G.Olsen [K.Biermann].
(Shotgun) C.Newton pass short left to J.Shockey to ATL 19 for 6 yards (D.Robinson)
C.Newton pass short right to J.Shockey to CAR 43 for 10 yards (C.Lofton; S.Nicholas).
C.Newton pass deep left to J.Shockey to ATL 26 for 31 yards (S.Nicholas).
(Shotgun) C.Newton pass incomplete short middle to J.Shockey (C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) C.Newton sacked at ATL 31 for -8 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) C.Newton pass short middle to G.Olsen to ATL 45 for 10 yards (J.Babineaux; W.Moore).
C.Newton pass short right to J.Shockey to ATL 19 for 15 yards (T.DeCoud).
C.Newton pass incomplete short right to J.Shockey (W.Moore)
(Shotgun) C.Newton pass short middle to G.Olsen to CAR 39 for 10 yards (S.Weatherspoon). ****
(Shotgun) C.Newton pass incomplete deep middle to G.Olsen (S.Weatherspoon) ****
(Shotgun) C.Newton pass deep middle intended for J.Shockey INTERCEPTED by T.DeCoud
>> TWO pass coverages by Spoon on the weak side TE in a 2-TE set(Olsen opposite Shockey)

Detroit: TE's - Pettigrew, Scheffler, and Heller
(Shotgun) M.Stafford sacked at ATL 29 for -9 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
M.Stafford pass short right to W.Heller to DET 38 for 8 yards (S.Weatherspoon). ****
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short right to T.Scheffler to ATL 41 for 9 yards (W.Moore).
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short left to B.Pettigrew to ATL 49 for 6 yards (W.Moore)
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to B.Pettigrew to ATL 37 for 9 yards (C.Lofton; S.Nicholas).
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to B.Pettigrew to DET 28 for 9 yards (C.Lofton; S.Nicholas).
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to T.Scheffler to DET 38 for 6 yards (C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass deep right to T.Scheffler to ATL 45 for 17 yards (K.Hayden).
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass short middle to B.Pettigrew to DET 44 for 7 yards (C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short middle to T.Scheffler. PENALTY on ATL-T.DeCoud, Defensive Pass Interference
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short middle to T.Scheffler (C.Peters).
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short left to B.Pettigrew [C.Lofton].
>> ONE pass coverage by Spoon on the weak side TE in a 2-TE set(Heller opposite Scheffler)

Indianapolis: TE's - Clark and Eldridge
(Run formation) C.Painter pass short left to D.Clark to IND 35 for 9 yards (D.Robinson; S.Nicholas).
C.Painter pass short right to B.Eldridge to IND 41 for 6 yards (C.Lofton).
(No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Painter pass short middle to D.Clark to IND 41 for 12 yards (C.Lofton).
(Shotgun) C.Painter pass short right to P.Garcon to IND 8 for 3 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) C.Painter pass incomplete short left to J.Tamme (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) C.Painter pass incomplete short left to A.Collie (S.Weatherspoon).
(Shotgun) C.Painter pass short right to J.Tamme to IND 25 for 3 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
(No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Painter pass short middle to R.Wayne to IND 15 for 6 yards (S.Weatherspoon).
>> ZERO pass coverages by Spoon on TE's.

[Beef]

So 32 total pass plays covered by Spoon. Only 4 of them were on a TE and all 4 of those TE's were from the weak side in a 2-TE set.

He won't be covering Jimmy Graham. As you can see, that's ALWAYS done by somebody other than Spoon.

[phocis850]

Good info beef. I wonder if NO will try and force him to cover Graham.

[Jesus]

He's healthy this year. He looks so much faster out there.

We'll be in the nickel for most of this game. Expect Hayden to be on Graham. I say blitz Spoon at Brees all day.

[ATLBound]

(11-10-2011 12:15 AM)Beef Wrote:  So 32 total pass plays covered by Spoon. Only 4 of them were on a TE and all 4 of those TE's were from the weak side in a 2-TE set.

He won't be covering Jimmy Graham. As you can see, that's ALWAYS done by somebody other than Spoon.

I applaud the breakdown but there are 2 problems with this.

1st problem - The guy making the tackle isn't technically always the guy covering the pass catcher

2nd problem - What about the plays where the TE is actually covered and for that reason the QB doesn't throw it to them?

This doesn't really prove that Weatherspoon doesn't cover TE's on a regular basis.

[ATLBound]

Matter of fact...where is this Spoon play in the Lions breakdown

Spoon hit on Pettigrew

I'm not knocking you and definitely kudos on the breakdown but without me trying to actually look at the games and just going off of memory I have brought up a play that wasn't mentioned in the breakdown.

Does anybody remember an article that mentioned our coverage on TE's this year has been better because of Spoon? I wasn't able to find it.

Edit: I think this was the play in your breakdown:
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass incomplete short left to B.Pettigrew [C.Lofton].

But from the video you can see it wasn't Lofton...actually Lofton wasn't even in the picture so using the play by play breakdown on NFL.com or wherever isn't totally accurate.

[AsylumGuido]

(11-10-2011 12:21 AM)phocis850 Wrote:  Good info beef. I wonder if NO will try and force him to cover Graham.

Nope, Sproles on Spoon is the mismatch the Saints will be looking for. They also get Graham isolated on the nickle or safety where he has a huge size advantage.

[Radical]

How in God's name is Spoon a mismatch against Sproles?

[AsylumGuido]

(11-10-2011 07:32 PM)Radical Wrote:  How in God's name is Spoon a mismatch against Sproles?

Sproles has been eating up LB's all season long. While Spoon may be athletic, there is no way he can cover Sproles.