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Originally Posted by YtownBacker  Not to beat a dead horse, but my point was not that Wallace came in as a QB it was that teams may recognize the fact that that was preseason and during the season they may bring in Wallace and pair him with Cribbs. That's the part I think that may make them want to spend some time defending what could happen if Wallace is brought in in the red zone.
Personally, I don't like it as much in the red zne as I would if it was out at the 40. Notice how little they were bringing Cribbs in motion. I believe that will change to keep teams from bringing a safety into the box. |
It's always fun to beat a dead horse
I just don't believe what they did last night will make teams realize the Browns will pair him with Cribbs in the backfield at some point. Teams should already know this, as all they'd have to do is read any published news report about the Browns camp. That formation has been on display. I'd sooner believe it would have given teams something to think about if CLE had lined both guys up back there, but still did a traditional run and pass (maybe motion Cribbs out of the back field to the tradional X/Y receive spot. That would give the through to me of "uh oh, we are going to have to plan for a wild cat type play, but also a tradional play out of the personal package". To me that formation last night gave nothing to worry about. It's not like Wallace is Mike Vick.
I agree once the real games come, Cribbs will be put in motion and they will run reverse and some gadget plays with him. Though CLE not showing it in pre-season doesn't disguise the idea that much. CLE did some of those plays last season. So unless a team doesn't bother looking at last seasons tape, it's already something they have to think about.