[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

empty sets are scary if you're not PM2

.@nyjets @NFL and every team with a young or rookie QB. Please; stop with these “empty sets” Every DC sees these and it’s an automatic check Just look at what happened to Andrew Luck. It has taken him 2 years to return to form after the beating he took. STOP #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/pSeb6l9Ymc

— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) November 6, 2018

Why is that hard?

They sent 5; 4 from Darnold's right side.

So look at the right side and find your hot. He had the guy on the hitch route - hit him. Gotta locate the blitz, look through it and find the guy that the blitz opened up.

Dude's gonna take a shot either way - deliver the ball. You know how you stop getting hit when guys send 5 or 6? Make them stop sending 5 or 6. And the way you do that is by beating it. Get that ball out, have your guy break a tackle and go for 20+ yards a couple of times and they'll slow that rush down.

I disagree with Baldinger here - coaches can't be afraid to work empty because their QB fails. Their QB has to learn to succeed or you end up finding another QB.

The league has evolved, Rich (or Brian or whoever you are) - A championship quality team HAS to be able to function in an empty set on occasion. And if you have a young QB who isn't up to speed - get him there. Gotta let him learn. Then you just have some selection bias at work - if he gets broken in the process, he probably wasn't ever gonna be what you'd hoped anyway.