Here's a look at a film nugget for each team playing this weekend that should impact the action on the field: at Baltimore Age is undefeated. Steelers linebacker is finding that out. Now 30, the once former speedy linebacker, who was underrated as a playmaker for much of his career, has seen his skills erode to the point he's now nothing more than average. Oh, there are still the flash plays, like when he diagnosed a quick receiver screen against New England two weeks ago and dropped for a 2-yard lo s by beating the block of the tackle. Mostly, though, he's been getting blocked and his speed no longer enables him to chase down as many plays. On one run against the Pats, he took a step outside and they ran inside of him, and he didn't have the speed to get back into the play. That speed once made him great in coverage too, but that's not the case anymore. It looked at times like the Pats were attacking him in that area of his game. On a 5-yard touchdown run by LaGarrette Blount, he got washed inside and had no chance to make the play. Getting old stinks, and it has to be even tougher to handle when you were once a
Greg Mancz Jersey damn good speed linebacker who made a lot of big plays. In 2015, the Ravens did a nice job on Steelers receiver . He was held to five catches for 42 yards and no scores in the first meeting between the teams, and then had seven catches for 61 yards and no touchdowns in the Week 16 game last year. It wasn't like the Ravens matched up a corner with him. In the Week 16 game, they played mostly zone with a safety over the top to help on him. He got one 28-yard catch when he spun corner around, but that was it for the big plays. Smith got even when he matched up with him in man coverage in the fourth quarter -- one of the few times they did that -- and he got an interception in lock-down coverage. It was clear that day that the Ravens weren't going to allow Brown to beat them. I would imagine they would use similar tactics this week as well.Dallas at Cleveland With out 4-6 weeks with a sports hernia, the Cowboys will turn to as the starter outside at corner opposite . Scandrick mi sed all of last season with a torn ACL, then had hamstring i sues in the opener and mi sed four games. So how did he play last week against the ? Pretty good as the nickel corner inside. He came on the blitz several times from his slot position and got a sack late when he looped all the way around from the left to get as he moved to his right. There were a handful of other times where he showed slot-corner blitz, but backed out and seemed to confuse Wentz. He also did a nice job in both zone and man coverage, although he was beat inside on a play
Marcus Easley Jersey and the ball was dropped. The Cowboys will now play him outside, but when they go to their nickel, he will slide back inside and , who filled inside when Scandrick was out, will play outside with Carr. The Browns need to get better play from center Cam Erving. There was a play last week where he had on his nose, and Williams beat him with a quick hand move and was able to dump the for a 3-yard lo s. Erving ducked his head as he tried to make the block, which is a no-no for any lineman. He did get a nice block on Steve McClendon later on a 16-yard run by Johnson. He also got beat by for a sack when he was late sliding over to pick him up and had no chance inside. For the most part, Erving was OK in pa s protection. His problems come when he has to move somebody off his face in the run game. He isn't physical enough. He does a nice job with his angle blocks, but he needs to get stronger at the point. The good news: He's a better center than he was guard, which is where he played in 2015. That's not saying a lot. Jacksonville at Kansas City has not played well this season. There is no denying that. But let's not put it all on him. His receivers, a highly-touted group entering the
Buffalo Bills Hoodies Sweatshirts season, have not played up to expectations. The only one who has improved is third receiver , who might be their best receiver right now. , who had an amazing season in 2015, has not taken the next step, which is dealing with the double that comes with being a No. 1 receiver. , who signed a big deal before the season, has looked more like a No. 3 receiver this season. And high-priced tight end has looked average at best, but in fairne s to him they haven't exactly used him the right way. With the change at offensive coordinator, look for the
Jordan Phillips Jersey Jaguars to try and do things to get these guys open. But a group that looked like a strong part of this team has gone the way of Bortles this season -- backwards. The Chiefs are getting good play from rookie first-round pick , who had a sack last week against the . Jones is also a good player against the run. Early against the Colts, he beat tackle inside with a hard move, and when Reitz recovered he used a spin move to get in the face of and force an incompletion. He then got his sack in the fourth quarter when he overpowered guard . He pushed him into the backfield and then was able to shed him and grab Luck for the sack. Jones plays with power, but he also has the athletic ability to do things like that spin move last week. When he is lined up next to , it's a bad look for an offense. On one of Ford's sacks last week, he was involved in a stunt with Jones, who helped free Ford to loop inside and drop Luck. New York at Miami One of the bigger disappointments for the Jets this season has to be the play of left tackle . It's not like the right side has been much better, but Clady was expected to solidify a position left open when retired. The former Pro Bowl player for the has looked like a shell of his former self. He had trouble last week in pa s protection against Cleveland, getting beat several times with hard moves to the inside. He also got beat by Emanuel Ogbah for a sack, although Ogbah wasn't credited with the sack. He went around Clady and got a hand on Fitzpatrick as others helped clean it up. Clady has to pick up his game in the second half of the season. The Dolphins have future star in rookie left guard . He was drafted as a tackle, and eventually will move to the left side and be a good one, maybe great even. For now, though, he's
Doug Flutie Jersey playing left guard next to Brandon Albert and doing a really nice job. He might be the most-athletic guard in the league right now. He's tough, too. On a 4-yard touchdown by two weeks ago against the , he rooted out to open the hole. Then to show off his athletic ability, he got on a double at the point, came off it, and got all over to create a hole for a 12-yard gain by . Ajayi has run for over 200 yards the past two games, and Tunsil is a big reason why. His matchups inside this week with the Jets down linemen will be fun to watch. Philadelphia at New York Eagles Why won't the Eagles take s
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