THE Arizona cardinals started their second week of training camp this week and at the start of the week, there was an interesting change. The people present noted that the outside secondary Zaven Collins was in a different position. He was aligned from the ball to the interior secondary with Mack Wilson.
Of course, it would be a very interesting change, because it was originally drafted to play inside the secondary but moved to the edge when Jonathan Gannon became head coach.
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He also saw shots at the outdoor secondary.
This led to a question for head coach Jonathan Gannon on Tuesday – What is the plan with Collins?
The plan, by Gannon, is to “play the outside secondary and use your versatility”.
So, will we see it in both positions? Perhaps, but it is no different from the way it has been used in the past two years. Collins will tell you that it is not only at the edge. He aligned himself inside on the defensive line, played the ball and was blitzé from the inside.
It was just that on these shots, he was back where he started.
The third package of cardinals on defense, sometimes called their “NASCAR” package because it deploys five or six seconds with a defensive tackle on the ground. They all get up on the melee line, Makinig It is difficult for the opposing quarter to identify who rushes, who falls and where the assignments on the defense will be.
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So, even if it was surprising in the practice of seeing him in an old place, we should not expect this once the regular season begins.
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