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DRC vs Megatron: 2012 Article

Anando : 4/24/2014 3:37 pm
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie talked about what goes into his preparation when getting set to face an opponent.

“I flip the book open and I look at each receiver. I look at speed first, that’s the first thing I do, and I see what they ran in the 40,” said Rodgers-Cromartie. “Then I look at the statistics and see how many times they’ve been thrown at.”

And what does Calvin Johnson clock in at?

“He is 4.38. Everybody else 4.5 or plus,” said Rodgers-Cromartie.

“For 4.5 and plus, I say in my head I’m going to beat you with my feet. I’m not really going to put my hands on you and try to slow you down because I know I’m quick enough to react. A guy like Calvin Johnson, I want to try to disrupt him, get up there put my hands on him and slow him down, not let him get going.”

Rodgers-Cromartie said that he has not only experience but success shadowing Johnson. The stats seem to back him up. In a meeting between the Lions and DRC’s old team, the Cardinals, back in 2009, Johnson was limited to three catches for 35 yards.

“The only tendency you can get on guys like Calvin Johson is you know they’re going to get the ball, you know it’s coming no matter what situation it is, first, second or third down,” said Rodgers-Cromartie. “Just go out and play. You might think they going to run a deep in because the formation says so but you still have to go out and cover.

“You know he’s the guy who can beat you. You know what he’s capable of, at the same time you have to line up and make him beat you. That’s the way I was always taught, make him beat you.”

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DanMetroMan : 4/24/2014 3:47 pm : link
article and good to see he does so much preparation but hard to take much from 1 game in 2009.
Prince  
ANGPASS : 4/24/2014 3:48 pm : link
Shut him down last year too. 1 - 0
interesting that  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 4/24/2014 3:54 pm : link
he looks at 40 times as a judge of "speed". I wonder how he values gametape vs. the 40 to measure an opponents speed. Certain guys play much faster than their 40s
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Mason : 4/24/2014 4:01 pm : link
In comment 11636873 ANGPASS said:
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Shut him down last year too. 1 - 0


Giants have actually done well against him.
I think Megatron was fairly banged up  
Jimmy Googs : 4/24/2014 4:04 pm : link
when the Giants played him last season.

Now even a 50-75% Megatron is still a load to handle, but assume we see a different guy this September.

2010 game I think T2 gave up one big play where he slip or something  
Mason : 4/24/2014 4:13 pm : link
Other than that he was quiet against Thomas. That was T2 real coming out game. I remember how he was slated to be a real shutdown corner. Ah injuries.
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