Manning, Burress "secret plays"

and I can't remember where I read it, might have been in one of the books written after the first Superbowl, maybe Ralph's...

Was that Burress had very, very intricately detailed notes in a notebook that he kept in his locker of adjustments and plays. Wonder if that was tied to this.

apparently Manning & Burress watched so much film together that when they saw certain looks they had signals between each other to switch the route Burress ran and none of the other 9 guys knew about the change.

but remember Gilbride's offense was all about WR changing their routes at the LOS based on the D. But when communication between the WR and QB wasn't 100% it led to quite a few of Eli's INTs.

with a lot of QB/WR combos. For example, Aaron Rodgers implements actually a fairly comprehensive and complicated set of signals and route adjustments that he expects his favorite targets to memorize (i think weekly).

The Eli/Paxico combination was so much fun to watch for a few years back when they were on top. That classic Green Bay NFCC game was great watching these two on the same page giving the defense fits.

In comment 15057556 Britt in VA said:

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and I can't remember where I read it, might have been in one of the books written after the first Superbowl, maybe Ralph's... Was that Burress had very, very intricately detailed notes in a notebook that he kept in his locker of adjustments and plays. Wonder if that was tied to this.

I really didn't have a clue how well Burress knew the offense until I heard he basically was Steve Smith's tutor for the offense. Steve Smith would regularly rely on Nuts for what route he was supposed to rub in his rookie year

Rely on a Burress

In comment 15057582 crick n NC said:

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Rely on a Burress

Rely on nuts to rub?

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In comment 15057582 crick n NC said: Quote: Rely on a Burress Rely on nuts to rub?

Perhaps, I'm lost today, more than usual.

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Has great insight into my phone's learned auto-correct suggestions based on my word usage.

physical issues on 07, that was one hell of a season. He doesn’t get enough credit for it IMO

Who shot himself and derailed the 2008 season. But he was an exceptionally talented receiver who was smart and worked hard at what he did. This doesn’t surprise me much at all.

was one of the most aware players on the field on those Eli teams. Lots of homework and research was done on his part and he knew exactly where not only he was supposed to be, but where everyone else was supposed to be. Great example of this was during the Spike Lee documentary The Greatest Catch. Watch around the 7:10 mark when Plax talks about Steve Smith.
The Greatest Catch - ( New Window )

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was one of the most aware players on the field on those Eli teams. Lots of homework and research was done on his part and he knew exactly where not only he was supposed to be, but where everyone else was supposed to be. Great example of this was during the Spike Lee documentary The Greatest Catch. Watch around the 7:10 mark when Plax talks about Steve Smith. The Greatest Catch - ( New Window )

That is a great clip Roman - thanks. I never seen that before.

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was one of the most aware players on the field on those Eli teams. Lots of homework and research was done on his part and he knew exactly where not only he was supposed to be, but where everyone else was supposed to be. Great example of this was during the Spike Lee documentary The Greatest Catch. Watch around the 7:10 mark when Plax talks about Steve Smith. The Greatest Catch - ( New Window )

Thanks for sharing. Great that they got Harrison in on it. Coulda done with Beckham at the end in hindsight.

Perfect viewing for a mellow day.

Burress alone...Touchdown New York.'

Still brings a tear to these eyes.

Not Eli, but the rest remains the same. That ball felt like it was in the air for years.

In comment 15057619 Dave on the UWS said:

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physical issues on 07, that was one hell of a season. He doesn’t get enough credit for it IMO

If memory serves, he slipped in the shower that week leading to the Super Bowl, which put his status up in the air up until game time. I don't know if that was publicly known at the time.