Tebow, Broncos will have tough time preparing for, and beating, Steelers' zone blitz

By Jeff Legwold
The Denver Post

Today's questions about the Broncos come from Brent Peacock in Ohio.

Q: Has Tim Tebow seen enough of the zone blitz to be fully prepared for Pittsburgh's defense Sunday? Can the Broncos simulate the zone blitz well enough in practice to help Tebow?

A: Dick LeBeau​, the Steelers' defensive coordinator, invented the zone blitz. It calls for a defensive player to drop back from the line of scrimmage into pass coverage so a teammate can rush the quarterback from another place on the field. Other teams use the zone blitz, but nobody uses it as frequently and as well as the Steelers. LeBeau's group has led the NFL in scoring defense four times since the start of the 2004 season.

Getting Tebow fully prepared for what's coming to Denver this weekend is going to be difficult. Even if the Broncos get their defensive players on the scout team in the right place during practice, there's no way those players can run the zone blitz as well as the Steelers. To keep that from being an issue Sunday, the Broncos know they have to create a game plan that will cushion Tebow from the impact of the zone blitz.

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confuse Tebow

young QBs have a bad habit of looking to where their going to throw the ball when they are in dout.

effyou515 wrote:

confuse Tebow

young QBs have a bad habit of looking to where their going to throw the ball when they are in dout.

Tebow has been found guilty of it this year. However, the Steelers have been known to let rookie QBs make themselves seem invincible or better than they are.

What I'm hoping for is a solid defensive performance, some early scores, and a game that allows Ben to sit the entire 4th QTR.

stlrtruck wrote:

effyou515 wrote:

confuse Tebow

young QBs have a bad habit of looking to where their going to throw the ball when they are in dout.

Tebow has been found guilty of it this year. However, the Steelers have been known to let rookie QBs make themselves seem invincible or better than they are.

What I'm hoping for is a solid defensive performance, some early scores, and a game that allows Ben to sit the entire 4th QTR.

Better still Ben gets to watch the entire 2nd half from the sideline. That would be great. Go in put up some big points early call it a day.

How can Tebow truly prepare for the Steelers if he doesn't know who he is facing...

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=10150494197734477

And here's the broncos website full interview (with Denver reporters - comment starts at the 1:15 mark)
http://www.denverbroncos.com/multimedia/videos/Wild-Card-Week---Wednesday-Tebow/5c767cb1-1209-4b1e-89fb-9415034a936e#?id=5c767cb1-1209-4b1e-89fb-9415034a936e&channelName=Recent

stlrtruck wrote:

How can Tebow truly prepare for the Steelers if he doesn't know who he is facing...

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=10150494197734477

And here's the broncos website full interview (with Denver reporters - comment starts at the 1:15 mark)
http://www.denverbroncos.com/multimedia/videos/Wild-Card-Week---Wednesday-Tebow/5c767cb1-1209-4b1e-89fb-9415034a936e#?id=5c767cb1-1209-4b1e-89fb-9415034a936e&channelName=Recent

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