Patrick Peterson doesn’t want to be predictable.
The Pro Bowl cornerback knows he’ll be on a top receiver for some 70 plays in a game most weeks, and he doesn’t want to be predictable. So when the Cardinals host the Cowboys Monday night and Peterson gets a chance to cover a star wideout like Dez Bryant, he maps out a strategy.
That Peterson will play press much of the time is no secret, but Peterson sketches out a plan of when the jam will come quick, when it is faked, when he’ll play the receiver normal. He’ll take into account if that receiver might be frustrated with the press, whether the guy might like to hand-fight.