JSn
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Let me start by admitting that I'm not a great X & O's guy yet (working on it and you guys help a lot) and that life's a little hazy right now as we're dealing with a death in the family. That aside, I'm pretty sure this will make sense.
If not, I'll earn my single gold star that is most assuredly coming.
There are scheme problems, but last weeks ****-punch ending ought to have the staff fixing those aggressively. That loss wasn't all scheme, but that opened the door, imo. This thread isn't about that, however.
We have some injuries nagging our D-Line. This thread isn't really about that.
It's about BB possibly masterminding a major position blending move on D.
Nickle and Dime may not be subpackages for long.
I'm seeing this brilliant blurring of the lines that, once perfected, could be an amazing change in defensive philosophy (or at east the completion of a goal).
We're seeing Vince, an NT playing DE. That's not a real common thing as far as I know. NT to DT sure, but DE? That alone has to leave opposing coaches thinking: is Vince going to be on the end or in the middle?
Then you're seeing DE's playing linebacker or vice-versa. TBC and Burgess being great examples. Green figures into this to a degree, depending how you view certain formations.
The biggest thing, though, is the extension of the Tank Williams experiment.
Didn't work with him, but McGowan's coming out and some of the aggression we're seeing by our DB's has me calling them "Linebackers in Safeties Clothes."
I really think Arrington and maybe even Lockett could figure into this mix by next year, especially Arrington. He's fast and is destructive on ST's.
Don't get me wrong, I know a Rodney type of ILB/Safety is common in the 3-4 and subs, but we're seeing numerous guys who have decent closing speed and ball-hawking skills who are also MIGHTY physical: Bodden, Meriweather, Chung, McGowan and Springs are all pretty physical guys. I think Butler fits here, but his body control playing receivers is pretty impressive for a rookie and I think he's working to find the balance of tough play and keeping clean of PI calls.
Imagine a scheme that is 2-3-6 but is actually almost pure speed, still having the power to punish the ball carrier and where you can rotate in fresh edge rushers almost every series? A scheme where you're not sure if you're looking at a linebacker or a safety, an LB or a DE half the time?
I think we're close. Health and toughness playing in, this Defense could be VERY close to fixing it's second-half woes and being the fastest/toughest D in the game. Tomorrow will say a lot. We CAN win by a lot of points and I hope Maroney is still gunning for the EZ with 90 seconds on the clock and a 24 point lead.
K, I need to sleep. Maybe I'll read this in the morning and wish I could delete it, haha.
If not, I'll earn my single gold star that is most assuredly coming.
There are scheme problems, but last weeks ****-punch ending ought to have the staff fixing those aggressively. That loss wasn't all scheme, but that opened the door, imo. This thread isn't about that, however.
We have some injuries nagging our D-Line. This thread isn't really about that.
It's about BB possibly masterminding a major position blending move on D.
Nickle and Dime may not be subpackages for long.
I'm seeing this brilliant blurring of the lines that, once perfected, could be an amazing change in defensive philosophy (or at east the completion of a goal).
We're seeing Vince, an NT playing DE. That's not a real common thing as far as I know. NT to DT sure, but DE? That alone has to leave opposing coaches thinking: is Vince going to be on the end or in the middle?
Then you're seeing DE's playing linebacker or vice-versa. TBC and Burgess being great examples. Green figures into this to a degree, depending how you view certain formations.
The biggest thing, though, is the extension of the Tank Williams experiment.
Didn't work with him, but McGowan's coming out and some of the aggression we're seeing by our DB's has me calling them "Linebackers in Safeties Clothes."
I really think Arrington and maybe even Lockett could figure into this mix by next year, especially Arrington. He's fast and is destructive on ST's.
Don't get me wrong, I know a Rodney type of ILB/Safety is common in the 3-4 and subs, but we're seeing numerous guys who have decent closing speed and ball-hawking skills who are also MIGHTY physical: Bodden, Meriweather, Chung, McGowan and Springs are all pretty physical guys. I think Butler fits here, but his body control playing receivers is pretty impressive for a rookie and I think he's working to find the balance of tough play and keeping clean of PI calls.
Imagine a scheme that is 2-3-6 but is actually almost pure speed, still having the power to punish the ball carrier and where you can rotate in fresh edge rushers almost every series? A scheme where you're not sure if you're looking at a linebacker or a safety, an LB or a DE half the time?
I think we're close. Health and toughness playing in, this Defense could be VERY close to fixing it's second-half woes and being the fastest/toughest D in the game. Tomorrow will say a lot. We CAN win by a lot of points and I hope Maroney is still gunning for the EZ with 90 seconds on the clock and a 24 point lead.
K, I need to sleep. Maybe I'll read this in the morning and wish I could delete it, haha.
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