JSn
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I don't think the 3-4 is going anywhere, but we might need to see another DE playing OLB. The question is, who is the fastest one?
Another thought was that if Colvin is going to strictly drop into a pass rusher role, he might actually be surprisingly good. He's rested, naturally talented and fully healed (says him) and playing in a system he's very familiar with.
We get riled up about 4-3 vs 3-4, but we're using converted DE's as OLB's in a lot of cases, so you walk up Vrabel or walk back a Green and you've essentially changed your D-Formation anyway.
I doubt there's a lot of time spent running the DL's in single gap, but if they were, and are athletic enough, I don't disagree that the pocket would be toast for most teams. Trouble is then if you try to blitz a corner or safety or ILB, you have exposed someone and an escaped QB is a BIG problem.
This team is in a defensive pickle, there's no doubt about it, but we now have veteran's with intangibles that increase their danger to opposing teams despite waning physical tools. This is the moment where Bill can really shine as a defensive coach.
Another thought was that if Colvin is going to strictly drop into a pass rusher role, he might actually be surprisingly good. He's rested, naturally talented and fully healed (says him) and playing in a system he's very familiar with.
We get riled up about 4-3 vs 3-4, but we're using converted DE's as OLB's in a lot of cases, so you walk up Vrabel or walk back a Green and you've essentially changed your D-Formation anyway.
I doubt there's a lot of time spent running the DL's in single gap, but if they were, and are athletic enough, I don't disagree that the pocket would be toast for most teams. Trouble is then if you try to blitz a corner or safety or ILB, you have exposed someone and an escaped QB is a BIG problem.
This team is in a defensive pickle, there's no doubt about it, but we now have veteran's with intangibles that increase their danger to opposing teams despite waning physical tools. This is the moment where Bill can really shine as a defensive coach.