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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Dennis Allen's defensive scheme is clearly DL and DB centric. Here are the 2020 LB snap counts: Player Pos Off Num Pct Def Num Pct ST Num Pct   Demario Davis LB 0 0% 1032 98.66% ...

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Old 05-04-2021, 03:10 PM   #11
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Re: 2021 NFL Draft: New Orleans Saints

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido View Post
Dennis Allen's defensive scheme is clearly DL and DB centric. Here are the 2020 LB snap counts:

PlayerPosOff NumPctDef NumPctST NumPct 
Demario DavisLB00%103298.66%61.32%Demario Davis 2020 game-by-game snap counts
Kwon AlexanderLB00%35033.46%4.88%Kwon Alexander 2020 game-by-game snap counts
Alex AnzaloneLB00%52550.19%18039.56%Alex Anzalone 2020 game-by-game snap counts
Zack BaunLB00%827.84%24754.29%Zack Baun 2020 game-by-game snap counts
Craig RobertsonLB00%232.20%36079.12%Craig Robertson 2020 game-by-game snap counts
Kaden EllissLB00%5.48%27660.66%Kaden Elliss 2020 game-by-game snap counts
Chase HansenLB00%1.10%245.27%Chase Hansen 2020 game-by-game snap counts
Andrew DowellLB00%00%112.42%Andrew Dowell 2020 game-by-game snap counts

Davis was in on 98.66% of defensive snap counts. All of the other LB's combined weren't in on that many. That means they averaged less than two LB's on the field for the season on defensive snaps.

The defense clearly isn't designed for the LB to be that impactful. That isn't because of any draft success or lack thereof. It is based upon scheme.
And that forgives them for their poor LB record? The only way they have had any competent LBs was via trade/FA. I see that as a consistent weakness. Maybe if they’d expended some draft resources there they‘d have gotten another title. Maybe if they’d had decent LBs then the scheme would have favored more 4-3 sets. Maybe I’m just not going to blindly believe they did the right thing?
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