2021 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook

SmashMouth · 05-06-2021, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

Who else thinks we might see a lot of Jenkins playing “linebacker” next to Davis?

Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?

rezburna · 05-06-2021, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?

I don’t know if they make Marcus Williams the “rover” in the Cover 3 or Cover 1 very often. I wanna say he’s usually pretty deep. I’ve seen them line Jenkins up right next to Davis, but I haven’t seen that out of anybody else. I think it’s pretty smart on passing downs.

jeanpierre · 05-06-2021, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

I don’t know if they make Marcus Williams the “rover” in the Cover 3 or Cover 1 very often. I wanna say he’s usually pretty deep. I’ve seen them line Jenkins up right next to Davis, but I haven’t seen that out of anybody else. I think it’s pretty smart on passing downs.

Malcolm or Gardner will be the Rover, Marcus has incredible range so their able to run Cover-1 assignments with him...

jeanpierre · 05-06-2021, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?

The zone range and assignments will change based on personnel match-ups...

Boston Saint · 05-16-2021, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?

They have to when you have LBs a as crappy as the Saints groups have been under Payton. Outside of Davis, Vilma, and Fujita, there hasn’t been a one with the talent to play for any other team in the league.

jeanpierre · 05-16-2021, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?

Brother, when we were growing up if a team went to a 3-WR set, it was a big deal and it was in a 3rd and long (7 yds+) and has less than a 20% success rate...

Now with pass defense rules handcuffing defense, you're just putting bodies on bodies and requiring passers be highly accurate and receivers have reliable hands...

Today's NFL Linebacker is nothing more than really big and fast rover or star backers covering TEs and RBs...

But now it's pass to open the run...

05-06-2021, 05:34 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,479 Blog Entries: 29	Re: 2021 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook Originally Posted by rezburna Who else thinks we might see a lot of Jenkins playing “linebacker” next to Davis? Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?

05-06-2021, 05:44 PM	#2
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 7,999	Re: 2021 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook Originally Posted by SmashMouth Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions? I don’t know if they make Marcus Williams the “rover” in the Cover 3 or Cover 1 very often. I wanna say he’s usually pretty deep. I’ve seen them line Jenkins up right next to Davis, but I haven’t seen that out of anybody else. I think it’s pretty smart on passing downs.

05-06-2021, 05:57 PM	#3
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2021 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook Originally Posted by rezburna I don’t know if they make Marcus Williams the “rover” in the Cover 3 or Cover 1 very often. I wanna say he’s usually pretty deep. I’ve seen them line Jenkins up right next to Davis, but I haven’t seen that out of anybody else. I think it’s pretty smart on passing downs. Malcolm or Gardner will be the Rover, Marcus has incredible range so their able to run Cover-1 assignments with him...

05-06-2021, 05:59 PM	#4
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2021 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook Originally Posted by SmashMouth Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions? The zone range and assignments will change based on personnel match-ups...

05-16-2021, 09:30 AM	#5
Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: 2021 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook Originally Posted by SmashMouth Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions? They have to when you have LBs a as crappy as the Saints groups have been under Payton. Outside of Davis, Vilma, and Fujita, there hasn’t been a one with the talent to play for any other team in the league.

05-16-2021, 09:36 AM	#6
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2021 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook Originally Posted by SmashMouth Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions? Brother, when we were growing up if a team went to a 3-WR set, it was a big deal and it was in a 3rd and long (7 yds+) and has less than a 20% success rate... Now with pass defense rules handcuffing defense, you're just putting bodies on bodies and requiring passers be highly accurate and receivers have reliable hands... Today's NFL Linebacker is nothing more than really big and fast rover or star backers covering TEs and RBs... But now it's pass to open the run...

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