Just to beat the Brooks debate to death...

BillyCarpenter1 · 06-15-2003, 07:54 PM

WhoDat,

That\'s funny man. We were not talking about the Saints. We were talking about do you change the system to fit the players or vice-versa, with no preconceived situation. And yes the Saints changed the offense to fit the players. They started out with all intentions of running a West Coast Offense. But having to play the Rams twice per year(when they were in our divison, they kind of modeled their offense after them. The Saints just changed their defensive sytem to utilize Sullivan or did you not read about that?

Read this and get back with me?

June 13, 2003) -- Given the choice between improving with potentially great new players or potentially great new strategy, any rational NFL coach would say there is nothing to choose.

Talent always comes first.

Yet even in areas their teams have addressed with high draft picks and/or high-profile free agents, coaches will still seek ways to maximize their productivity. They will still tinker, adjust, modify and perhaps overhaul. They will do anything and everything within the realm of their playbooks and philosophy to make certain they are getting the most out of the players they have.

Five prime examples can be found in the offseason workouts of teams trying to upgrade their defensive lines:

New Orleans Saints: They made a bold move in the draft, trading up to select Johnathan Sullivan. Now Jim Haslett and his defensive assistant coaches are showing some creativity in utilizing his ample size (6-foot-3 and 313 pounds), strength and quickness.

Sullivan has been lining up at nose tackle, a position usually associated with the lone occupant in the middle of a three-man front. The Saints still employ a four-man look, but their tackles aren\'t designated in normal left-right terms. Sullivan is on the nose, directly across from the center, and a \"three-technique\" tackle lines up on one side of Sullivan or the other in an effort to exploit certain blockers or blocking schemes, or just to create confusion.

[Edited on 16/6/2003 by BillyCarpenter1]

06-15-2003, 07:54 PM	#11
BillyCarpenter1 Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,209	Just to beat the Brooks debate to death... WhoDat, That\'s funny man. We were not talking about the Saints. We were talking about do you change the system to fit the players or vice-versa, with no preconceived situation. And yes the Saints changed the offense to fit the players. They started out with all intentions of running a West Coast Offense. But having to play the Rams twice per year(when they were in our divison, they kind of modeled their offense after them. The Saints just changed their defensive sytem to utilize Sullivan or did you not read about that? Read this and get back with me? June 13, 2003) -- Given the choice between improving with potentially great new players or potentially great new strategy, any rational NFL coach would say there is nothing to choose. Talent always comes first. Yet even in areas their teams have addressed with high draft picks and/or high-profile free agents, coaches will still seek ways to maximize their productivity. They will still tinker, adjust, modify and perhaps overhaul. They will do anything and everything within the realm of their playbooks and philosophy to make certain they are getting the most out of the players they have. Five prime examples can be found in the offseason workouts of teams trying to upgrade their defensive lines: New Orleans Saints: They made a bold move in the draft, trading up to select Johnathan Sullivan. Now Jim Haslett and his defensive assistant coaches are showing some creativity in utilizing his ample size (6-foot-3 and 313 pounds), strength and quickness. Sullivan has been lining up at nose tackle, a position usually associated with the lone occupant in the middle of a three-man front. The Saints still employ a four-man look, but their tackles aren\'t designated in normal left-right terms. Sullivan is on the nose, directly across from the center, and a \"three-technique\" tackle lines up on one side of Sullivan or the other in an effort to exploit certain blockers or blocking schemes, or just to create confusion. [Edited on 16/6/2003 by BillyCarpenter1]
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