NFL COMBINE: DT's and LB's work out today and tomorrow!!

stockman311 · 03-02-2010, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

lol i really dont care who we draft but your reasons for why we wont make no sense

cody is just as much an option as anybody

i believe he is a high priority for this team and i wouldnt be surpised to see us take either him or another DT that is projected as solely a 3-4 NT

If it makes no sense to you that the Saints run a 4-3 base defense and therefore are not going to draft a NT for a 3-4 defense, then you are just being obtuse.

And just so you know, we didn't run a 3-4 for a majority of the Superbowl. We ran a 3-3-5, with the knowlege that we were playing Peyton Manning. The only QB who gets rid of the football faster than Brees. We played back with an extra DB and blitzed Manning on 3 plays all game, waiting for him to make a mistake which he finally did to Porter.

Just because we ran an exotic package for a good portion of one game against a superior QB doesn't mean dick when it comes to the Defense we ran for the majority of the season. We don't have the OLB to play 3-4 and rush the passer, and we don't have the ILB with bulk to play the 3-4. See how happy Will Smith is when you move him inside in a 3-4 and take away his opportunities to get sacks. Yeah, that would be a really smart move.

The fact of the matter is that there are a ton of great DT, and DE in this draft that fit our scheme. Cody is not one of them, and as I said before, I will come back and apologize to you if we select him. I have doubts that he will even be on the board when we pick though. Too many teams are moving to a 3-4 and need a NT.

03-02-2010, 09:20 AM	#11
stockman311 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,137	Re: NFL COMBINE: DT's and LB's work out today and tomorrow!! Originally Posted by CantonLegend lol i really dont care who we draft but your reasons for why we wont make no sense cody is just as much an option as anybody i believe he is a high priority for this team and i wouldnt be surpised to see us take either him or another DT that is projected as solely a 3-4 NT If it makes no sense to you that the Saints run a 4-3 base defense and therefore are not going to draft a NT for a 3-4 defense, then you are just being obtuse. And just so you know, we didn't run a 3-4 for a majority of the Superbowl. We ran a 3-3-5, with the knowlege that we were playing Peyton Manning. The only QB who gets rid of the football faster than Brees. We played back with an extra DB and blitzed Manning on 3 plays all game, waiting for him to make a mistake which he finally did to Porter. Just because we ran an exotic package for a good portion of one game against a superior QB doesn't mean dick when it comes to the Defense we ran for the majority of the season. We don't have the OLB to play 3-4 and rush the passer, and we don't have the ILB with bulk to play the 3-4. See how happy Will Smith is when you move him inside in a 3-4 and take away his opportunities to get sacks. Yeah, that would be a really smart move. The fact of the matter is that there are a ton of great DT, and DE in this draft that fit our scheme. Cody is not one of them, and as I said before, I will come back and apologize to you if we select him. I have doubts that he will even be on the board when we pick though. Too many teams are moving to a 3-4 and need a NT.