Things that haven't been discussed for our defense.

GumboBC · 06-29-2004, 12:10 PM

Aight -- Here\'s mine............

1. The front 4 is going to decrease their gaps and play closer to one another.
I think when defensive linemen play with a wide gap they are inviting teams to run on the inside. If you have linebackers that can shed blocks and stuff the run up the middle this is effective. But, if those same linebackers donÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢t have the speed to get to the outside, then teams are going to run more to the outside.

Conversely , if teams play with narrower gaps it clogs up the middle and keeps offensive linemen off of the linebackers allowing them to better make the play. It also frees up the linebackers to diagnose the play better and determine if the run is going to the inside or outside because they can peek in the backfield better by not having to worry about 300lb. offensive linemen coming at them.

2. John Pease is going to rotate the front 4 as much as possible and says this is going to allow our defense to come on strong in the 4th quarter where games are won and lost.
Yes I do think this is going to help greatly. Two reasons: Will Smith and Rodney Leisle. I think both players are going to play an instumental part in our front 4 rotation. And I think both players are going to be better at coming off the bench at their percspective positions than what we had last year.

3. Haslett says he\'s going to bring the heat on defense this year. No more of this sitting back and reacting. He\'s going to throw the kithcen sink at offenses.
This is a no-brainer, IMO. I don\'t care what the results MIGHT be. Defenses are meant to attack. Not sit back and wait.

4. Tebucky is going to come up and play CB in certain situations
I don\'t think we\'ll see too much of this and don\'t expect any significant results.

5. Mike McCarthy is going to call the game from upstairs in the booth. Good move? Bad Move? Why?
I think it\'s doubtful this is going to make much of a difference. Coaches have their philosophies on what makes something work and I don\'t believe McCarthy being up in the booth is going to change much.

06-29-2004, 12:10 PM	#11
GumboBC Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,616	Things that haven't been discussed for our defense. Aight -- Here\'s mine............ 1. The front 4 is going to decrease their gaps and play closer to one another. I think when defensive linemen play with a wide gap they are inviting teams to run on the inside. If you have linebackers that can shed blocks and stuff the run up the middle this is effective. But, if those same linebackers donÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢t have the speed to get to the outside, then teams are going to run more to the outside. Conversely , if teams play with narrower gaps it clogs up the middle and keeps offensive linemen off of the linebackers allowing them to better make the play. It also frees up the linebackers to diagnose the play better and determine if the run is going to the inside or outside because they can peek in the backfield better by not having to worry about 300lb. offensive linemen coming at them. 2. John Pease is going to rotate the front 4 as much as possible and says this is going to allow our defense to come on strong in the 4th quarter where games are won and lost. Yes I do think this is going to help greatly. Two reasons: Will Smith and Rodney Leisle. I think both players are going to play an instumental part in our front 4 rotation. And I think both players are going to be better at coming off the bench at their percspective positions than what we had last year. 3. Haslett says he\'s going to bring the heat on defense this year. No more of this sitting back and reacting. He\'s going to throw the kithcen sink at offenses. This is a no-brainer, IMO. I don\'t care what the results MIGHT be. Defenses are meant to attack. Not sit back and wait. 4. Tebucky is going to come up and play CB in certain situations I don\'t think we\'ll see too much of this and don\'t expect any significant results. 5. Mike McCarthy is going to call the game from upstairs in the booth. Good move? Bad Move? Why? I think it\'s doubtful this is going to make much of a difference. Coaches have their philosophies on what makes something work and I don\'t believe McCarthy being up in the booth is going to change much.
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