Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 475307)

yes i understand that point on the cb danno and i agree with the basic point it made. But I have to watch 34 here in new england and listen the bill and all the sports commentators tackling is a major key that the saints will need to address with secondary. NE has been trying to address this issue year in and year out over the past few years

In pass defense they are as the article pointed out "just stick with their man", which has been an issue its self, will require read and react skills that i have seen little of against the run. If a runner gets pass the corner containment he will ripe of a nice run. Safeties are not playing to support the CB as they do in 43. Run support is a bigger issue due to the fact the 34 olb are almost always crashing the corners in containment

While tackling is not pointed out in the basic idea of the 34 when it comes to the finer points of the 34 it is right there at top. the secondary players are on there own most of the time and when they screw up it hurts big time.

seattle has the type of CB play we need out of our CB. To be honest the secondary hitting does not scare anyone

White is the best hitting corner on the team. that is the type of play you need out of your corners in 34. He reacts quickly and goes in for the tackle. He sticks the runner and tackles. Thats what you need out of CB

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 475353)

All the offseason OTA which is where players are supposed to hone and perfect their craft are gone because of the CBA...

Not only do I expect the quality of the game to stagnate or even decline, I expect injuries to rise because of the lack of skills and discipline...

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 475351)

But that doesn't have much to do with the front 7 alignment as much as it does to every secondary, whether it be man or zone.

I do agree, they do need to tackle better. But that was the same problem in our 4-3.

Originally Posted by lee909 (Post 475309)

Will the change to 3-4 be a lifeline for Ellis?,not saying I want him here but I didn't see him in college so not sure wether he played 3-4/4-3.

Originally Posted by FinSaint (Post 475390)

No way, he doesn't suit the NT or the DE spots in the 3-4 alignment both from a skill-set and physical trait point of view, not to mention that he sucks as a player overall.