Sean Payton sees a role for Jonathan Vilma in new New Orleans Saints 3-4 defense

QBREES9 · 02-14-2013, 11:06 PM

but isn't that why Vilma left the JETS 3-4

dizzle88 · 02-15-2013, 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

but isn't that why Vilma left the JETS 3-4

It is but.... the jets tried to play vilma as the ILB in the 3-4

Vilma is way too small to be a ILB in a 3-4 and it requires alot of shedding blockers - which vilma does not do very well

Thats why you need a big ILB in the middle of a 3-4, two guys we have that would be suited great with Lofton and Hawthorne

Coach payton means to put vilma at OLB we he can get more of a clean release off the line

FinSaint · 02-15-2013, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Vilma is way too small to be a ILB in a 3-4 and it requires alot of shedding blockers - which vilma does not do very well

Thats why you need a big ILB in the middle of a 3-4, two guys we have that would be suited great with Lofton and Hawthorne

I agree with you on that both Lofton and Hawthorne are thumpers when it comes to LBs in general and they both are far better tacklers than Vilma, and therefore they fit better in the middle than Vilma does.

But, when it comes to pure size, there isn't a whole lot of difference between Vilma (6-1, 230) and Lofton (6-0, 241) & Hawthorne (6-0, 246). All are in the small spectrum when it comes to 3-4 ILBs, but L & H play "bigger."

02-14-2013, 11:06 PM	#1
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02-15-2013, 03:20 AM	#2
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,518	Re: Sean Payton sees a role for Jonathan Vilma in new New Orleans Saints 3-4 defense Originally Posted by QBREES9 but isn't that why Vilma left the JETS 3-4 It is but.... the jets tried to play vilma as the ILB in the 3-4 Vilma is way too small to be a ILB in a 3-4 and it requires alot of shedding blockers - which vilma does not do very well Thats why you need a big ILB in the middle of a 3-4, two guys we have that would be suited great with Lofton and Hawthorne Coach payton means to put vilma at OLB we he can get more of a clean release off the line

02-15-2013, 06:07 AM	#3
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Re: Sean Payton sees a role for Jonathan Vilma in new New Orleans Saints 3-4 defense Originally Posted by dizzle88 Vilma is way too small to be a ILB in a 3-4 and it requires alot of shedding blockers - which vilma does not do very well Thats why you need a big ILB in the middle of a 3-4, two guys we have that would be suited great with Lofton and Hawthorne I agree with you on that both Lofton and Hawthorne are thumpers when it comes to LBs in general and they both are far better tacklers than Vilma, and therefore they fit better in the middle than Vilma does. But, when it comes to pure size, there isn't a whole lot of difference between Vilma (6-1, 230) and Lofton (6-0, 241) & Hawthorne (6-0, 246). All are in the small spectrum when it comes to 3-4 ILBs, but L & H play "bigger."

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