Saints' Vilma says he's in his best shape in years

homerj07 · 07-25-2013, 07:19 PM

I cant make p my mind on Vilma.

Didn't he leave the Jets because the went to the defense - WE JUST CHANGED TOO??

That bothers me. Yes he is an older, smarter and slower player. So...?

Danno · 07-26-2013, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by homerj07

I cant make p my mind on Vilma.

Didn't he leave the Jets because the went to the defense - WE JUST CHANGED TOO??

That bothers me. Yes he is an older, smarter and slower player. So...?

Mangini's 3-4 was a 2-gap, which requires both ILB's to frequently take on OG's head up.

Ryan's 3-4 will play Vilma at the weak inside LB which is very similar to playing the WILL in a 4-3. He won't be asked to take on OG's nearly as frequently as he had to in Mangini's 3-4.

Also, we will be in a base 3-4 less than 50% of the snaps (according to Payton).

Shouldn't be a problem at all,maybe.

I know he was hurt, but Vilma graded out horribly as an OLB last year (100 out of 109), but as we all know everyone did under the Spags debacle.

I guess the real question is can Vilma play WILL?

07-25-2013, 07:19 PM	#1
homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Re: Saints' Vilma says he's in his best shape in years I cant make p my mind on Vilma. Didn't he leave the Jets because the went to the defense - WE JUST CHANGED TOO?? That bothers me. Yes he is an older, smarter and slower player. So...? Spot on Dtan likes this.

07-26-2013, 09:04 AM	#2
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Re: Saints' Vilma says he's in his best shape in years Originally Posted by homerj07 I cant make p my mind on Vilma. Didn't he leave the Jets because the went to the defense - WE JUST CHANGED TOO?? That bothers me. Yes he is an older, smarter and slower player. So...? Mangini's 3-4 was a 2-gap, which requires both ILB's to frequently take on OG's head up. Ryan's 3-4 will play Vilma at the weak inside LB which is very similar to playing the WILL in a 4-3. He won't be asked to take on OG's nearly as frequently as he had to in Mangini's 3-4. Also, we will be in a base 3-4 less than 50% of the snaps (according to Payton). Shouldn't be a problem at all,maybe. I know he was hurt, but Vilma graded out horribly as an OLB last year (100 out of 109), but as we all know everyone did under the Spags debacle. I guess the real question is can Vilma play WILL? \|Mitch\| likes this.

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