Saints talk, Defensive Line. Why the sudden turnaround?

Jack Vegas · 10-01-2013, 03:28 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

It's definitely a 34, as the linemen are lined up in different gaps with different assignments; the OLB may be in a 3pt stance, but where they're lining up over the offensive linemen makes a huge difference...

But the Saints aren't playing a lot of 2-gap alignments, except on obvious run downs. Watch how many 1-on-1 matchups there are on the line; generally there is one guy facing a double team while the other three go one-on-one.

Realistically 3-4 or 4-3 doesn't matter when you play nickel/dime as often as we do, because you're almost always rushing a 4-man line in that situation. GW's defense used to rush 3 and drop back 8 sometimes but we aren't seeing a lot of that.

Originally Posted by hagan714

Ok i am going to admit i was wrong here. the biggest reason for the improved play is Bunkley getting hurt and knocked out of the rotation. John Jenkins has given the saints what they have missed for years. A solid DT to plug up the middle and push the pocket.

Don't get me wrong, Jenkins was a steal and looks like a very good player, but we aren't better off because Bunkley got hurt. Bunkley is one of the top nose tackles in the game, you don't lose a player like that and get better no matter how good his replacement is.

10-01-2013, 03:28 AM	#6
Jack Vegas 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,254	Re: Saints talk, Defensive Line. Why the sudden turnaround? Originally Posted by jeanpierre It's definitely a 34, as the linemen are lined up in different gaps with different assignments; the OLB may be in a 3pt stance, but where they're lining up over the offensive linemen makes a huge difference... But the Saints aren't playing a lot of 2-gap alignments, except on obvious run downs. Watch how many 1-on-1 matchups there are on the line; generally there is one guy facing a double team while the other three go one-on-one. Realistically 3-4 or 4-3 doesn't matter when you play nickel/dime as often as we do, because you're almost always rushing a 4-man line in that situation. GW's defense used to rush 3 and drop back 8 sometimes but we aren't seeing a lot of that. Originally Posted by hagan714 Ok i am going to admit i was wrong here. the biggest reason for the improved play is Bunkley getting hurt and knocked out of the rotation. John Jenkins has given the saints what they have missed for years. A solid DT to plug up the middle and push the pocket. Don't get me wrong, Jenkins was a steal and looks like a very good player, but we aren't better off because Bunkley got hurt. Bunkley is one of the top nose tackles in the game, you don't lose a player like that and get better no matter how good his replacement is.
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