Defense Shapin Up

CheramieIII · 03-13-2015, 10:14 PM

DE 1. Junior Galette
2. Cameron Jordan
3. Kasim Edebali
DT 1. Akiem Hicks
2. Brodrick Bunkley
3. John Jenkins
4. Glenn Foster
5. Lawrence Virgil
MLB 1. Dannell Ellerbe
2. Jerry Franklin
WLB 1. David Hawthorne
2. Ramon Humber
3. Kyle Knox
SLB 1. Parys Haralson
2. Ronald Powell
CB 1. Keenan Lewis
2. Brandon Browner
3. Brian Dixon
4. Stanley Jean-Baptiste
5. Terrence Frederick
FS 1. Jairus Byrd
2. Pierre Warren
3. Marcus Ball
4. Kenny Phillips
SS 1. Kenny Vaccaro
2. Rafael Bush
3. Vinnie Sunseri
4. Jamarca Sanford
P 1. Thomas Morstead

lee909 · 03-14-2015, 02:30 AM

I'd love to see Vilma brought onto the coaching staff. I think he could help some of the young players on and off the field

CharityMike · 03-14-2015, 12:09 PM

Looking at that list, LB stands out like a big red thumb. We have got to get better there, specifically at OLB.

Rugby Saint II · 03-14-2015, 01:46 PM

And we are just filling holes now. After the draft this defense will have a whole new look. Learning the roster is going to be a *****.

hagan714 · 03-14-2015, 07:23 PM

DL depth is my biggest concern right now

CharityMike · 03-14-2015, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

DL depth is my biggest concern right now

I get that but they are both 6 one way 1/2 dozen the other. We could definitely use more depth on the line but at least we have starting caliber players. Can't say the same for the LB group.

ChrisXVI · 03-14-2015, 10:32 PM

The LB position is an interesting one because we supposedly run a 3-4 but spend most of the time in the 4-2-5 nickel defense. In the base 3-4 I'm guessing our LB's will look like this:

Sam- Parys Haralson
Mike- Dannell Ellerbe
Will- David Hawthorne
Jack- Junior Galette

But in the nickel defense it's just the inside guys with Galette shifting to DE. I'd really like to make improvements at OLB. Galette is in no way a LB and Haralson sure isn't intimidating anybody.

NonieT · 03-15-2015, 12:02 AM

I thought Kasim Edebali was a LB.

ChrisXVI · 03-15-2015, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by NonieT

I thought Kasim Edebali was a LB.

He's just like Galette... Considered an OLB but c'mon... He's not.

QBREES9 · 03-16-2015, 09:45 PM

They look good on paper

03-13-2015, 10:14 PM	#1
CheramieIII Fan Since 1967 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 7,487 Blog Entries: 3	Defense Shapin Up DE 1. Junior Galette 2. Cameron Jordan 3. Kasim Edebali DT 1. Akiem Hicks 2. Brodrick Bunkley 3. John Jenkins 4. Glenn Foster 5. Lawrence Virgil MLB 1. Dannell Ellerbe 2. Jerry Franklin WLB 1. David Hawthorne 2. Ramon Humber 3. Kyle Knox SLB 1. Parys Haralson 2. Ronald Powell CB 1. Keenan Lewis 2. Brandon Browner 3. Brian Dixon 4. Stanley Jean-Baptiste 5. Terrence Frederick FS 1. Jairus Byrd 2. Pierre Warren 3. Marcus Ball 4. Kenny Phillips SS 1. Kenny Vaccaro 2. Rafael Bush 3. Vinnie Sunseri 4. Jamarca Sanford P 1. Thomas Morstead

03-14-2015, 02:30 AM	#2
lee909 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,803 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Defense Shapin Up I'd love to see Vilma brought onto the coaching staff. I think he could help some of the young players on and off the field AliJee likes this.

03-14-2015, 12:09 PM	#3
CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	Re: Defense Shapin Up Looking at that list, LB stands out like a big red thumb. We have got to get better there, specifically at OLB.

03-14-2015, 01:46 PM	#4
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03-14-2015, 07:23 PM	#5
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03-14-2015, 10:19 PM	#6
CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	Re: Defense Shapin Up Originally Posted by hagan714 DL depth is my biggest concern right now I get that but they are both 6 one way 1/2 dozen the other. We could definitely use more depth on the line but at least we have starting caliber players. Can't say the same for the LB group.

03-14-2015, 10:32 PM	#7
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Defense Shapin Up The LB position is an interesting one because we supposedly run a 3-4 but spend most of the time in the 4-2-5 nickel defense. In the base 3-4 I'm guessing our LB's will look like this: Sam- Parys Haralson Mike- Dannell Ellerbe Will- David Hawthorne Jack- Junior Galette But in the nickel defense it's just the inside guys with Galette shifting to DE. I'd really like to make improvements at OLB. Galette is in no way a LB and Haralson sure isn't intimidating anybody.

03-15-2015, 12:02 AM	#8
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03-15-2015, 01:07 AM	#9
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Defense Shapin Up Originally Posted by NonieT I thought Kasim Edebali was a LB. He's just like Galette... Considered an OLB but c'mon... He's not.

03-16-2015, 09:45 PM	#10
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