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How the Saints' defense became the worst in the NFL, again

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by jeanpierre Rather than agree to disagree over Jordan, let's look at some of the other personnel... Consider... Davison is not going to generate pass rush; you need a 3-tech (A. Donald) to get after the passer; he ...

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Old 11-22-2015, 06:12 PM   #23
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Re: How the Saints' defense became the worst in the NFL, again

Originally Posted by jeanpierre View Post
Rather than agree to disagree over Jordan, let's look at some of the other personnel...

Consider...

Davison is not going to generate pass rush; you need a 3-tech (A. Donald) to get after the passer; he is, however, a great nose tackle capable of collapsing a pocket...

Jenkins had the size to be a great nose tackle until we inexplicably had him slim down to play a 3-tech...

bulk him back up and rotate with Davison and you'll have one of the best, freshest NT rotations in the league...

Richardson has the size for a 4-3 or 3-4 defensive end, his pass rush skills are limited by his experience, but he's a great rotation guy...

Linebackers...

Well, we've got the high-motored OLB Kasim Edebali sitting on...the bench?!?

Put him in across from Hau'oli Kikaha; we've seem some good things when both those guys are in...

Then you put Stephone Anthony and Dannell Ellerbe (when healthy) in the middle; Ellerbe was much better in the 3-4 (Baltimore, first year Miami) than he is in the 4-3...

Now you've limited the front seven area of responsibility and allow them to read faster and make plays rather than depend on the secondary for play making...

Let three of our big guys rotate and plow and clog against the oppositions five offensive linemen, gaining a numbers advantage...

and then randomly attack with these athletic linebacker we have from the various four spots (one example - zone blitzing, stunts)...

We also have some other great players on the practice squad and injured reserve...

OLB Davis Tull, NT Ashaad Mabry, DL Lawrence Virgil and NT Austin Brown...

They can come in next season and compete to make that front better with a consistent, fresh rotation...

But with the current pass rush "led" by Cam Jordan, we're just going to see more of the same regardless if Rob Ryan is on our sideline or not...
Allen will blitz more and we may see a little better of a D but in reality we're still the same just putting more pressure from the lb.'ers but the front 4 will still lack.
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