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Danno · 06-09-2005, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by nawlins

The biggest problem over the years with the defense has been defensive gap responsibilities. Linemen are always assigned a gap in defensive schemes. And the linebackers are suppose to adjust once the football is snapped.

Good post. I think Charles Grant went from the attitude of busting upfield to grab a sack to correctly controlling his gap. His sacks went down a bit but he was burned much less on the cut-backs. I think he became a complete DE by years end.

James Allen showed me the same thing. In his first several games at SLB he would too often commit too early and once again the cut-back runs killed us. As the year progressed he started to understand the role of the SLB and played the position very well. He said the exact same thing in an interview with Hoakie/Kenny. He stated the freelance mentality of WLB took a while to break. The SLB is ALL about discipline and assignment. He feels like he understands the position a lot better than he did last year. He also didn't sound "dumb as a rock", which is what many of us, including me, labeled him.

His 1st 10 games keeps me skeptical, but his last 6 give me something to look forward to.

But without question, the biggest question mark on this team is who will step up at DT next to Young?

06-09-2005, 06:53 AM	#1
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Originally Posted by nawlins The biggest problem over the years with the defense has been defensive gap responsibilities. Linemen are always assigned a gap in defensive schemes. And the linebackers are suppose to adjust once the football is snapped. Good post. I think Charles Grant went from the attitude of busting upfield to grab a sack to correctly controlling his gap. His sacks went down a bit but he was burned much less on the cut-backs. I think he became a complete DE by years end. James Allen showed me the same thing. In his first several games at SLB he would too often commit too early and once again the cut-back runs killed us. As the year progressed he started to understand the role of the SLB and played the position very well. He said the exact same thing in an interview with Hoakie/Kenny. He stated the freelance mentality of WLB took a while to break. The SLB is ALL about discipline and assignment. He feels like he understands the position a lot better than he did last year. He also didn't sound "dumb as a rock", which is what many of us, including me, labeled him. His 1st 10 games keeps me skeptical, but his last 6 give me something to look forward to. But without question, the biggest question mark on this team is who will step up at DT next to Young?