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2019 Los Angeles Rams roster preview: DL Sebastian Joseph-Day looks to fill Ndamukong Suh’s shoes


Can the 2018 6th-round pick from Rutgers be in line for a significant role in 2019?

By Hotdaddywags@hotdaddywags Jul 23, 2019, 2:00pm CDT

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As our own Sean Wilkinson wrote back in June, NT Sebastian Joseph-Day has emerged as a real sleeper for a larger role on the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive line.

A 2018 NFL Draft 6th-round pick out of Rutgers at 6’4” and 310 pounds, Seabass certainly has the size for the role. Despite being inactive for all 19 games last season, Joseph-Day credits Ndamukong Suh for aiding his development:

“I was able to, after every series, come and watch the Surface with Suh, and really break down what he saw, go over the plays. Really just tap into his mind,” Joseph-Day said. “And shoutout to him for being such a good guy, and being that guy for me — taking me under his wing and teach me a lot of the stuff he saw through his eyes.”

Roster Battle
Joseph-Day will primarily compete against rookie 2019 NFL Draft 4th-rounder DT Greg Gaines (out of the mighty mighty University of University of Washington) for reps at the nose. An offseason spent alongside Aaron Donald and Suh might give SJD a slight edge.

Expectations
Let’s get him on the field, first. Preseason should be telling in terms of rotations and impact, but his time to show what he can do is coming. His collegiate stats aren’t eye-popping, but Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips has a great track record of developing his guys. I expect him to split time with Gaines with the rookie eventually overtaking him for reps as the season evolves.

Chances of making the final roster (8/10)
Barring some kind of quantum leap from DT Tanzel Smart, the sudden emergence of a UDFA or an unexpected dropoff from SJD, he looks like a pretty safe bet to land on the final 53-man roster and finally suit up for regular season NFL action.

 

[oldnotdead]

So Ram - Wade plays a 3-4 hybrid ok? What that means is that there are 4 guys on the LOS. NT (1T), DT (3T), DE (5T) and WIL (OLB at 5T some also call him a JACK LB). The WIL aligns as a DE, 85% of the snaps he has his hand in the dirt. A traditional 3-4 is a 2 gap scheme. The hybrid 3-4 is a one gap scheme just like a traditional 4-3. So Wade's BASE defense aligns on the LOS like a 3-4 and plays a 1 gap scheme like a 3-4. The real difference between both is when Wade changes the defensive look on each snap. He might pull the NT playing two 3T's and two OLB's on the LOS. Sometimes he pulls the one of the ILB's and plays 3 safeties or a nickel DB. Wade has a ton of different looks and it makes it really difficult for an OC, to gameplan because he has no way of knowing what defensive front he will face at any given time. It makes it hard for the QB and center to read and call blocking assignments.

The hybrid 3-4 allows Wade to be extremely flexible in how he uses his personnel. You don't see that type of flexibility normally with most 4-3. Although it's a trend by some DC's who run a 4-3 to begin to incorporate 3-4 concepts. What some do is use their SAM LB as a JACK on occasions.

So even though it may look like a 3-4 you can tell it's not by the alignment. If the Dline aligns just like a 4-3 then it's a hybrid. A standard 3-4 is two gap an example is when the NT lines up at 0T or face up, head to head with the center and not shaded. Ram's NT plays a 1T most of the time. But Wade needs a NT that can play 1T or 0T, and not all NT can.

 

[shovelpass]

So Ram - Wade plays a 3-4 hybrid ok? What that means is that there are 4 guys on the LOS. NT (1T), DT (3T), DE (5T) and WIL (OLB at 5T some also call him a JACK LB)

So now I know that you're either misinformed and too stubborn to admit it or you're completely full of it.

This is Wade talking about his 3-4 in Houston.
https://ramsondemand.com/threads/wade-phillips-plans-to-implement-a-hybrid-3-4.48378/page-2

They say ‘3-4’, ‘4-3’, all that,” Phillips said at the Texans' annual Charity Golf Classic. “We really play a 5-2. We play five defensive linemen that can rush the passer and two inside 'backers who can tackle people. And we think Mario certainly fits in there.”

Notice 2 OLBs standing up, well beyond the 5T. In addition to the 3 Dlineman

Same here. 5 man front, 2 OLBs wide of the 5T.

The WIL aligns as a DE, 85% of the snaps he has his hand in the dirt

I'd love to know where you got this info. Feel free to share because after rewatching the season very recently I've found this too be highly inaccurate.

The real difference between both is when Wade changes the defensive look on each snap. He might pull the NT playing two 3T's and two OLB's on the LOS. Sometimes he pulls the one of the ILB's and plays 3 safeties or a nickel DB

What you're describing is nickel or dime defense. It's not specific to Wade's defense, every team does it.
https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2018/2017-defensive-personnel-analysis

Defensive Personnel Frequency
Team Base Rk Nickel Rk Dime+ Rk
CLE 66% 1 31% 29 1% 27
LAR 58% 2 37% 25 2% 23
CAR 50% 3 49% 20 0% 32
IND 42% 4 44% 23 11% 14
DEN 41% 5 27% 32 30% 5
PIT 38% 6 36% 26 24% 7
HOU 38% 7 34% 28 24% 8
NYJ 37% 8 53% 18 8% 16
MIA 36% 9 60% 14 1% 25
SF 36% 10 45% 22 15% 10
TB 36% 11 62% 11 0% 30
OAK 35% 12 57% 16 7% 17
WAS 34% 13 63% 10 2% 24
JAX 33% 14 66% 6 0% 29
BUF 33% 15 66% 5 0% 31
BAL 30% 16 40% 24 28% 6
Team Base Rk Nickel Rk Dime+ Rk
CHI 30% 17 64% 9 5% 20
CIN 30% 18 67% 4 1% 26
TEN 30% 19 64% 8 5% 19
DET 29% 20 52% 19 15% 11
NYG 29% 21 60% 15 11% 13
SEA 29% 22 68% 3 3% 21
KC 27% 23 29% 30 42% 3
ARI 27% 24 65% 7 7% 18
PHI 27% 25 60% 13 10% 15
LAC 26% 26 27% 31 46% 1
DAL 25% 27 55% 17 20% 9
ATL 24% 28 72% 2 2% 22
NO 23% 29 61% 12 13% 12
GB 23% 30 34% 27 42% 2
MIN 21% 31 77% 1 0% 28
NE 15% 32 48% 21 37% 4
Avg 33% -- 52% -- 13% --

 

[oldnotdead]

Copeland projects as a 3T in this scheme. He's a bit light, but he doesn't have the speed and length to play DE. IMO he would be competing with Smart as a backup 3T.

It will be interesting to see if they move Trevon Young to play the DE position situationally. He has the speed and length to play the position. He's has a nice first step in his rush. As was shown last season, the DE position is a rotational position and it would seem Trevon could benefit from that in their situational packages. If he can't I don't see Young making this team. He's a second year player so this is the year for him to make his move up.