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Wasn’t this the basis of cover 2 and the great Buccaneers defense that featured another hall of fame DL? I say this, because they gave the greatest show on turf fits and played us tough every time...
It seems to me that bend not break, while not being that sexy, is the way forward this season. Holding teams to field goals would make a huge difference to the points difference with our offense
Vs pass - The beauty of 3-4 is that it allows the coordinator to mix exotic blitzes, while still dropping other LBs into space. With safeties providing help over the top.
Teams that dink and dunk are likely to come up short at times with the level of talent on our front and back end.
Vs run - Of course this does mean we have to play the run far tougher, which would mean sacrificing some of the penetration we are getting from our DL - who will need to eat space and free LBs.
Conclusion - To my mind Kiser is the player who could turn our defense around. You can cover up some of his limitations in coverage through a mixture of zone coverage and blitzing - which he excelled at in college - and in preseason. He is and will always be a force against the run... of course, if he is not ready, there’s an alternative - as people have notes - NaVorro Bowman
It seems to me that bend not break, while not being that sexy, is the way forward this season. Holding teams to field goals would make a huge difference to the points difference with our offense
Vs pass - The beauty of 3-4 is that it allows the coordinator to mix exotic blitzes, while still dropping other LBs into space. With safeties providing help over the top.
Teams that dink and dunk are likely to come up short at times with the level of talent on our front and back end.
Vs run - Of course this does mean we have to play the run far tougher, which would mean sacrificing some of the penetration we are getting from our DL - who will need to eat space and free LBs.
Conclusion - To my mind Kiser is the player who could turn our defense around. You can cover up some of his limitations in coverage through a mixture of zone coverage and blitzing - which he excelled at in college - and in preseason. He is and will always be a force against the run... of course, if he is not ready, there’s an alternative - as people have notes - NaVorro Bowman