Get ready for DTs in coverage!

[Maelstrom787]

I know this has been a common pain point here, but here's a bit of proof:

Yeah. "Good" defenses drop the big guys too. It isn't just lifelong football geniuses suddenly being dumb.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Love me some Dream Theater! I'm ready.

 

[SeaWolv]

Love it when the big fellas rumble in for the pick 6!

 

[TheLegendOfBoom]

Alot of big guys have some good hands for catching…

I mean normally in pee wee football, a lot kids, start out playing receiver, tight end, running back, etc. so more often than not, hands and running aren’t a lost skill once kids get older, they just end up moving to other positions…

Byron Murphy is athletic and I’m sure he can catch some deflected passes etc and pick it off!

Let’s goooooo!!!

 

[Seahawks Guy]

I wish his name wasn't Byron. Keep thinking of the cornerback who played for the Huskies.

 

[Maulbert]

I wish his name wasn't Byron. Keep thinking of the cornerback who played for the Huskies.

Do you know how many NFL players have been named Mike Williams?

 

[Seahawks Guy]

Do you know how many NFL players have been named Mike Williams?

17?

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I don't care if his name is Onion Ring Johnson. Just ball out.

 

[Maulbert]

17?

Feels like it. And half are receivers.

 

[Spohawks]

Watching some highlights of his, he has some of the quickest feet of any DT I have seen.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

As a UW fan, watching him in the bowl games, damn. He was a problem. Even against the best O Line in College football. Dawgs won both games, but that dude pushes people around.

 

[DeSeahawk]

I don't care if his name is Onion Ring Johnson. Just ball out.

I'd buy that jersey in a heartbeat

 

[Bear-Hawk]

Bears tried that last year with DL guy trying to cover David Njoku. Good luck with that. Lost the game.

 

[chrispy]

MMac's D depends on no one giving up the play or coverage scheme before the snap. Our previous D had become predictable enough that opposing Offenses could create situations where they knew, or suspected, a slow LB or DL would be in coverage. Discipline before the snap is going to make or break these situations. It simply didn't work under Pete. Plenty of things did work over the years, but disguising coverage never did because there wasn't enough pre-snap discipline.

 

[Bear-Hawk]

MMac's D depends on no one giving up the play or coverage scheme before the snap. Our previous D had become predictable enough that opposing Offenses could create situations where they knew, or suspected, a slow LB or DL would be in coverage. Discipline before the snap is going to make or break these situations. It simply didn't work under Pete. Plenty of things did work over the years, but disguising coverage never did because there wasn't enough pre-snap discipline.

Eberflus says Bears will use it rarely…. I hope VERY rarely.

It looks cute, but risks a big pass completion by the offense. Eberflus caught a lot of heat from the media when the play backfired spectacularly.

 

[Ozzy]

I know this has been a common pain point here, but here's a bit of proof:

Yeah. "Good" defenses drop the big guys too. It isn't just lifelong football geniuses suddenly being dumb.

They all do and it helps disguise where pressure is coming from and is also a byproduct of that philosophy. The problem in my opinion, with how Seattle did it for years was that they were so predictable. Howell when asked why he had such a good game against Seattle last year said he knew what Seattle was doing and where they would be on every play. That’s not happening with Macdonald.

 

[CouchLogic]

 

[Hawkinaz]

It’s known as a zone blitz nothing new

 

[Dolomight12]

I'd buy that jersey in a heartbeat

Big O-Ring! Beacon Plumbing sponsorship written all over it!

 

[Chukarhawk]

damnit now I want onion rings.