Less pass rushers in coverage?

[Maelstrom787]

Probably not, no.

You can't just bring 5 every play in base.

 

[sdog1981]

One of the hopes is to bring 4 in new and unique ways.

 

[sutz]

One of the advantages of the 3-4 set is that the O doesn't know which of the 4 LBs is coming on pass rush, so it gives you the unpredictability of the blitz with just a 4 man rush. Throw in Adams coming at opportune times and it could be quite effective.

Dropping the outside guys (DE/OLB) is kind of a natural part of the 3-4 pass defense, so we'll have to live with it. But with the guys we now have, we should have fewer 300# guys trying to cover TE/WR types this year.

 

[DanejaHawk]

One of the advantages of the 3-4 set is that the O doesn't know which of the 4 LBs is coming on pass rush, so it gives you the unpredictability of the blitz with just a 4 man rush. Throw in Adams coming at opportune times and it could be quite effective.

Dropping the outside guys (DE/OLB) is kind of a natural part of the 3-4 pass defense, so we'll have to live with it. But with the guys we now have, we should have fewer 300# guys trying to cover TE/WR types this year.

Boom. There's actually subtle and few differences between 3-4 concepts and the Bear Front concepts we we're running last year. The most bigly yuge difference this year is that we'll have pass rushers with the correct athletic profile to be dropping into space. Seeing a Mafe, Taylor, or Nwosu drop on a TE is a healthy function of the scheme. Seeing a geriatric Carlos Dunlap drop on a TE is very unhealthy for everyone and makes me want to remove my own eye balls with a rusty spoon.

 

[sutz]

Boom. There's actually subtle and few differences between 3-4 concepts and the Bear Front concepts we we're running last year. The most bigly yuge difference this year is that we'll have pass rushers with the correct athletic profile to be dropping into space. Seeing a Mafe, Taylor, or Nwosu drop on a TE is a healthy function of the scheme. Seeing a geriatric Carlos Dunlap drop on a TE is very unhealthy for everyone and makes me want to remove my own eye balls with a rusty spoon.

Had to that one for the last line. Accurate, though.

Oh, and, it looks like we've been moving this direction for a while. Just needed a couple of good drafts, including some bonus picks from the Wilson trade to fully implement.

Looking forward to it.

 

[Scout]

Not only does the 34 provide the edge of brining four from anywhere but they can be stand up rushers and not in stance which means it allows your athletes to hit their gaps faster or flow sideline to sideline better.

 

[DanejaHawk]

Had to that one for the last line. Accurate, though.

Oh, and, it looks like we've been moving this direction for a while. Just needed a couple of good drafts, including some bonus picks from the Wilson trade to fully implement.

Looking forward to it.

Haha! Yeah, they've been transitioning slowly in this direction for the past 2 seasons. But they were caught in between the 2 schemes from a personnel and coaching stand point which, I think we could all see, was giving the defense a bit of an identity crisis.

I for one welcome our new 3-4 overlords and can't wait to see how the wholesale transition looks moving forward.

 

[Maelstrom787]

One of the advantages of the 3-4 set is that the O doesn't know which of the 4 LBs is coming on pass rush, so it gives you the unpredictability of the blitz with just a 4 man rush. Throw in Adams coming at opportune times and it could be quite effective.

Dropping the outside guys (DE/OLB) is kind of a natural part of the 3-4 pass defense, so we'll have to live with it. But with the guys we now have, we should have fewer 300# guys trying to cover TE/WR types this year.

It's gonna be delicious. Hurtt is really playing up the ability to disguise pressure and coverage in a multiple fronts. Coupled with one of the foremost young defensive minds in Desai to help tie it together, one can't help but be optimistic. Adding Mafe and Nwosu is going to be massive.

 

[nanomoz]

Hopefully "coverage" usually means a short drop zone or the flat for guys like Taylor and Nwochu.

 

[DanejaHawk]

It's gonna be delicious. Hurtt is really playing up the ability to disguise pressure and coverage in a multiple fronts. Coupled with one of the foremost young defensive minds in Desai to help tie it together, one can't help but be optimistic. Adding Mafe and Nwosu is going to be massive.

I'm very high on the Nwosu signing. In time I believe folks will see that as an under-the-radar FA coup. Also, if his body holds up, I think this schematic transition and Desai's presence unlocks the supernova that is Jamal Adams.

 

[Maelstrom787]

Hopefully "coverage" usually means a short drop zone or the flat for guys like Taylor and Nwochu.

It probably will. I'm just razzing the Seahawks Twitter contingent that thinks they're not going to be dropping their pass-rush oriented OLBs.

 

[sdog1981]

It probably will. I'm just razzing the Seahawks Twitter contingent that thinks they're not going to be dropping their pass-rush oriented OLBs.

I understand where you are coming from. However, that only works when teams fear the player's pass-rushing ability. Von Miller only started to get dropped into coverage after he established himself as a player that needs to double-team on every play so teams would change their pass pro to account for him.