Hawks2022":399yafqy said:
I am not suggesting we switch to the 3-4, I am suggesting the Seahawks don't rank #31 in the pass again next year, and that is going to require a change. That 31st ranking was not the first half of the season, thats the whole season.
If you want them to go out with the same crew and scheme...expect the same 2nd to last ranking. The Hawks have the best LBs and if any LB crew can make an adjustment...its those guys.
Dunbar could hold down one end, trade or draft for another. Plenty of D lineman to rotate in for the middle. Its not going to be an over night success...but in a couple of years they can have a soild line.
YES!!! When you rank #31 in the pass, change of any kind is a great thing. Whats the worst that can happen, they move down 1 spot
I don't care about the 3-4, I care about winning.
Ranking is a bad way to judge these things, because 32nd can be infinitely worse than 31st. They played much better as a unit in the second half of the season, and blowing up an improving unit isn't likely to net any good result. We need to judge stats with context.
The first half of 2020 saw a defense that was on pace to be the worst of all-time by a wide margin. They tightened things up and simplified the coverage scheme, as well as went out and got a new Leo. Defense suddenly looked above average.
Change of any kind is NOT always a great thing, and changing to a completely new defensive system that they don't have a good personnel fit for is a great way to undo all of the positive change that we saw in the second half of the year.
So uh, no. I don't expect the 31st ranked defense next year, and that's because I watched and understand that they figured out what the main problem was and demonstrably eliminated it. The results were there for us all to see.
I still don't get the suggestion, though. Like, what do you want from a 3-4? Who are gonna be the rush OLB's? If the LB's are the strength of the defensive unit, and they'd all be 3-4 ILBs, why do you want to overhaul what they're doing and take one of them off the field for the most part? It doesn't make sense. If the secondary is the issue (because you're mentioning pass defense), then why are you suggesting a change that mainly overhauls the front 7? If the pass rush is an issue, why do you want to switch to a scheme that completely removes the benefit of the teams best pass rusher in Dunlap?