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That looks about right to me.Who is going to come in on DL when we go to our Nickel and Dime packages?
We have a lot of options but right now I'm thinking
Barwin Watt Smith Mercilus
Thoughts?
Wade has saved the Texans. And he's said a few times that's what he does, tweaking his system to fit the players, not the other way around. It makes so much sense, that you wonder why it even has to be mentioned.Wade explicitly stated he could use a front of Barwin/Reed/Mercilus/Watt/Smith/Cush yesterday. He said they would find the best way to do that, and not try to just stick the players in to fit them into a preset package. That's my favorite thing about Wade, he changes his system to fit the players and not the other way around.
Makes you wonder why it's not a more widely used practice in the league.Wade has saved the Texans. And he's said a few times that's what he does, tweaking his system to fit the players, not the other way around. It makes so much sense, that you wonder why it even has to be mentioned.
The really good coordinators do this. Lesser coordinators probably resort to the "Coach Red Beaulieu", from the Waterboy, method of coaching. They only know what's in the book and aren't comfortable or creative enough to tweak the system to fit the players.Makes you wonder why it's not a more widely used practice in the league.
I'm a department manager in a major supermarket, you see it all the time, the less able the manager, the more they stick to the rules, do things by the book.The really good coordinators do this. Lesser coordinators probably resort to the "Coach Red Beaulieu", from the Waterboy, method of coaching. They only know what's in the book and aren't comfortable or creative enough to tweak the system to fit the players.
yup, though smith and watt will be swapped (watt at LDT and smith RDT more often than not), and the DE's will change their alignment often. reed, nading, and braman will sub at DE. crick, mitchell, and jamison will sub at tackle. we have the versatility to go heavier or lighter depending on varying situations, but that will be the standard.Who is going to come in on DL when we go to our Nickel and Dime packages?
We have a lot of options but right now I'm thinking
Barwin Watt Smith Mercilus
Thoughts?
while nice, and probably somewhere on the menu because of wade's 52 base, i think we'd be better off with a traditional nickel alignment and i'm guessing wade feels the same. the difference being cushing - an elite level blitzer inside or out, he allows a more creative gameplan. in those situations you want to be more flexible and having two cover linebackers gives you that when one can also move along the line to choose his target, as opposed to a slightly more overwhelming but much more obvious front.I hope Wade doesn't do away with bumping Quinn down to a joker position and bringing in another safety. That was a very succesful formation for us last year.
I'd rather not have Reed or Mercilus playing LB in the Nickel. I'd rather they just be in a rotation and keeping the D-line and OLB's fresh.
In some long passing situations I would like to see Watt, Smith, Crick, Merci, and Reed on the field all rushing the passer though.
Merci, Watt, Crick, Smith, Reed on the line all going after the QB with Cushing At LB behind them. Mix in some Cush-blitzes and QB's are going to be in trouble..
I said in some (keyword being some) situations.while nice, and probably somewhere on the menu because of wade's 52 base, i think we'd be better off with a traditional nickel alignment and i'm guessing wade feels the same. the difference being cushing - an elite level blitzer inside or out, he allows a more creative gameplan. in those situations you want to be more flexible and having two cover linebackers gives you that when one can also move along the line to choose his target, as opposed to a slightly more overwhelming but much more obvious front.