Runner said:
Not that is was really a mystery, but...
During practice, they've been using the tight end more evenly on both sides of the formation, rather than predominately on the offensive right side. Therefore, Williams has been getting action against both the right and left tackles as he keeps to the strong side.
Yes you are correct on that, Mario stayed on the strongside of the formations at all times, not necessarily always at LE, and he and Peek were still in together on all of the 1st team plays. They also switched the LBers around too depending on which side the TE lined up on, as they always kept Orr on ths strongside with Mario and Greenwood on the weakside, and Orr more often than not was brought up along the LOS outside of Mario to form a 5-2 formation to look something like this if the TE is on the right side of the OLine:
....TE....RT....RG....C....LG....LT
SLB....SDE.....DT1...DT2........WDE
.............MLB.....WLB
or like this if the TE is on the left side of the OLine:
....RT....RG....C....LG....LT....TE
..WDE......DT2...DT1....SDE....SLB
.................WLB....MLB
1st team positions for the majority of the time:
WDE: Antwan Peek
DT1: Anthony Weaver
DT2: Seth Payne/Robaire Smith (usually lined up basically right on the center)
SDE: Mario Williams
SLB: Shantee Orr (will pass rush sometimes or else go one-on-one with TE against pass, adds another player on the line to help contain runs)
MLB: Wali Rainer (seems as though Cowart is injured becuase he hasn't practiced yet)
WLB: Morlon Greenwood
2nd team positions:
WDE: Jason Babin
DT: Robaire Smith/Seth Payne
DT: Travis Johnson
SDE: N.D. Kalu
SLB: Charlie Anderson
MLB: Terry Pierce
WLB: DeMeco Ryans
slamdunc said:
Coach --
Can you elaborate on a 4-3 over or 4-3 under set as opposed to a base 4-3? I am unfamiliar with those. Assumption is that it has to do with gaps on the DL though.
THANKS!
See my above rough diagrams of what a 4-3 over/under is vs. a base 4-3
On a side note that was previously asked, the OLine has looked pretty solid thusfar and it sounds like they have a pretty good group for Kubiak's scheme that should be solid once everyone has the system/playbook down, and it sounds like both Winston and Spencer have looked pretty good so far and should be ready to start in 07 if not later this year. It also sounds like our DLine has looked real nice so far, has disrupted many offensive plays and definitely looks like the strength of our defense, granted they aren't in full pads yet so that changes things a little. Sounds like Petey hasn't done overly well against Johnson/Moulds, hopefully he or Buchanon will step up or else they will be able to find a more capable replacement either already on the team or still out there in free agency (maybe Ty Law if he's cheap or grab someone after June 1 cuts or after final roster cuts). The front 7 will help the DBs look a lot better than last year, but if you have a consistently weak link back there and the QB has an easy out when he gets pressured then the defense will suffer for it.