New Sub Package Lineups

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  1. Ontario Titan

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    CJ didn't do much in NY but if wasn't for the injury in AZ he would of had a decent year. This year I think he will have a good year teamed with David Johnson
     
  2. Gut

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    I'd say we have a lot of options depending on matchups but here would be a few...

    Base
    DE Casey
    NT Johnson
    DE Jones

    LOLB Morgan
    LILB Williamson
    RILB Woodyard
    ROLB Orakpo

    CB McCourty
    CB Cox
    SS Searcy
    FS Johnson

    Nickel - base - 4-3 front
    DE Casey
    DT Johnson
    DT Jones
    DE Dodd

    LOLB Morgan
    ROLB Orakpo

    CB McCourty
    CB Cox
    NB McCain
    SS Searcy
    FS Johnson

    Nickel Pass Rush and Cover (2-3-6)
    DT Casey
    DT Klug

    OLB Orakpo
    OLB Dodd
    OLB Morgan

    CB McCourty
    CB Cox
    NB McCain
    SS Searcy
    Rover Johnson
    FS Byard

    Lots of options and pieces to move around. Would like to see all our pass rushers on the field on obvious 3rd and long (or longer) with Casey and Klug with a hand down with Rak, Morgan and Dodd moving all over the place so the D doesn't know who's coming and from where! And with 3 S's, can have one line up near LOS and fake (or real) blitz too!
     
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  3. Titans2004

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    I don't think in our standard 4-3 nickle package that we will take both Williamson and Woodyard off the field.
     
  4. Gut

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    vs a 1st and 10, probably not if that team has any viable run threat. Teams like the pack that run 3 WR's with a FB and RB, we'd certainly have at least 1 ILB.

    On 3rd and long, I think I'd rather have Dodd on the line and Rak able to blitz wherever and Morgan able to cover or blitz too. Williamson isn't particularly good in coverage and nowhere near as good in the pass rush.

    I suspect one of our new backup LB's...maybe Spence will come in as a nickle/coverage LB OR we bring in a 3rd S.

    Conventional wisdom would say take out the NT (say Johnson), move the DE's to DT and drop down the OLB's to play DE. The NT is replaced by a nickel CB.

    That would look like...

    DE Orakpo
    DT Casey
    DT Klug
    DE Morgan

    LB Woodyard
    LB Williamson

    CB McCourty
    CB Cox
    NB McCain
    FS Johnson
    SS Searcy

    The other option is to take out one of the ILB's and have something like...

    DE Dodd
    DT Casey
    DT Klug
    DE Morgan

    ILB Williamson
    OLB Orakpo

    CB McCourty
    CB Cox
    NB McCain
    FS Johnson
    SS Searcy

    Specialty wise, along the zone blitz concept, I like having...

    DT Casey
    DT Klug

    LB Dodd
    LB Orakpo
    LB Morgan

    CB McCourty
    CB Cox
    NB McCain
    Rover Johnson
    FS Byard
    SS Searcy

    Lots of options which means lots of matchup ability depending on opponent, score, down and distance, and great competition for playing time from DL to LB to CB to S!!!
     
  5. Titans2004

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    I agree...if we stay healthy we can have a lot of different looks. We just need to be able to win 1st down with our base defense to allow us to actually force teams into bad down and distance situations.

    I can certainly see Byard as a guy who comes in to play center field for us in the dime package
     
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  6. JR1980

    JR1980 Pro Bowler

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    I want teams to know it's gonna be a long F ing day when playing us...That's how it used to be, and that's how it should be now. We have earned it.
     
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  7. Johnnyb

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    Couldn't agree more. I think that was the purpose of this draft: get nasty on both sides of the ball. Really hoping that Dodd, Johnson and those DB's come in hungry and ready to lay the wood!

    I miss the days of having a defense that would make their ass quit.
     
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  8. cdubbs2121

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    What did you guys think about Ragland?
    Heart was a red flag or the fact that he's not really a three down player? Or did people want him to THUMP.
     
  9. Hormesis

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    Amen brother! Back to what made me a fan of this team in the first place. Hard nosed, my hat on your hat wins type of football (straight war and all physical). I would love to see that identity again with this team.
     
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  10. JR1980

    JR1980 Pro Bowler

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    Exactly!!! Likewise. Beef up the defense, and steam roll others with our bruising offense. Let's do this bro!
     
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