Unlike baseball where you build over many many years through a minor league system and can't really afford a lot of top tier free agents, the NFL can be a combo of drafts and free agents. You can easily make changes on the fly - there's no need to tear down and start over like you do in baseball.
See - that's one of the reasons I really hope they don't switch to a 3-4: Beyond Ryans and maybe Cushing, our LBs are well-below average. We'd need minimum two more of them.
Maybe. I don't know if the league has ever seen a 6'6, 295 OLB. He was Ware by two inches and nearly 35 pounds. Pittsburgh's OLBs, as a point of comparison, are 6'2", 265 and 6'0", 242.
I wouldn't expect to see them trot out 4 solid LBs right off the bat, and besides, as it stands we need to replace two worthless DTs. No matter what, it'll take 2 summers to get this defense on solid footing. Get a stud nose tackle and the other pieces fall into place. Lions look worlds better with Suh up front. Of course, the whole trick is finding that once-every-three years stud NT. I don't believe there are any exceptional interior prospects this year.
Yes, Mario and crushing would be the olbs IMO while ryans and files would be the mlbs I think you would have to play Mario at linebacker because that is where he could put the most pressure on the qb. That being said, like I have pointed out all along, you CANNOT make that transition without a competent nose tackle, something that is not an easy thing to find
I would much rather see Mario Williams as a defensive end in a 3-4. He could be a Richard Seymour type player. I think Cushing could either a 3-4 outside or inside linebacker. I much rather have him inside with Ryans and that would allow you to bring in a new outisde pass rusher to go along with Connor Barwin via the draft or free agency.
I don't understand what Kubiak could have done different that play. I am sure he called a play for the receiver to go out of bounds but Dressen was the only one open and he fumbled the ball.
Yep, Kubiak had taken a question about the 3/15 play and said if they didn't pickup the 1st down then they where going to Overtime because there was no way to spike the ball in time. Later on, he took a similar question and said Schaub did the RIGHT thing throwing over the middle as that was the play. Wex then asked to clarify how could that be the CORRECT play if it was going to be short and not a 1st down, essentially ending regulation instead of going for the 1st down? Later on Wex asked if he will be going for more 4th down plays to score more points and it appeared Kubes didn't like the question much.
Actually I agree but at this point, after all the bad playcalling, the dude is going to get hammered regardless.
how about not call for a crossing route 7 yards short of the first down in the middle of the field when you have no timeouts left and about 10 seconds on the clock. it's an awful call to begin with...especially since he acknowledges that's the route he called for to be thrown to.
They went for it on two 4 and shorts versus the Chargers and they didn't get it on either one. I don't know how much that would help but I guess it's worth a try.
Apparently, he called a play that could go for a BIG gain and still have time to stop the clock but when it wasn't opened then the short crossing route was the second option and he would expect Joel to run for the 1st. It seemed like he went for a big play or Overtime, just looks worse because of the fumble and being short of the 1st.
Yep, he mentioned that before cutting the conference short pretty abruptly lol...like I said, didn't like the question much.
Or... how about this: You've got a pretty decent WR on the outside who's been on the receiving end of two miraculous, game-saving/winning plays this year. Why not chuck it to the end zone and let AJ do what AJ do? The chance for a PI is much higher, %-wise, than a Dressen crossing route 10 yards shy of a 1st down.
If they wanted Dreessen to have a shot at the first, it should have been a skinny post, not a cross. He had no shot of turning that upfield.
exactly what my 10 year old said before the play was run. "just throw it up to andre down the sideline."
