Originally posted by Lobo49er:Originally posted by jreff22:Originally posted by Lobo49er:Originally posted by jreff22:Originally posted by Lobo49er:Originally posted by jreff22:Originally posted by Lobo49er:Saw it suggested that's landry wouldn't be an every down player. Why wouldn't he? The Leo isn't asked to do a whole lot in base. What he /is/ asked to do, Landry excels at.
He's going to be replacing Eli at SAM in base D. So he will have responsibilities outside of rushing on passing downs.
Why would we put him at SAM when he's a textbook LEO?
Because he won't be able to hold up in the run game. Mayock literally has him pegged has a 3-4 OLB. He's going to put his hand in the dirt on passing downs.
SAM = strong side, near alignment, set edge in run game.
LEO = weak sided, wide alignment, explode into backfield, disrupt play
If we're not on the same page on those definitions for this scheme, then I can see why were disagreeing on where to play him.
Were not on the same page because you don't understand he's not a full time LEO. He's not big enough to play DE full time. Just like Solly should not be playing LEO full time.
Chubb has the size to play the position all 3 downs, like Myles last year. Landry is not a 3 down LEO.
He's 250 that's plenty big. Size isn't a major factor for Leo. Check this out:
https://www.fieldgulls.com/football-breakdowns/2013/6/4/4350052/seahawks-defense-pete-carroll-leo-and-5-tech
"The best pass rusher on the team is usually the defensive end to the open side of the field. That puts him on the quarterback's blind side and makes him a C gap player in this defense. We often align him wider than this in order to give him a better angle of attack and allow him to play in space. We align him a yard outside of the offensive tackle most of the time. He has to play C gap run support but at the same time he is rushing the passer like it is third and ten. He has to be able to close down however if the tackle blocks down on him. (He) has to be one of your best football players. Size does not matter as much. We want an athletic player who can move around." - Pete Carroll
I'll stop here. But it's pretty obvious to me that Landry would play Leo in base, and then one of the rush ends in sub. Only off the field for rest.
Thomas played the position roughly 25lbs heavier and came in a much better run support player. They are not going to put Landry outside full time.
. For that matter, Reed and McKinley from Atlanta both weigh about 250, as well.