Originally posted by reasonable1:49ers are getting back to their roots alright...so much so they are reinstalling Seifert's defense.
Same defense Carroll bit off of and has been running since his days at USC.
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The time to switch to a 4/3 was 3 years ago when no one wanted to run it anymore and good value for players that fit the system were cheap and easy to find in FA and the draft. Now it is trendy and the players that fit this system will be over valued. Once again the reactionary Yorks are late on the scene. Nice try though. Won't be cheap to run this defense now.
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I thought they'd look over the roster before declaring a change of schemes. Maybe, they already have.
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Originally posted by dtg_9er:Originally posted by reasonable1:49ers are getting back to their roots alright...so much so they are reinstalling Seifert's defense.
Same defense Carroll bit off of and has been running since his days at USC.
THIS. That's what I've been talking about lol. But oh no, the 3-4 Jedi weren't hearing it. Fangio is the greatest DC ever lol.
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Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:The time to switch to a 4/3 was 3 years ago when no one wanted to run it anymore and good value for players that fit the system were cheap and easy to find in FA and the draft. Now it is trendy and the players that fit this system will be over valued. Once again the reactionary Yorks are late on the scene. Nice try though. Won't be cheap to run this defense now.
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The OTTO linebacker?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015/3/26/8294983/dallas-cowboys-2015-offseason-dallas-to-experiment-with-new-hybrid-linebacker-sean-lee
Initially, the OTTO linebacker's assignments sound like those for a traditional SAM 'backer: help in run support; provide pass rush assistance when needed; play in coverage. The key difference is that, because the OTTO candidate has some defensive end traits, he allows a defense to be more multiple in its looks without radically changing the personnel.
Jaguars linebackers coach Robert Saleh calls the OTTO, "a pretty cool position," largely because it allows a defensive staff to "line him up in a bunch of different places, and it's a unique position because of the things we'll ask him to do." To gain the clearest understanding of what those myriad things might be, its important to understand that the OTTO functions much like the JACK linebacker in the old Buddy Ryan 46 defense.
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015/3/26/8294983/dallas-cowboys-2015-offseason-dallas-to-experiment-with-new-hybrid-linebacker-sean-lee
Initially, the OTTO linebacker's assignments sound like those for a traditional SAM 'backer: help in run support; provide pass rush assistance when needed; play in coverage. The key difference is that, because the OTTO candidate has some defensive end traits, he allows a defense to be more multiple in its looks without radically changing the personnel.
Jaguars linebackers coach Robert Saleh calls the OTTO, "a pretty cool position," largely because it allows a defensive staff to "line him up in a bunch of different places, and it's a unique position because of the things we'll ask him to do." To gain the clearest understanding of what those myriad things might be, its important to understand that the OTTO functions much like the JACK linebacker in the old Buddy Ryan 46 defense.
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Placeholder until Lord Fangio returns next year
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Originally posted by valrod33:
Placeholder until Lord Fangio returns next year
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Originally posted by dtg_9er:
Originally posted by valrod33:
Placeholder until Lord Fangio returns next year
I thought Fangio was a 3-4 DC.
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Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:The time to switch to a 4/3 was 3 years ago when no one wanted to run it anymore and good value for players that fit the system were cheap and easy to find in FA and the draft. Now it is trendy and the players that fit this system will be over valued. Once again the reactionary Yorks are late on the scene. Nice try though. Won't be cheap to run this defense now.
You're joking right?
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Originally posted by thl408:
The OTTO linebacker?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2015/3/26/8294983/dallas-cowboys-2015-offseason-dallas-to-experiment-with-new-hybrid-linebacker-sean-lee
Initially, the OTTO linebacker's assignments sound like those for a traditional SAM 'backer: help in run support; provide pass rush assistance when needed; play in coverage. The key difference is that, because the OTTO candidate has some defensive end traits, he allows a defense to be more multiple in its looks without radically changing the personnel.
Jaguars linebackers coach Robert Saleh calls the OTTO, "a pretty cool position," largely because it allows a defensive staff to "line him up in a bunch of different places, and it's a unique position because of the things we'll ask him to do." To gain the clearest understanding of what those myriad things might be, its important to understand that the OTTO functions much like the JACK linebacker in the old Buddy Ryan 46 defense.
Thats interesting stuff. I believe the OTTO linebacker in Jacksonville was our old friend Dan Skuta, who was a 3-4 OLB here. Played from a 3 point stance at times. He's listed at 6-2 265 lbs, so a bigger body type. Definitely some defensive end traits. Brooks and Lynch sound like that they'd fit that role.
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Originally posted by dtg_9er:Originally posted by reasonable1:49ers are getting back to their roots alright...so much so they are reinstalling Seifert's defense.
Same defense Carroll bit off of and has been running since his days at USC.
Yup. Should be some good film in the vault. For ol Saul to check out.
Feb 14, 2017 at 11:35 PM
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Originally posted by btthepunk:Originally posted by ChaunceyGardner:The time to switch to a 4/3 was 3 years ago when no one wanted to run it anymore and good value for players that fit the system were cheap and easy to find in FA and the draft. Now it is trendy and the players that fit this system will be over valued. Once again the reactionary Yorks are late on the scene. Nice try though. Won't be cheap to run this defense now.
You're joking right?
For realz, the 4-3 still is and has always been the preferred defensive alignment in the NFL as a whole. I don't know the exact number but it has to be around 70% give or take that run the 4-3.