Solomon Thomas, DT

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Want to make a bet on snap counts for ST end of the yr? You're saying around 350 (avg) I'll go with the over on that

( bearing any LT injuries for him)

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Want to make a bet on snap counts for ST end of the yr? You're saying around 350 (avg) I'll go with the over on that

( bearing any LT injuries for him)

Yes! Give me 400 though. 644 (60% player) to 40% is a big drop. If injuries though, we'll toss it. Friendly bet. Name your price.

PS: I hope you win!

On your other points, I can see them slowly integrating Bosa that way as well. Same with Ford if he doesn't hold up although being out wide 'might' help in that regard.

Originally posted by NYniner85:
Okay deal lol bragging rights is fine with me...but we can do something a little more if you want.

FWIW great article here

One on one with Robert Saleh: #49ers defensive coordinator goes deep on changes to the defense, the players he's most excited for and his biggest pet peeve. ... https://t.co/hhO9gSmTnS

— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) July 28, 2019

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Jeepzilla:
Don't feel bad wondering what position these guys will play when our own coaching staff has no clue.

Yesterday was the first insight into that. After the break and personnel discussions, this is the unit they ran out there.

Base:
Ford - Day - Buckner - Armstead

Nickel:
Ford - Armstead - Buckner - Bosa

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Okay deal lol bragging rights is fine with me...but we can do something a little more if you want.

FWIW great article here

One on one with Robert Saleh: #49ers defensive coordinator goes deep on changes to the defense, the players he's most excited for and his biggest pet peeve. ... https://t.co/hhO9gSmTnS

— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) July 28, 2019

I want to read that!

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Cisco0623:

Originally posted by ayleswbj11:

We will find out if he's done here . His body has been completely transformed. So whatever talent everyone thought he had to be the #3 pick we are gonna find out. He's obviously done everything he can to be the best player he can be.

Yeah Ncommand is fixated on weight. Who cares what the man weighs if he's playing well. It's not like we now need him to play 90% of snaps. We have the luxury of depth this year and would be foolish not to use it.

I'm the least focused on size as it's about strength, technique, athleticism and play recognition/feel. I'd still line him up as an every down 3T next to Buckner (3T/1T) until he proves he's a liability against the run. Like Cossell said, size doesn't really matter inside anymore in today's game. Others in here are far more focused on weight/size.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Want to make a bet on snap counts for ST end of the yr? You're saying around 350 (avg) I'll go with the over on that

( bearing any LT injuries for him)

Yes! Give me 400 though. 644 (60% player) to 40% is a big drop. If injuries though, we'll toss it. Friendly bet. Name your price.

PS: I hope you win!

On your other points, I can see them slowly integrating Bosa that way as well. Same with Ford if he doesn't hold up although being out wide 'might' help in that regard.

Okay deal lol bragging rights is fine with me...but we can do something a little more if you want.

FWIW great article here

One on one with Robert Saleh: #49ers defensive coordinator goes deep on changes to the defense, the players he's most excited for and his biggest pet peeve. ... https://t.co/hhO9gSmTnS

— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) July 28, 2019

Originally posted by NCommand:

Awesome. You can add a hashtag signature to all your posts going forward #SmarterThanNC

Haha.

Here's a good podcast breakdown on the W9. The guy is nervous as hell but really seems to know his history and info on it.

Breaking down the 49ers Wide-9 front with @cgawilson.

🎙: https://t.co/Vno2mol7Bg

📝: https://t.co/LcEFpYfMUW

— Brian Peacock (@BDPeacock) July 9, 2019

Originally posted by Cisco0623:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by Cisco0623:

Originally posted by ayleswbj11:

We will find out if he's done here . His body has been completely transformed. So whatever talent everyone thought he had to be the #3 pick we are gonna find out. He's obviously done everything he can to be the best player he can be.

Yeah Ncommand is fixated on weight. Who cares what the man weighs if he's playing well. It's not like we now need him to play 90% of snaps. We have the luxury of depth this year and would be foolish not to use it.

I'm the least focused on size as it's about strength, technique, athleticism and play recognition/feel. I'd still line him up as an every down 3T next to Buckner (3T/1T) until he proves he's a liability against the run. Like Cossell said, size doesn't really matter inside anymore in today's game. Others in here are far more focused on weight/size.

Then we actually agree! Lol as I'm more worried about how a line of Ford-Buckner-Thomas-Bosa will be run against etc as you eluded to.

I feel like they have a sick rotation of guys now. Tbh I'm more worried about the secondary and coaching scheme than line talent.
Buckner should not be getting the crazy amount of snaps he used to. There's no need if this plays out right.

Originally posted by Heroism:

I want to read that!

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Hahahahaha

Yeah I've listen to it

When you watch practice now there's no one lining up over the center. Do you still use a nose tackle?

There's still a nose. Instead of being over the center, he's over the inside portion of the guard. The wider you put him, the more you're protecting what we call the bubble B gap, the gap. It just makes that more condensed.

Does it require a quicker player, like D.J. Jones, to play there?
Our entire front, because we're a 4-3, you don't have your Vince Wilforks or those big, plodding guys. You needed quick-footed, good-balanced players like a Brandon Mebane. That's kind of who I compare D.J. to. He's not as big yet, but … yeah, you want versatile interior d-linemen, so he's a nose, not a traditional nose in the 3-4, but traditional in the way that we play it.

Originally posted by NCommand:

I figured as much!

I cringed. Thought maybe he had a genuine stutter/disorder. Poor guy. Stick to writing well.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by NCommand:

I figured as much!

I cringed. Thought maybe he had a genuine stutter/disorder. Poor guy. Stick to writing well.

Yeah I follow him on twitter, he's pretty knowledgeable but radio might not be for him 😬

Originally posted by Heroism:

I got blessed by an angel. We were talking on the last page about the nose, and Saleh basically confirmed what I posted. There's still a nose on the field in base wide 9 fronts as a 2technique. And that man will be DJ Jones!

When you watch practice now there's no one lining up over the center. Do you still use a nose tackle?

There's still a nose. Instead of being over the center, he's over the inside portion of the guard. The wider you put him, the more you're protecting what we call the bubble B gap, the gap. It just makes that more condensed.

Does it require a quicker player, like D.J. Jones, to play there?
Our entire front, because we're a 4-3, you don't have your Vince Wilforks or those big, plodding guys. You needed quick-footed, good-balanced players like a Brandon Mebane. That's kind of who I compare D.J. to. He's not as big yet, but … yeah, you want versatile interior d-linemen, so he's a nose, not a traditional nose in the 3-4, but traditional in the way that we play it.