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<blockquote data-quote="paulska" data-source="post: 542005" data-attributes="member: 557"><p>I think we're in a spot where we don't have great personnel for the front we're running. Our talent on D is not top flight across the board. We have some names, to be sure (CM3 is a stud for anyone, then Tramon and Sam are better than average starters at CB, Hayward has to be one of the top nickel CBs, maybe Burnett is above average at safety), but beyond them, the talent is middling.</p><p></p><p>We have some young talent on the D Line that is unproven. Jerel Worthy might be a guy who is situational gold, seeing as we play nickel way more than we do our base scheme. Datone Jones appears to be able to put on some weight to be a long term fixture at DE in our base and still be able to give some pop in the nickel.</p><p></p><p>The rest of our D roster? Doesn't inspire fear in opponents or confidence in our DC. We're dumbing down things rather than playing full out, confuse the hell out of opponents zone blitz magic regardless of who is on the field, and it kind of reminds me of what happened at the end of the Bates/Sanders bend don't break 4-3 era when teams had a clear bead on what we were going to do, and they just schemed to beat it.</p><p></p><p>Frankly, I don't care whether we draft a hulk at 21 who can run to anchor the DL or some freak to set off the edge opposite CM3, or perhaps replace him. CM3 is great, but he spends a lot of time on the trainer's table. If you could catch lightning in a bottle to get close to similar production, he'd bring a huge windfall in return.</p><p></p><p>I haven't seen Dom call a go for the throat game in forever because of injuries. Our scheme is complex, and operates best when you've got your major pieces in order. It's been three years since that's happened, and the scheme isn't getting the results it once did.</p><p></p><p>Our problem is that the likelihood that you catch a player like JJ Watt or Von Miller where we're drafting is slim to none. What elite young pass rusher has come out of the draft past the early phases lately? Aldon Smith was a top 10 guy, and he might be the most dangerous man off the edge in the league now.</p><p></p><p>I think coaching is a huge issue. Aside from a secondary that brought along CBs to replace Charles Woodson and Al Harris, we're not developing players to play elite football anywhere else. You can argue that the raw material is lacking, but neither Sam Shields nor Tramon were considered elite talents by anyone. They both have elevated their games through development. Gotta see that same leap from the young talent along the DL, and hopefully a change at OLB coach now that Greene is gone lights some serious fire under those guys...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paulska, post: 542005, member: 557"] I think we're in a spot where we don't have great personnel for the front we're running. Our talent on D is not top flight across the board. We have some names, to be sure (CM3 is a stud for anyone, then Tramon and Sam are better than average starters at CB, Hayward has to be one of the top nickel CBs, maybe Burnett is above average at safety), but beyond them, the talent is middling. We have some young talent on the D Line that is unproven. Jerel Worthy might be a guy who is situational gold, seeing as we play nickel way more than we do our base scheme. Datone Jones appears to be able to put on some weight to be a long term fixture at DE in our base and still be able to give some pop in the nickel. The rest of our D roster? Doesn't inspire fear in opponents or confidence in our DC. We're dumbing down things rather than playing full out, confuse the hell out of opponents zone blitz magic regardless of who is on the field, and it kind of reminds me of what happened at the end of the Bates/Sanders bend don't break 4-3 era when teams had a clear bead on what we were going to do, and they just schemed to beat it. Frankly, I don't care whether we draft a hulk at 21 who can run to anchor the DL or some freak to set off the edge opposite CM3, or perhaps replace him. CM3 is great, but he spends a lot of time on the trainer's table. If you could catch lightning in a bottle to get close to similar production, he'd bring a huge windfall in return. I haven't seen Dom call a go for the throat game in forever because of injuries. Our scheme is complex, and operates best when you've got your major pieces in order. It's been three years since that's happened, and the scheme isn't getting the results it once did. Our problem is that the likelihood that you catch a player like JJ Watt or Von Miller where we're drafting is slim to none. What elite young pass rusher has come out of the draft past the early phases lately? Aldon Smith was a top 10 guy, and he might be the most dangerous man off the edge in the league now. I think coaching is a huge issue. Aside from a secondary that brought along CBs to replace Charles Woodson and Al Harris, we're not developing players to play elite football anywhere else. You can argue that the raw material is lacking, but neither Sam Shields nor Tramon were considered elite talents by anyone. They both have elevated their games through development. Gotta see that same leap from the young talent along the DL, and hopefully a change at OLB coach now that Greene is gone lights some serious fire under those guys... [/QUOTE]
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