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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 666836"><p>As you know, I agree with you regarding the treatment of ILB depth. I've been seemingly alone in my concern with S depth at well, a factor generally ignored because of the proven performance level of the starters. Of course, when you have to go to the bench, the quality of the starters is irrelevant.</p><p></p><p>While I don't agree with how the bench at these positions are being handled, when you look at ILB and S together, along with the Perry $5 mil deal and the McCray signing, the approach is consistent and understandable: it's backstopping with scheme flexibility in the 45 man game day roster.</p><p></p><p>This is a generally overlooked but important aspect of roster building. Starters, core rotation, injury backups, matchup specialists, special teams...it's a chess board that is not that simple to manage for game day, especially with a heavy dose of youth.</p><p></p><p>Hyde's the backup safety. Rollins is the dime CB who can back up Hyde if he has to move to safety. If Rollins actually beats out Hyde for the nickel job, then Hyde is the backup at both nickel and safety. Rollins can swing from slot to perimeter if needed.</p><p></p><p>There is no #4 safety, unless Randall can roll out of bed and play it with Rollins going to the perimeter, but I've never heard of him even working out at S with the Packers. Banjo is strictly special teams. I read recently a passing note that Banjo is a special teams captain, which resolves the mystery of why he's still around.</p><p></p><p>It all boils down to a fact that there will are likely be 2.5 safeties on the roster. The only S rookies on the roster are UDFAs Brice and Evans. At this point, we'd assume one of those guys, if not both, will be residing on the PS to cover the safety #3.5 spot.</p><p></p><p>Now let's look at ILB which parallels the S position.</p><p></p><p>Start with Ryan. Then there's Barrington with a remaining injury question and the question marks surrounding rookie performance with Martinez, especially considering the position is not easy to learn in this scheme. Weighing risk and against potential performance, we'd conclude there are 2.5 usable ILBs if pressed to put a number on it just as with the safety position.</p><p></p><p>Like Banjo, Thomas and Bradford are not players you'd want to see on defense. Thomas played dime backer (not very well and with Martinez teed up to replace him) and Bradford will go the way of Palmer, preferably before necessity presses him into game play. Then, as with safety, there are a couple of UDFAs to consider for the PS.</p><p></p><p>That takes us to Perry and McCray. Let's say Barrington is not ready to go week 1 and Martinez is not able to accomplish the Capers mind meld, where will the Packers turn?</p><p></p><p>We know the answer. Astonishingly, it is Clay Matthews. He's the emergency ILB scheme-flexible guy in the same way Hyde is that guy at the safety position. You can choose between Perry and McCray taking Matthews ILB spot, with Perry the obvious default choice at this juncture. (Jones? Elliott? meh.)</p><p></p><p>Considering Matthews is a sh*tty ILB when not blitzing, freelancing his way out of the play with out-of-synch instincts, there is a lot riding on Ryan's development under this scenario. There's a lot riding on that regardless...he needs to be the 2010 version of Hawk holding things together.</p><p></p><p>The approach of going short on depth does provide flexibility at 2 roster spots on game day. It's the kind of relatively small thing this championship-contending team worries about as a marginal advantage.</p><p></p><p>Why S and ILB? It's where this disguising/bend-don't-break/defend-the-red-zone defense thinks they can get away with it, until of course an M.D. Jennings or Nate Palmer disaster strikes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 666836"] As you know, I agree with you regarding the treatment of ILB depth. I've been seemingly alone in my concern with S depth at well, a factor generally ignored because of the proven performance level of the starters. Of course, when you have to go to the bench, the quality of the starters is irrelevant. While I don't agree with how the bench at these positions are being handled, when you look at ILB and S together, along with the Perry $5 mil deal and the McCray signing, the approach is consistent and understandable: it's backstopping with scheme flexibility in the 45 man game day roster. This is a generally overlooked but important aspect of roster building. Starters, core rotation, injury backups, matchup specialists, special teams...it's a chess board that is not that simple to manage for game day, especially with a heavy dose of youth. Hyde's the backup safety. Rollins is the dime CB who can back up Hyde if he has to move to safety. If Rollins actually beats out Hyde for the nickel job, then Hyde is the backup at both nickel and safety. Rollins can swing from slot to perimeter if needed. There is no #4 safety, unless Randall can roll out of bed and play it with Rollins going to the perimeter, but I've never heard of him even working out at S with the Packers. Banjo is strictly special teams. I read recently a passing note that Banjo is a special teams captain, which resolves the mystery of why he's still around. It all boils down to a fact that there will are likely be 2.5 safeties on the roster. The only S rookies on the roster are UDFAs Brice and Evans. At this point, we'd assume one of those guys, if not both, will be residing on the PS to cover the safety #3.5 spot. Now let's look at ILB which parallels the S position. Start with Ryan. Then there's Barrington with a remaining injury question and the question marks surrounding rookie performance with Martinez, especially considering the position is not easy to learn in this scheme. Weighing risk and against potential performance, we'd conclude there are 2.5 usable ILBs if pressed to put a number on it just as with the safety position. Like Banjo, Thomas and Bradford are not players you'd want to see on defense. Thomas played dime backer (not very well and with Martinez teed up to replace him) and Bradford will go the way of Palmer, preferably before necessity presses him into game play. Then, as with safety, there are a couple of UDFAs to consider for the PS. That takes us to Perry and McCray. Let's say Barrington is not ready to go week 1 and Martinez is not able to accomplish the Capers mind meld, where will the Packers turn? We know the answer. Astonishingly, it is Clay Matthews. He's the emergency ILB scheme-flexible guy in the same way Hyde is that guy at the safety position. You can choose between Perry and McCray taking Matthews ILB spot, with Perry the obvious default choice at this juncture. (Jones? Elliott? meh.) Considering Matthews is a sh*tty ILB when not blitzing, freelancing his way out of the play with out-of-synch instincts, there is a lot riding on Ryan's development under this scenario. There's a lot riding on that regardless...he needs to be the 2010 version of Hawk holding things together. The approach of going short on depth does provide flexibility at 2 roster spots on game day. It's the kind of relatively small thing this championship-contending team worries about as a marginal advantage. Why S and ILB? It's where this disguising/bend-don't-break/defend-the-red-zone defense thinks they can get away with it, until of course an M.D. Jennings or Nate Palmer disaster strikes. [/QUOTE]
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