Wimm is just soar. This debate has been going on a number of years. Might as well take it another...
You wimm. You said a million times that olb, is Basicly a de most the time... but apparently only when it suits your argument...because before that you argued a million times about Aldon Smith being a olb. I thought he was a de at the time. BOY WAS I WRONG!!! I say peppers is a olb and we need a de in front of him?!?!?! And I'm the idiot.....
Let's go way back. Remember my 5-2 4 from the old days. Took years of
for it. Quick recap for those who can't remember. It starts with a dominant nose tackle who forces the double team, and still makes plays. Two dtackles. And two small DEs who can run with a te or rb in short passes if they have to... kgb, and our stable of 4-3 dlinemen including BIG Grady Jackson at nose. I was a big fan of Grady. That's how long this debate goes back for me...
Second part of the strategy is to have CBs who can shut down the opposing #1 wr. And cover man. . Because a stud receiving target is the great equalizer. Meaning you can double him and he still wins sometime... our roster was perfect for it.
I felt dumb when I realized my 5-2 was a 3-4..... I just didn't know what a 3-4 was back then .lol
We hadn't fielded a great dline since Cullen Jenkins left... if it was my defense. A real 3-4 with a dominant nose and shut down CBs like woodson and Harris. If we had something similar to that the last 7-8 years, and consistently was the reason we failed in the playoffs against great offenses...? I would definitely shut up about it. But instead I get a tired Daniel's/Guion. Peppers and 3 lbs. And a extra tweener to help bend but not break...
Tough teams make our dynamic speed defense look like crap when it counts.
It's time to put a defensive line back on the field. Not a olb who is only a de when it suits you. That to me is a olb still. Because in my 5-2-4, there's still 3 dlinemen taking blockers so the DEs (or were actually olbs)can get around the corner....
Can't stop 5 good dlinemen with 5 good olinemen every play...