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<blockquote data-quote="easyk83" data-source="post: 501148" data-attributes="member: 8895"><p>Man Ive gotta get back to work...</p><p> </p><p>Hawk really doesn't have a specialty and quite frankly he doesn't ideally fit the Defense. He's not the big physical thumper who will destroy and blow up lead blockers and he isn't a cover guy either. However, he plays with a lot of toughness, guts, abandon and he's less of a liability in coverage than your typical SILB. He still doesn't blitz well from the interior, but he's improved. He makes good run fits, takes good angles and he's developed some good anticipation for the inside runs. I'd rate him as "above average", but we could do better. What sticks in my craw, when people on forums go on about replacing Hawk with a backup WILB, everybody who plays that position for this team looks like a stud.</p><p> </p><p>Agree with you on the converted SS, although those are getting a little small these days as well. I'd like to see us adopt more of a Pit type Defense where instead of a WILB AND SILB you basically have a Will type LB and a Will/Mike hybrid. That way we could play more base defense and probably use our OLBs in a more creative fashion. This would also translate into better interior blitzing.</p><p> </p><p>Agree with you on running QBs, another reason I'd like to see us use more of a Pit type defense.</p><p> </p><p>Agree on Jones but I suspect they're looking at him as a 3 down player. If he learns to play in the middle with more confidence he could certainly fit that bill. Trouble is it usually takes at least a year or two to convert from outside to inside, heck it took Hawk 3 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="easyk83, post: 501148, member: 8895"] Man Ive gotta get back to work... Hawk really doesn't have a specialty and quite frankly he doesn't ideally fit the Defense. He's not the big physical thumper who will destroy and blow up lead blockers and he isn't a cover guy either. However, he plays with a lot of toughness, guts, abandon and he's less of a liability in coverage than your typical SILB. He still doesn't blitz well from the interior, but he's improved. He makes good run fits, takes good angles and he's developed some good anticipation for the inside runs. I'd rate him as "above average", but we could do better. What sticks in my craw, when people on forums go on about replacing Hawk with a backup WILB, everybody who plays that position for this team looks like a stud. Agree with you on the converted SS, although those are getting a little small these days as well. I'd like to see us adopt more of a Pit type Defense where instead of a WILB AND SILB you basically have a Will type LB and a Will/Mike hybrid. That way we could play more base defense and probably use our OLBs in a more creative fashion. This would also translate into better interior blitzing. Agree with you on running QBs, another reason I'd like to see us use more of a Pit type defense. Agree on Jones but I suspect they're looking at him as a 3 down player. If he learns to play in the middle with more confidence he could certainly fit that bill. Trouble is it usually takes at least a year or two to convert from outside to inside, heck it took Hawk 3 years. [/QUOTE]
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