Post by jetstream23 on May 5, 2015 13:31:20 GMT -5
May 4, 2015 22:42:45 GMT -5 @westcoastoffensive said:
I hope Williams can disrupt like Abraham. This is shaping up to be a monster line; let's enjoy the ride."Possibilities" is the key word there. I think we simply don't know what the D will look like until we see it. The good news is that we've got, by all accounts, a very smart and aggressive defensive-minded head coach, and Maccagnan has given that HC a full slate of ingredients that he can use to mix a devastating defensive cocktail! It is extremely rare to have the number of guys we have who are able to stuff the run and rush the passer. Mo, Richardson, and Williams are all in the 300+ weight range but can pretty much move like linebackers and each, on his own, would typically command a double-team.
Todd Bowles used a lot of unorthodox alignments in Arizona, most of them with extra personnel in the secondary. While he was often in a 3-4 or 3-3-5 he did actually go to 2 LBs fairly often and in some cases just 1 LB. The most interesting statistic from the 2014 NFL season was that the Jets, under Rex Ryan, blitzed more than any other NFL team except...the Arizona Cardinals and DC Todd Bowles. He can be as much of a mad scientist as Rex. But Todd also had the personnel in the Arizona secondary to do that kind of stuff....Patrick Peterson, Cromartie and Tyran Mathieu are certainly as good (some might argue better) than Revis, Cro and Buster Skrine when it comes to CB1, CB2 and Nickel CB.
I can't wait for this season. Maccagnan has stepped up BIG TIME and hit back-to-back home runs in FA and the Draft. It's now time for Todd Bowles and Chan Gailey to shine!