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They had a good Corners in Antoine Winfield and Nate Clements but I guess they couldn't trust their rush to make it to the QB effectively. They had Aaron Schobel who managed 11.5 sacks that year but the rest of the front 4 only had a weak 8.5 sacks between them. Considering we have a defensive line now that could bust through the Great Wall of China in 1.42 seconds, I would imagine we could afford to have our corners play up and jam. Good coaches scheme around their personnel and there is no doubt that is what Williams will do.
The problem with playing your corners in press (jam) coverage, is there is no one over the top. This blitz scheme has the DB's in deep 1/3 coverage. If one of the CBs were to get beat off the LOS, its over. I know everyone is still having nightmares about all the quick slants, but with this sort of pressure, you're playing with fire not playing off.
Fishers defense is all about the bend but don't break so we probably will be playing off, your right. Will they be this far off though? My guess is they play 5-7 yards off as opposed to 9-10 because that almost neutralizes what you are attempting to do with the blitz if you allow the easy check down. The Bills of 2003 may have had to run this type of play just to get pressure. When you play too far off your man, you also run the risk of missing the open field tackle after the almost certain catch in the underneath route and it's off to the races then too. 5-7 yards gives you the opportunity to make a play on the ball if it's thrown underneath while also not being beat by the average WR on a deep route.
I think Williams said in his introductory press conference that they will put the players in the best position to use their strengths.I'm enjoying this conversation and appreciate the topic as I usually don't focus on the defensive side of the ball but can we really take much from a page out of playbook from 10 years and what, 4 teams ago? Williams has surely progressed and evolved, not to mention the Bills' personnel being different than the Rams'.
I'd really hate to find out that Williams hasn't evolved and isn't tailoring his scheme to the personnel.
Fishers defense is all about the bend but don't break so we probably will be playing off, your right. Will they be this far off though? My guess is they play 5-7 yards off as opposed to 9-10 because that almost neutralizes what you are attempting to do with the blitz if you allow the easy check down. The Bills of 2003 may have had to run this type of play just to get pressure. When you play too far off your man, you also run the risk of missing the open field tackle after the almost certain catch in the underneath route and it's off to the races then too. 5-7 yards gives you the opportunity to make a play on the ball if it's thrown underneath while also not being beat by the average WR on a deep route.
That's why it didn't work! It relied on an incredibly enormous back 7!This is the complexity of Walton's defense.
Yeah, you still need to blitz. You can have 6 people in to block even with 3 wide receivers. Williams just makes sure there's one guy who isn't accounted for in the event that 4 down linemen isn't enough to generate immediate pressure. Could be as subtle as a strong side stunt. But it does help to send someone else in to force a quick read/quick throw.I have a question about Williams's defense philosophy. I know from reading that he comes up with some great blitzes and good plays, but do we really need to blitz with our excellent front four? I always thought that was the goal, to have a front four that can get pressure WITHOUT blitzing. Isn't that what everyone said made the Seahawks and Niners so great? Just a thought.