Random Roster Thoughts

[PACardsFan]

It'll be interesting to see how players are using the offseason to remake their bodies.

I heard that Josh Jones looks fantastic. This is a make or break season for him.

 

[Dayman]

Trying to make any sense out of this roster right now is futile.

No serious team goes into May with this Dline. Or with a 36-year-old Colt McCoy as a the Week 1 starting QB. Or with Dennis Gardeck having the 4th largest cap hit on the defense. This isn't a traditional rebuild. This looks like a 76ers Process-style tanking effort. And if it isn't, we should all be very, very worried.

 

[Stout]

This is one reason I think they will just go to a 4-3. There is not any talent that requires sticking with a 3-4.

Myjai Sanders isn't a 4-3 end, nor is Ojulari at this point.

 

[cardsfanmd]

I could see Cam Thomas being asked to put 10-15 lbs on and play 4/3 DE at 280-285

VJ had Thomas drop down last year to play at 255. He says he’s been told by this staff to get back up to 275 and he feels way better.

 

[Russ Smith]

He ran even fronts, odd fronts, weird morphing stuff. Half the coverage in Philly media was trying to pin him down on defensive philosophy. He will sub a ton of packages in one game, straight in another.

And I'm not saying that's not good I'm just saying it's a lot easier to do that with the personnel he had in Philly, than it will be with the personnel we have. But that's the same with a base defense too they just had much more talent than we currently do.

 

[Dayman]

Woof. This is a discouraging group of defensive linemen.

JJ Watt had more sacks LAST YEAR than all of our current DEs and DTs have combined for over their entire careers.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Myjai Sanders isn't a 4-3 end, nor is Ojulari at this point.

My view as well.

 

[Goodyear Card]

JJ Watt had more sacks LAST YEAR than all of our current DEs and DTs have combined for over their entire careers.

I wouldn't be concerned. BJ Ojulari should have at least 10 sacks this year.

 

[BirdGangThing]

JJ Watt had more sacks LAST YEAR than all of our current DEs and DTs have combined for over their entire careers.

QBs gonna have record games against us, highlight reels upon highlight reels

 

[kerouac9]

I wouldn't be concerned. BJ Ojulari should have at least 10 sacks this year.

We’re gonna be a problem on the 3 third downs we force each game

 

[oaken1]

We’re gonna be a problem on the 3 third downs we force each game

A game?

Glad to see you are finally feeling some optimism.

 

[BritCard]

I heard that Josh Jones looks fantastic. This is a make or break season for him.

I think Paris starts at RT and Jones or Hayes takes the LG job.

 

[BritCard]

Myjai Sanders isn't a 4-3 end, nor is Ojulari at this point.

Gannon doesn't line up like that much in a traditional 4 man front. I think we're wasting our time on this discussion.

There are some examples here but but you can see even when in a 4 man front he often has 2 guys stood up at 7 or 9. Sometimes in a 4 man he has a guy at 5 in a 3 point and Reddick stood up at 7 on the other side. There's a play in here where the Edges are wider than 9 and off the LOS.

He's pretty much always in a 3-4 on 1st down but unlike most teams where they switch to a 4 man front on 2nd and 3rd down Gannon would stay in a 3-4 quite a bit on 2nd down and even on 3rd down fairly often.

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[Chopper0080]

Gannon doesn't line up like that much in a traditional 4 man front. I think we're wasting our time on this discussion.

There are some examples here but but you can see even when in a 4 man front he often has 2 guys stood up at 7 or 9. Sometimes in a 4 man he has a guy at 5 in a 3 point and Reddick stood up at 7 on the other side. There's a play in here where the Edges are wider than 9 and off the LOS.

He's pretty much always in a 3-4 on 1st down but unlike most teams where they switch to a 4 man front on 2nd and 3rd down Gannon would stay in a 3-4 quite a bit on 2nd down and even on 3rd down fairly often.

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I made an error when originally was looking at the Eagles defensive snap counts last season. They ran a ton of nickel it was just that Maddox missed a bunch of games. This opens up the option of having Simmons play a single high or deep S role and have on or both of Budda and Jalen in the box/slot.

 

[Garthshort]

Myjai Sanders isn't a 4-3 end, nor is Ojulari at this point.

Has a 4-3 defense been determined?

 

[Chopper0080]

Has a 4-3 defense been determined?

Having looked a bit further into this based upon D-Dogg and Brit's comments, it looks like Gannon ran a lot of nickel and was comfortable with almost a wide 5-2 look vs run heavy teams.

 

[Stout]

Has a 4-3 defense been determined?

No. I was just responding to a statement about personnel suitability.

 

[football karma]

Having looked a bit further into this based upon D-Dogg and Brit's comments, it looks like Gannon ran a lot of nickel and was comfortable with almost a wide 5-2 look vs run heavy teams.

and even against 2 TE sets (or vs SF, a TE and FB)

i did notice this: the four or 5 guys near the LOS all took on blocks and kinda two-gapped em / stood their ground

even Reddick -- who in AZ was super suspect vs the run

there was GAP integrity that Steve Wilks would have been proud of

 

[Garthshort]

No. I was just responding to a statement about personnel suitability.

Excuse my ignorance, but do you mean that he can play on the outside in a 3-4 but not in a 4-3? Thanks.

 

[Stout]

Excuse my ignorance, but do you mean that he can play on the outside in a 3-4 but not in a 4-3? Thanks.

Eh, a lot of times fronts are fluid. In a base 4-3 defense, though, I don't like either of them in the end position. Too light.