I'm pretty sure I've seen the Cowboys use this alignment in the preseason but I can't swear to it. Interesting nonetheless.
Cheating to 4i from typical 5 techniques is not remotely new. The idea is that there are bubbles in the B gap for cut backs on lateral runs. It also makes it harder for the guards to get to the second level.
Dan Quinn did not run a 1 gapping defense either. He ran a hybrid front where the 2 gap end would sometimes cheat to 4i depending on talent.
At the end of the day the Rams were so good because they had Brockers, Suh, Shields, Talib, Ramsey and others to go along with Donald. Now they don't and cheating inside for the bubble isn't saving them.
The video sucks. I hope they put Bosa 4i against Tyron. Yes please.
The Video doesn't suck. It does a good job of explaining Staley's defense. You can say you don't like Staley's scheme but to say the video sucks is just dumb.
It gives a good insight on what we might get from the Charger's defense on Sunday.
I disagree. He acted like 4i was some new development when it wasn't. He was wrong about Quinns dl
Those are two of his central point his argument relies on.
No he didn't . He said it's not new and has been around but Staley is the one to use it as his base defense lately. He gave video examples to show what kind of defense he runs and explains well what the advantages and disadvantages are.
Belichek and Quinn have been using 4i for decades. Why is the scheme not working for the Rams any more now? You think the chargers putting Bosa in 4i is a good idea?
As I said, you can say you don't like the scheme but to say the video explaining the scheme sucks is just dumb.
Saying using your DE as 4i is new is wrong. Saying Quinn used a 1 gap scheme is wrong.
It is what it is.
Except he didn't say it was new. He specifically said it was used before.
So his scheme is nothing new to worry about.