DL coach, Tomsula talks his philosophy on rotation

Hawkeye0202 · Jan 27, 2020

Lots go into this but to me, a starting player should play a min range of 75% snaps depending on other factors. The key is starting AND ending games with your best players on the field.

Carson · Jan 27, 2020

So no more Armstrong and Hyder on 3rd and 10 in the fourth quarter with a minute to go!

MRV52 · Jan 27, 2020

Hopefully, on the offensive side of the ball, Zeke doesn't come out on key downs.

Hawkeye0202 · Jan 27, 2020

SeanLee50 said:
So no more Armstrong and Hyder on 3rd and 10 in the fourth quarter with a minute to go!

Hopefully............crossing fingers (lol)

Hennessy_King · Jan 27, 2020

Lol I love it. My son cried all this season because he played every single snap offense, defense, special teams. Coach told him the same thing. Told him he better get in shape and figure out how to preserve energy between downs.

John813 · Jan 27, 2020

SeanLee50 said:
So no more Armstrong and Hyder on 3rd and 10 in the fourth quarter with a minute to go!

Hopefully. Then again, our D-Line ain't so hot now. Armstrong may be a starter lol.

Mr_437 · Jan 27, 2020

What Zeke gotta do with the DL rotation?

Sounds like these HotBoyz better get in shape cause that depth looking suspect.

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country · Jan 27, 2020

I'm sorry but tired is tired. Leaving a tired guy in is not going to help the team. All he is going to do is create a situation, where the player is not signaling to the coaches that he's tired he's signaling his replacement.

Hennessy_King · Jan 27, 2020

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country said:
I'm sorry but tired is tired. Leaving a tired guy in is not going to help the team. All he is going to do is create a situation, where the player is not signaling to the coaches that he's tired he's signaling his replacement.

Tell the adult millionaire to get in better shape and figure it out. D law coming out all the time pissed me off to no end. Bumanelli let him get away with it.

817Gill · Jan 27, 2020

Thank you! The 4 in 4 out rotation Marinelli loved so much works in theory but in actuality needs 7-8 high caliber football players to pull off.

What kind of sense does it make to ignore down, distance, and timing of the game just to have 4 “fresh bodies” out there? If the backups are a considerable drop-off from the starters you can’t just go 4 in 4 out, you gotta at least stagger it.

Worked a few years back in Philly when they where 7/8 deep on the d-line, but if the depth ain’t there you can’t just rotate for the sake of it

Polkton31 · Jan 27, 2020

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country said:
I'm sorry but tired is tired. Leaving a tired guy in is not going to help the team. All he is going to do is create a situation, where the player is not signaling to the coaches that he's tired he's signaling his replacement.

You're right, tired is tired... but rotating guys for the sake of rotating, that is just dumb if they aren't on the same level. The Boys rotate the whole line sometimes. I doubt all 4 were so tired they asked to be pulled off the field. I have no problem with rotating a single guy out for a breather if he just has to come out. Having said that, it is rarely the case. Keep your best players on the field for as many plays as possible.

Oneiros · Jan 27, 2020

Hawkeye0202 said:
Lots go into this but to me, a starting player should play a min range of 75% snaps depending on other factors. The key is starting AND ending games with your best players on the field.

Wow, this is refreshing. Any possibility that he can coach a certain RB as well?

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country · Jan 27, 2020

Hennessy_King said:
Lol I love it. My son cried all this season because he played every single snap offense, defense, special teams. Coach told him the same thing. Told him he better get in shape and figure out how to preserve energy between downs.

Monitor that closely. Because that's how players end up dying of heat strokes and having heart attacks on the field.

Future · Jan 27, 2020

Oneiros said:
Wow, this is refreshing. Any possibility that he can coach a certain RB as well?

Any possibility that fans can actually pay attention?

Zeke was third in the NFL in % of snaps played - tied with Saquon and Le'Veon. That includes the first 3 and last game of the season where he never played more than 76% b/c they were blowouts. He works harder than just about every back in the league.
https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/reports/snap-counts/rb.php?show=perc

Hennessy_King · Jan 27, 2020

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country said:
Monitor that closely. Because that's how players end up dying of heat strokes and having heart attacks on the field.

Yessir. appreciate the concern

Oneiros · Jan 27, 2020

Future said:
Any possibility that fans can actually pay attention?

Zeke was third in the NFL in % of snaps played - tied with Saquon and Le'Veon. That includes the first 3 and last game of the season where he never played more than 76% b/c they were blowouts. He works harder than just about every back in the league.
https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/reports/snap-counts/rb.php?show=perc

Oh, I paid plenty of attention last year. And yeah, he played a high % of snaps but also tapped out quite a few times as well in critical situations.

Kolemmitt · Jan 27, 2020

Hawkeye0202 said:
Lots go into this but to me, a starting player should play a min range of 75% snaps depending on other factors. The key is starting AND ending games with your best players on the field.

Music to my ears.

Future · Jan 27, 2020

Oneiros said:
Oh, I paid plenty of attention last year. And yeah, he played a high % of snaps but also tapped out quite a few times as well in critical situations.

This is total nonsense.

One time he was out b/c he was hurt, and this is all people remember.

Ranched · Jan 27, 2020

Future said:
This is total nonsense. One time he was out b/c he was hurt, and this is all people remember.

Lol. Only the ones that wish to make their opinion (s), correct.

SeanLee50 said:
So no more Armstrong and Hyder on 3rd and 10 in the fourth quarter with a minute to go!

Hey, you weren't supposed to notice. :laugh:

Verdict · Jan 27, 2020

Hennessy_King said:
Lol I love it. My son cried all this season because he played every single snap offense, defense, special teams. Coach told him the same thing. Told him he better get in shape and figure out how to preserve energy between downs.

My son was the same way. When you are the star of the team that’s what you do. He was that way from the first minute he stepped on the field at every level.

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