Canty and the new DL

[jobberone]

This seems like a new DL to me. Even though we still have some leftovers I thought they looked like a different D. Maybe just getting to the passer and creating some pressure gave me that impression?

Was it all the newcomers? The fact we played a lot of 3-4?

How do you think Canty looked? I didn't realize his lower body was that bulky. He got some good push a few times.

How about some observations on overall play, play in different schemes, how certain players meshed with each other and maybe didn't, individual assessments.

I didn't tape it and can't record it. How about how it broke down from you football coaches out there.

Doesn't seem to be much talk of Coleman and others.

Anything relevant?

 

[jterrell]

Our 4-3 since Haley has been trying to rush the passer with no guy weighing less than 270 pounds. Those guys have been bulky and not particularly quick-footed even if they had great 40 times(see Ekuban).

Now in this 3-4 or even when we go 4 down linemen a lot of times we are using a LB who weighs just under 250 to rush that has speed, quickness, agility. 300 pound OL have a real hard time dealing with that as do 220 pound RBs. Focussing on ware and his speed will free up the bigger guys inside to get a push.

Coleman, Ellis, Canty and other seemed to do well inside against the runand were gettign a bit of push versus the pass. I didn't see alot out of the late late groups but early on they seemed to do well.

 

[dougonthebench]

Our 4-3 since Haley has been trying to rush the passer with no guy weighing less than 270 pounds. Those guys have been bulky and not particularly quick-footed even if they had great 40 times(see Ekuban).

Now in this 3-4 or even when we go 4 down linemen a lot of times we are using a LB who weighs just under 250 to rush that has speed, quickness, agility. 300 pound OL have a real hard time dealing with that as do 220 pound RBs. Focussing on ware and his speed will free up the bigger guys inside to get a push.

Coleman, Ellis, Canty and other seemed to do well inside against the runand were gettign a bit of push versus the pass. I didn't see alot out of the late late groups but early on they seemed to do well.

thats what I saw.

 

[junk]

Canty has some tree trunks for legs. I think a year or two in a NFL weight program and he will be an absolute terror. As it is, I think he will be pretty good.

If these guys are doing their job in a 3-4, we probably won't see much from them except some push and the occasional sack. The LBers are going to be the guys making the plays in this scheme. The one thing I do like about the 3-4 ends on the team is that they provide quite a bit of pass rush ability, which is typically not something you expect from a 3-4 end.

I also want to see some of these guys at other positions along the DL. Specifically, Canty and Spears (when he gets healthy) as pass rushing DTs in a four man front.

I really like the idea of the nickel front four being Ellis, Glover, Spears/Canty and Ware.

 

[Hollywood Henderson]

I think at some point the starters will be Fergy with Spears & Canty at the ends...Too much power to be stopped...

Glover & Ellis are tailor made for nickle/dime passing downs, being smaller, but quick types...

 

[Eddie]

I saw alot of 4-3 last night too. Seemed to confuse the Seattle backups alot.

It's nice to see our backups outplay another team's backups.

 

[tiller77]

i liked that we had alot players around the ball last night. a couple of plays we had over pursuit and alexander cut it back. the stat that worried me was Hasselback 11-12 at one point but after that the coverage was good