quickccc
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I've posted this a few times, but it all makes sense if you look at Nolan's defenses in the past. And, it also explains why were are in no hurry to get Everson Griffen or Clowney.
In our base, DLaw will play primarily as the WDE. At that spot, he may have his hand down, or he may be in a two-point stance. I don't think he will fall back in coverage very much, but he may now and then to confuse the QB. Keep in mind, that was the role he played at Boise. Crawford will be the SDE/5T, where his primary responsibility will be to keep the T occupied, so our SLB/DPR will only have to beat the TE on the outside. The SLB/DPR will likely be Smith, Gregory, or Anae.
In our nickel, DLaw will switch back to the SDE with the SLB/DPR becoming the traditional WDE, BUT - in Nolan's defense, in Nickel, sometimes both ends will be in a 3, sometimes they will be in a 2. Most of the time they will rush, but sometimes they will drop. And in Nolan's defenses, the WLB will be rushing the QB A LOT more than they did in Rod's basic 4-3, which is why Smith is moving to that spot.
we will be running a 4-3 base core (with interchangeable hybrid 3-4 and nickel)
Dlaw- LDE (strong)
Poe - 1 tech (leftside)
McCoy - 3 tech (right side)
Crawford (ugh) RDE
Very rare occasions did DLaw switch to RDE in the 4-3, and when he did he wasn't very effective. a far cry when he is going up against lesser
of the unit's OT pass blockers on the right side RT of the OL.
in the 4-3, Dlaw did have some periodical success moving inside at right side interior tackle in
either one on one vs OG, or used on stunts and twists en route to the QB.
Is the plan to use Dlaw as a Kevin Greene stand up OLB in the 3-4 look when we go to it on occasions ?
i dunno if he has that kind of agility and burst off the edge for that as a 3-4 rush OLB.
But i could see instances of where he moves inside as a nickel rush end in the 3-4 and going against the OG in pass downs.
just as he did on occasions in the 4-3.
It wouldn't be his first time rushing in the 3-4 either as ex-defensive assistant Matt Eberflus employed in 2016 when we supposedly struggled mightily
in trying to generate enough of a pass rush in the 4-3 scheme but Matt E decided to employ more DBs nickels than DL nickel.
Ironically DLaw generated only one lone mere single sack all year.(2016)