jday
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"I'm a player and I crush alot."
Big Pun, "Don't wanna be a Playa," with a little creative license.
That is a dated movie reference followed by a dated song reference before you have any idea what this is about. The wait has only just begun...
Recently, my boys demanded to watch Jaws...I have no idea who planted the seed... really guys, it wasn't me, I pinky swear. Nevertheless, you could say I am guilty of granting their request. For the first half of the movie they were clearly bored and disturbed by the sharks iconic monologues in the movie. It wasn't until Roy Schneider as Sheriff Brody uttered the most recognizable and memed lines from the movie, "we're going to need a bigger boat" that my kids found the edge of their seat, forgetting to blink at times. In a moment that will be etched in my memory for life, both my boys erupted in a celebratory roar when the shark exploded at the end...it was a rare moment of solidarity that only fellow parents can relate to.
Usually, you struggle to remember being that stupid. Young boys, you see, have suicidal tendencies, but not because they are depressed. It's more of a curiosity killed the cat type of death wish. Somewhat understandable, nevertheless, a never ending source of stress.
This last anecdote, admittedly, was more about suspense than substance. So I'll get to the point.
There has been this assumption that Marinelli is still attempting to recreate what he had in Tampa. I think his thinking has changed to combat what the NFL is doing today. Players with flexibility to be used across the line in a variety of looks, trump the tweener RDE / 3-4 OLB. Beyond the obvious run stopping ability, due to being more difficult to be pushed out of the play, they also crush alot. They exhaust the offensive line, the QB and the RB with each meeting.
Furthermore, they have the ability to employ any defense appropriate to defend against any offense...the 3-2-6, in particular, comes to mind.
So, in response to the NFL's evolution to creating mismatches through the constant switching up of looks to expose defenses; in particular, their ability to push the undersized passrusher DE out of the play, the Cowboys simply got a bigger boat.
Thoughts?
Big Pun, "Don't wanna be a Playa," with a little creative license.
That is a dated movie reference followed by a dated song reference before you have any idea what this is about. The wait has only just begun...
Recently, my boys demanded to watch Jaws...I have no idea who planted the seed... really guys, it wasn't me, I pinky swear. Nevertheless, you could say I am guilty of granting their request. For the first half of the movie they were clearly bored and disturbed by the sharks iconic monologues in the movie. It wasn't until Roy Schneider as Sheriff Brody uttered the most recognizable and memed lines from the movie, "we're going to need a bigger boat" that my kids found the edge of their seat, forgetting to blink at times. In a moment that will be etched in my memory for life, both my boys erupted in a celebratory roar when the shark exploded at the end...it was a rare moment of solidarity that only fellow parents can relate to.
Usually, you struggle to remember being that stupid. Young boys, you see, have suicidal tendencies, but not because they are depressed. It's more of a curiosity killed the cat type of death wish. Somewhat understandable, nevertheless, a never ending source of stress.
This last anecdote, admittedly, was more about suspense than substance. So I'll get to the point.
There has been this assumption that Marinelli is still attempting to recreate what he had in Tampa. I think his thinking has changed to combat what the NFL is doing today. Players with flexibility to be used across the line in a variety of looks, trump the tweener RDE / 3-4 OLB. Beyond the obvious run stopping ability, due to being more difficult to be pushed out of the play, they also crush alot. They exhaust the offensive line, the QB and the RB with each meeting.
Furthermore, they have the ability to employ any defense appropriate to defend against any offense...the 3-2-6, in particular, comes to mind.
So, in response to the NFL's evolution to creating mismatches through the constant switching up of looks to expose defenses; in particular, their ability to push the undersized passrusher DE out of the play, the Cowboys simply got a bigger boat.
Thoughts?