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What's up with the DL shuffle?
8:05 PM Thu, Jul 31, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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This was the third straight day that Marcus Spears played solely nose tackle with Jay Ratliff sliding over to defensive end.
However, if you take the coaching staff's word, those changes aren't permanent. They're sticking to their story that they're simply trying to create some position flexibility on the D-line.
"What you're doing is creating depth," DL coach Todd Grantham. "That's all you're doing."
Wade Phillips said Spears and Ratliff asked for the extra work on their secondary spots today. That's rather interesting, considering Ratliff's take on the situation yesterday.
"We want to be versatile," Phillips said. "We want to have good matchups. I think [working at both positions] gives them a chance to do it."
Grantham does like what he's seen from Ratliff and Spears over the last few days. Follow the jump for his take on Spears at NT and Ratliff at DE.
ON SPEARS AT DE
"He's doing well. The thing that happens is that, when you move in there, things happen faster. The closer you get to the ball, the faster the action is. But he has excellent size and strength, and he's a smart, conscientious guy. If we get to working at it, I think he'll be pretty successful in there."
ON RATLIFF AT DE
"When you watch him, he's one of our faster defensive linemen, if not the fastest. He's very slippery. When he gets an offensive lineman in space, he can kind of get through the cracks and rush the passer. By him playing outside some, it allows him to utilize that pass-rush ability."
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This was the third straight day that Marcus Spears played solely nose tackle with Jay Ratliff sliding over to defensive end.
However, if you take the coaching staff's word, those changes aren't permanent. They're sticking to their story that they're simply trying to create some position flexibility on the D-line.
"What you're doing is creating depth," DL coach Todd Grantham. "That's all you're doing."
Wade Phillips said Spears and Ratliff asked for the extra work on their secondary spots today. That's rather interesting, considering Ratliff's take on the situation yesterday.
"We want to be versatile," Phillips said. "We want to have good matchups. I think [working at both positions] gives them a chance to do it."
Grantham does like what he's seen from Ratliff and Spears over the last few days. Follow the jump for his take on Spears at NT and Ratliff at DE.
ON SPEARS AT DE
"He's doing well. The thing that happens is that, when you move in there, things happen faster. The closer you get to the ball, the faster the action is. But he has excellent size and strength, and he's a smart, conscientious guy. If we get to working at it, I think he'll be pretty successful in there."
ON RATLIFF AT DE
"When you watch him, he's one of our faster defensive linemen, if not the fastest. He's very slippery. When he gets an offensive lineman in space, he can kind of get through the cracks and rush the passer. By him playing outside some, it allows him to utilize that pass-rush ability."
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