Will we see much zone blitz?

[pancakeman]

It occurs to me that our starting DEs, with their OLB experience, might be particularly good candidates for dropping back into coverage for surprising offenses with a zone blitz. Is that a tactic used much by our incoming defensive coaches?

 

[xwalker]

It occurs to me that our starting DEs, with their OLB experience, might be particularly good candidates for dropping back into coverage for surprising offenses with a zone blitz. Is that a tactic used much by our incoming defensive coaches?

No.

It might happen on occasion, but it is doubtful to be a significant part of their approach.

 

[Future]

zone blitzing out of a 43 is basically irrelevant b/c you just have one guy replacing another. There's no confusion like a 34

 

[Frozen700]

You see zone blitzes mainly with 3-4 alignments...we will be playing straight up football.

Only confusion we might show is within the secondary.....Corners and safeties disguising what their true intentions are

Carr and MO playing off coverage to show a deep third look, then crash down at the snap, hoping the QB throws it short and is baited into a pick. Or safeties moving around ect...

 

[erod]

You actually don't see zone blitzing much anymore in the NFL. And now that Rex/Rob Ryan tactic of walking around before the snap is no longer that effective.

Offenses figure out defenses and vice versa. The read-option will have a short shelf life, too.

 

[Clove]

I'd like to see natural front 4 pressure if possible. If we can find a way to generate front 4 and only send and extra, possibly 2 extra every now and then, that would be a possible top defense.

 

[jrumann59]

I'd like to see natural front 4 pressure if possible. If we can find a way to generate front 4 and only send and extra, possibly 2 extra every now and then, that would be a possible top defense.

The defense we had in the 90's was known for that when we won the 3 super bowls were not a blitzing team we could apply pressure with the front 4,one of our DT has to absorb a double team while the other 3 won their one on one.

 

[CyberB0b]

Probably a few fire blitzes a game.

 

[conner01]

the bears blitz some up the middle. at tampa they blitzed off the corner some. ideally you get pressure with a 4 man front but there will be some blitzes in cetain situations