LynchMob23

USF. Louisville. Cincinatti. A good number of teams in the Big East are passing oriented. Revis did well against all of them. For the poster who asked about his cover 2 adaptability, we played a good bit of cover two throughout the season, mainly because the linebackers couldn't do man-to-man as much as the coaches liked. Also, Wanny and his DC Roads love the zone, despite the fact we were small and slow up front. JR - I was there too for that game. Great play, and I had hoped that we'd put up more of a fight than we did....

To be fair though Pyrite, the Bills (and most c2 teams) only use the cover two about 40% of the time. So to have that guy on the team would allow for more man to man opportunities prior to third down. Here's an excerpt from SI.com: Football is neither as complex as calculus nor as simple as 11 bodies trying to assault the man with the ball. It is in a realm somewhere in between, where offensive and defensive savants design systems to manage the chaos. The sport is a game of innovation and reaction. Tampa Two is the latest defensive ploy, and in the decade since its birth (or, more properly, its rebirth), it has swept through the NFL. No team plays the scheme on every snap, and even Urlacher estimates that the Bears play Tampa Two no more than 35% to 40% of the time. However, Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz estimates that "30 out of 32 teams play it" at some point in every game. In simplest terms Tampa Two is a zone with two deep safeties each covering half the width of the field, two cornerbacks jamming receivers at the line, two outside linebackers patrolling the short zones, a middle linebacker roaming from the line to as much as 30 yards downfield, and four pass rushers. The Tampa Two came of age on Jan. 23, 2000, when the Buccaneers held the high-scoring St. Louis Rams to one touchdown in an 11-6 playoff loss. "There was a sense around the league that the Rams' offense was pretty much unstoppable," says Dungy, who coached the Bucs from 1996 to 2001 and has coached the Colts since. "This is a copycat league. People saw that game and started doing what we were doing." In addition to the Bears (whose coach, Lovie Smith, was a Tampa Bay assistant under Dungy and Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin), the Broncos, Bills, Chiefs, Jaguars, Lions, Saints and Vikings all play many snaps in Tampa Two. Chicago was in the scheme extensively in Sunday's 10-0 road victory over the Jets (which raised their record to 9-1), including on a critical Urlacher interception in the end zone in the second quarter. Current popularity aside, however, the Tampa Two has deep roots, extending back to one of the most famous defenses in NFL history.

This is also a good way for Rivera to get experience in the 3-4 and help out for next year's coaching roundup. Think about it; he'll have experience in the 5-2, 4-6, 4-3 Cover 2 and now the 3-4.

In terms of look-a-like I would say he sort of looks like Bruce. In terms of play, he has had games where he seemed unstoppable and would move as if everyone else was in slow motion.

Crowell's been looked at as the possible new Mike due to his prior play of the position as a versatile LB at UVA and being Fletcher's backup prior to TKO going down two years ago. After Spikes went down he replaced him and then stayed the OLB backup (til we cut Posey), but knows the MLB position well (both in our prior system and now in the Tampa 2). I think that would be the best, as we've seen with Ellison if you put a rookie that's played in this before at SLB they can roam and get to the ball. At Mike that's a lot of responsibility, especially since our Mike and the SS will be calling plays.

Depends on the HC - if he's offensive minded, you'll have to work within the philosophy/playbook he wants to use. If it's a defensive minded coach, usually the OC has free reign, provided he stays within the boundaries the HC sets (i.e. I want 60/40 Run/Pass, stuff like that) and typically the 4th down calls are the HC's call.

When the OC doesn't call the plays, they are responsible for creating the gameplan in concert with the ideas the coach wants to use with regard to that specific game. So they'll set up the plays for 1st and 10 etc, and then the coach during the game would decide which of the plays would actually happen. Hope that helped!

PaidtheBills, The DTs have to be quick (and yet powerful) to ensure that when they are in pursuit (either run or pass) they can get to the ball-carrier quickly and create the complete swarm effect the T2 calls for. Also, in a passing situation, they'll collapse the middle of the pocket quicker, forcing the QB to make a bad throw, go outside of the pocket where the ends should be enroute, or take the sack.

OR three years removed from high school, whichever comes first. And since He was either redshirted (edit - he was redshirted) or went to an academy, he's eligible and declared for the draft. So he's a Redshirt Sophmore in terms of eligibility.

For those who want the x's and o's and would like to hear it from the horses' mouth, I have 2 of McNally's OL tape series, where he describes what he wants and how he teaches oline. I am converting my vhs collection to avi, so if it isn't too big I'll put it up on savefile and put the link in this discussion.

Sinking to new level: Pats’ class takes hit By Karen Guregian Boston Herald General Sports Reporter and Columnist Monday, January 15, 2007 - Updated: 05:17 AM EST SAN DIEGO - When Nate Kaeding missed the potential game-tying field goal with three seconds to play yesterday, Patriots [team stats] players looked a lot like the U.S. Ryder Cup team when it stormed the green at The Country Club after Justin Leonard’s 45-foot putt sank Europe in 1999. Patriots vs. Chargers Slideshow: Highlights from Sunday’s game Brady rallies Pats into AFC title game Look Out Indy - the Patriots Are Coming Box score: Pats vs. Chargers San Diego, however, believed the Pats were even more ugly and obnoxious. With time still remaining, they ran out to midfield and rubbed the Chargers’ noses in the 24-21 AFC divisional playoff loss. They mimicked Shawne “Lights Out” Merriman, impersonating his post-sack celebration dance and taunting him with muscle-flexing gestures in light of his steroid suspension. And several Patriots reportedly couldn’t resist shouting “Lights Out” into the Chargers locker room afterward. Apparently, Rosevelt Colvin was one of the loudest taunters, evidenced by his hoarse voice following the game: “It is, I did a lot of taunting after the buzzer went off.” The overall display was so in-your-face that LaDainian Tomlinson, widely regarded as one of the classiest, most well-respected players in the league, felt compelled to rip the Pats and coach Bill Belichick. “I would never, ever, react in that way because I’m a very classy person,” Tomlinson said. “I wouldn’t react like that, so yes, I was upset. When you go to the middle of our field and start doing the things that Shawne Merriman is known for, that’s disrespectful. I can’t sit there and watch that. I was very upset, just the way they show absolutely no class. Maybe it comes from their head coach.” Some may think Tomlinson, who refused to shake hands with the Patriots afterward, is a sore loser. But in many ways, he’s right; the Pats should act like they’ve been there before, just like Tomlinson does when he hands the ball to an official after scoring instead of showboating. This franchise has won three Super Bowls. It’s been there, done that. Why start acting like children? Sure, they were underdogs against the top-seeded Chargers. Sure, they felt disrespected during the week. And sure, Merriman is a bit over-the-top. But that doesn’t mean they have to join him in the gutter. Win the game, and move on. Celebration time is for after the Super Bowl, not before. Even Merriman thought the Pats went too far. “It was upsetting to see because they won three Super Bowls,” he said. “It’s like a guy on a fast break in basketball and dunking the ball and getting excited. You’ve won three Super Bowls. You don’t do that. That’s not showing any class at all. “I’ve been mocked the entire season, so that didn’t bother me. They just didn’t need to rub it in. I think (Tom) Brady tried to tell them to get back off the field, and they got a penalty. But bottom line: I was probably more disappointed in the loss. I can’t worry about them being immature athletes.” Fellow linebacker Shaun Phillips, however, wasn’t so forgiving. “They’re classless,” he said. “I promise, this is something I won’t forget. Every time I play New England, it’s a personal grudge. They should take it personal against me, because I’m going to take it personal against them. Don’t come into our locker room and talk about, ‘The lights being out now. You didn’t pay the bill.’ That’s very disrespectful. When we beat their head in in New England (last year, 41-17), we didn’t say nothing. We didn’t do nothing but compliment them. “We have class. And that’s how classless individuals act. But Shaun Phillips will have a personal grudge against them the rest of his career. If we would have beaten them, we would have taken our hats off to them and moved on.” Which is exactly what the Pats should have done. MARV - Let's make Phillips a Bill like yesterday!

And did anyone notice how light Ruben looked leading the way on those runs? My goodness, he was a man possessed!

I know...breaking out the adult depends on short notice isn't easy!.....

From Bills Digest Page with Chris Brown: BEST 'I OWN YOU' MATCHUP: Aaron Schobel vs. Matt Light - Schobel had two more sacks Sunday and now has more sacks of Tom Brady than any other player in the NFL (10.5). He also had a pair of QB hits and a forced fumble. He makes Matt Light look like a turnstile.

And don't forget, Willis for all of his "shortcomings" got 990 yards running primarily left and up the gut. Who knows what can happen when our line can support running on both sides of the hash?

It was (if mem serves) the 2004 finale vs the Steelers - the coaches wanted to take it from one direction, and upon getting the choice Bledsoe chose the other because he felt "the wind had died down". That one sticks in my craw to this day.

Old school play...used to be used to get a team to jump offsides...I think it's the muddle huddle, but I could be wrong. VERY easy for the refs to see a defense jump when the line doesn't move. Nice variant on it though! Holy cow...He used it back to back plays a few games ago during the reg season. Freaked me out...

Jim Mora is on the NFL Network now, listing all their accomplishments for the season...holy free resume Batman!

My question is (not even as a Bills fan, just as a person with common sense) how can he not? He'll recruit like crazy, have time to hit the links and even if they had to fire him, I'm sure he'll work it that they'd have to buy him out for a heck of a lot...and then he can head to the next team...Nice work if you can get it eh? I'm surprised we never hear the same things for coaches like this that you hear from players...greed...no loyalty...blahblahblah...

Add Mora to the list as well...and maybe Saban by 4pm!

www.nfldraftcountdown.com We're definitely at 12, because of all the 7-9 teams, we have the strongest SOS (strength of schedule). Had we gone 8-8, we'd have been at the end of the line as far as those teams, so darn near 20 if mem serves....

What was he thinking? The first pick he did what he's been taught to do and has done all season when given the chance - if you see a blitz, throw into it because that is where your hole will be. However, the heady Ravens build their blitzes around that and they baited him into a throw they knew he had to make. If we had called a slant or a slant-go on that play he might have burned them for six, but they knew we would try the sideline with Peerless, who didn't fight for the ball (see Evans, Lee for an example). The second pick was just bad all the way around - bad call, bad throw, bad positioning by Evans. We were taking on the best defense in the NFL and we played as hard as we could on O, D and ST. That was good for this year. This off-season we have to get better in all three phases.

I thought that guy hadn't made it off the field either...ah well. Good effort and GREAT rundown on the Rolle!

Josh Reed is my favorite 3rd down back on this team and we should've been using him since week 1!

Geez...Preston can't even block on kick returns...