MarkKelso'sHelmet Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 The retention of Bob Sanders on the staff seems to indicate that Gailey is planning on sticking with the 4-3. Sanders coached a 4-3 while he was with the Packers, and while here. He doesn't seem to fit the bill if Gailey is planning on switching to a 3-4, unless he reassigns Sanders to coach a different position (which seems unlikely)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 The retention of Bob Sanders on the staff seems to indicate that Gailey is planning on sticking with the 4-3. Sanders coached a 4-3 while he was with the Packers, and while here. He doesn't seem to fit the bill if Gailey is planning on switching to a 3-4, unless he reassigns Sanders to coach a different position (which seems unlikely)... You got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Look to the Pats and copy them. Go hybrid, and game-plan for each team you face. You have, will draft, and will sign players; you've got to build your system around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkKelso'sHelmet Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 Look to the Pats and copy them. Go hybrid, and game-plan for each team you face. You have, will draft, and will sign players; you've got to build your system around them. I agree completely, but I'm not sure Gailey is smart enough to go hybrid. Remember, he said that most of the time what wins you football games is blocking and tackling. Everybody has the "bumble-ruski," after all... I don't think Gailey is the sort of cutting-edge innovator that will design creative and versatile schemes, like Belichick always seems to do in New England. I predict the same old boring Tampa 2, because it's the easy choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Look to the Pats and copy them. Go hybrid, and game-plan for each team you face. You have, will draft, and will sign players; you've got to build your system around them. Good post. I like this insight. Have we come to completely different defenses for every down & distance conceivable? Maybe the Creep front will become the new 'normal' set.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fewell733 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I think a hybrid is as good as we can do next season without totally blowing up the defense. Get some guys that can play NT and maybe some OLB/DE types in the mix. our DE situation is looking really bad if Schobel retires - it'll be Maybin, Kelsay and Ellis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABills08 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 That doesn't mean we are running the 4-3. Very few teams hire an outside linebacker coach unless they run a 3-4. And guess what? We hired an OLB coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Hire Fangio and Sanders so you have a leader for each aspect of the hybrid--Fangio coaches ILB and is co-coordinator and Sanders coaches DL and is co-coordinator. Fangio takes lead on 3-4 and Sanders on 4-3.....hmmmmmm...two pretty good minds working right there....we already have some hybrids in Maybin, Schobel, Kelsay (DE/OLB) and in the secondary/LB in Scott, Corto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 You got it. retaining him so he can be promoted to DC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 The retention of Bob Sanders on the staff seems to indicate that Gailey is planning on sticking with the 4-3. Sanders coached a 4-3 while he was with the Packers, and while here. He doesn't seem to fit the bill if Gailey is planning on switching to a 3-4, unless he reassigns Sanders to coach a different position (which seems unlikely)... 4-3 is the best defense for pressuring the quarterback, and in this division it's probably a good strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 retaining him so he can be promoted to DC... Murphy kind of implied that in the 6 pm sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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