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Bills hire Mike Pettine for Defensive Coordinator


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I'm unfamiliar with his philosophy. Anyone care to share?

 

Found this: http://www.scardraft...anHybrid46.html

 

"Rex Ryan's defense isn't really a 4-3, nor is it really a 3-4. He runs a 46 hybrid like his father. The main difference in his 46 hybrid and his father's is the coverage responsibilities, and the amount of blitzing. Ryan's 46 package is one of the most complex schemes in the NFL."

 

 

Sounds good and there is going to be a ton of pressure on Gilmore to be our Revis. Very interesting that they list 2 of our guys as ideal fits for the system.

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This a good move. His record with the Jets and Ravens will allow him to bring a hard nosed philosophy to the Bills.

It seemed Marrone knew what direction he wanted to take prior to taking the position and is moving quickly towards it.

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Found this: http://www.scardraft...anHybrid46.html

 

"Rex Ryan's defense isn't really a 4-3, nor is it really a 3-4. He runs a 46 hybrid like his father. The main difference in his 46 hybrid and his father's is the coverage responsibilities, and the amount of blitzing. Ryan's 46 package is one of the most complex schemes in the NFL."

 

 

Sounds good and there is going to be a ton of pressure on Gilmore to be our Revis. Very interesting that they list 2 of our guys as ideal fits for the system.

 

Gilmore couldnt hold Revis' jock.

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This is awesome. Hopefully he can maximize the talent we have on defense, specially LBs. Harris or Scott are not more athletic than Sheppard but they were in position to make plays, more often than not. I want to know if we have something in Moats or White, too.

 

The most important thing, though, is that our guys need a change to be more agressive and mentally tougher.

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Bills hired Mike Pettine as their defensive coordinator.

Pettine's contract with the Jets expired after the season and they never made an effort to bring him back. So he makes the lateral move inside the division and joins new coach Doug Marrone's staff. Pettine's unit ranked eighth in 2012 despite losing Darrelle Revis for the season in Week 3. And in the three years before that, the Jets' defense was inside the top-five each season. The Bills, who have bounced between a 3-4 and a 4-3 over the last two years, have some serious building blocks on defense in DE Mario Williams, DT Marcell Dareus and CB Stephon Gilmore.

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Is continuity changing defenses every 2 or 3 years? That's the only reason I am annoyed.

 

We only ran the last "scheme" for one season, did it poorly, and, oh by the way, we fired the guy who came up with it.

 

In other news, it was awful.

 

Pettine and his team have been flexible as heck over the years, btw.

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