Beerball Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Line 'em up. Who ya got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealityCheck Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Assuming Spikes is off the roster: 4-3 under, Kiko, Preston, Nigel. 4-3, the same. 3-3, the same. 4-2, Kiko and Nigel. 3-2, the same. I don't expect much 2-gap 3-4 unless Rex uses it on a passing down where the look is the 3-4, but a safety or 2 might also be lined up at one of the LBr spots allowing for some confusion on who is coming and who is dropping back. Rex will run the 4-3 under and some straight up 4-3, along with weird nickel alignments and a fair bit of dime if the team finds itself with a big lead late in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's Tailor Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 David Harris will likely be in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Lawson on the strong side. Kiko on the weak side Brown in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 So essentially, we'll be replacing Hughes with Spikes ??? An edge rusher and improving guy against the run, versus a run stuffer, but limited mobility LB. The more I think about it, the personnel are more important than the scheme if it means Hughes vs. Spikes. I would stay with the 4-3. But that ship has sailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 So essentially, we'll be replacing Hughes with Spikes ??? An edge rusher and improving guy against the run, versus a run stuffer, but limited mobility LB. The more I think about it, the personnel are more important than the scheme if it means Hughes vs. Spikes. I would stay with the 4-3. But that ship has sailed. Do people even understand what they are typing when they talk about us switching to a 3-4 now that we hired Rex? Did people not watch this defense 2 years ago under Pettine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Pestilence War Famine Death The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) kiko, harris, bradham, brown mario, dareus, kyle gone:spikes, lawson, rivers & hughes. Edited January 18, 2015 by papazoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrod's Tailor Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 kiko, harris, bradham, brown As Richard Sherman once said, sounds like a fun matchup to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle flap Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) Do people even understand what they are typing when they talk about us switching to a 3-4 now that we hired Rex? Did people not watch this defense 2 years ago under Pettine? did you not watch the defense under pettine? their base formation was a 4-3 under. EDIT: apologies- I misread the exchange above it may have looked like a 3-4 but that's only bc the strongside lb would be at the line of scrimmage like this: we went through this the past 2 years. get your best front 7 players on the field and there's no need to really worry about who is a de or who is an olb. all the fronts are more or less "hybrids" anyway. I imagine they'd like to re-sign spikes. have mario-dareus-kyle on the line in the middle, have bradham and kiko on the edges, and spikes and brown in the middle. sub spikes in db heavy packages. i'm assuming hughes is gone. Edited January 18, 2015 by uncle flap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Coy Wire John Corto Keith Ellison Kirk Morrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle flap Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 here's some more food for thought http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2014/2/22/5435814/mike-pettines-2013-buffalo-bills-defense-base-fronts-edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealityCheck Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Coy Wire John Corto Keith Ellison Kirk Morrison Why do I feel like I just got kicked in the balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I didn't know we were starting 4 LBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAinLack. Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 kiko, harris, bradham, brown mario, dareus, kyle gone:spikes, lawson, rivers & hughes. This! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Do people even understand what they are typing when they talk about us switching to a 3-4 now that we hired Rex? Did people not watch this defense 2 years ago under Pettine? they will play 4 LB sets, not sure why you're getting bunched up In those 4 LB sets who ya got? Related question, who are the 3 d-linemen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hughes, Kiko, Brown, Bradham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBills Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Jerry Hughes, Kiko Alonso, Preston Brown, and Mario Williams will be starting LBs. Kyle Williams, Dareus, and Stefan Charles will be starting DL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealityCheck Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I didn't know we were starting 4 LBs They aren't. Anything with 4 LBs on the field will likely be a sub-package. 4-3 under means what it says. 4 down linemen shifted to the weak side with the 3 LBs slid over to the strong side. When Pettine would sometimes run what looked like a straight-up 3-4, he typically would have one of the reserve safeties come in and line up at one of the inside LB spots. That is one of the sub-packages that began to get Searcy involved before he merged as a good blitzer out of the nickel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard bills fan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Coy Wire John Corto Keith Ellison Kirk Morrison Just lost my Sunday brunch appetite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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