SmootSmack
08-04-2011, 11:35 PM
Maybe one of the folks here who has retained tapes of Redskins' games from last year might have this stat on hand - - or might try to go and get it:
I wonder what percentage of the time on defense that the Redskins lined up in a 3-4 defense last year My guess is less than 60% of the time because I saw them in a 4-3 or a 4-2-5 more than just once in a while.
I do not think that the Redskins were playing 3-4 an overwhelming number of defensive snaps last year.
So - - if you think Rocky might not be ideal for ILB in a 3-4, perhaps that is not what they want to have him do this year. Maybe he is their OLB in the 4-3...???
Just under 51% of the total snaps were in a 3-4 in 2011
sportscurmudgeon
08-04-2011, 11:54 PM
Just under 51% of the total snaps were in a 3-4 in 2011
WOW!! Thanks for the info...
I thought it was close to 60% but never would have guessed it was only about half of the snaps for the season.
So, the Skins do not have to "go back to a 4-3 team" this year because they played a lot of "stuff" other than 3-4 last year - - when the excuse for the poor defense was that they had personnel that did not fit the defense they only played half the time.
Skins4L
08-05-2011, 12:36 AM
I like having Rocky back for injury insurance too.
Dirtbag59
08-05-2011, 12:39 AM
Just under 51% of the total snaps were in a 3-4 in 2011
Source. For all I know you're just throwing up numbers, granted I am to but I have a hard time believing it's as low as 51%. Should be at least around 66% (2/3 = .666666)
I mean sure on 3rd downs I would see crazy formations like this
http://i53.tinypic.com/25ft6k8.jpg
However most of the time (and I don't mean 51% most) I'm seeing some form of this. 3 down lineman, 2 inside backers, 2 standing outside rushers.
http://i56.tinypic.com/ocmsn.png
SmootSmack
08-05-2011, 12:55 AM
I asked. I mean what reason would I have for making it up.
Dirtbag59
08-05-2011, 12:59 AM
I asked. I mean what reason would I have for making it up.
You're out to get me. All y'all. Watching me and everything. Trying to ruin my reputation and the chance to make billions of dollars with my YouTube videos. You're just a hatter.
warriorzpath
08-05-2011, 02:22 AM
Just under 51% of the total snaps were in a 3-4 in 2011
How much would that percentage change if you took away the opposing teams punt or field goal attempt plays?
steveo395
08-05-2011, 02:20 PM
How much would that percentage change if you took away the opposing teams punt or field goal attempt plays?
That is special teams so I'm guessing that wouldn't count on defensive snaps.
SmootSmack
08-05-2011, 02:33 PM
That is special teams so I'm guessing that wouldn't count on defensive snaps.
Right
Dirtbag59
08-05-2011, 02:46 PM
Right
Now I'm interested to see numbers like how often the Giants lineup in a 4-3.
Also in retrospect I was wrong about the Green Bay game. We barely ran any 3-4 instead opting mostly for some sort of 3-3 where Orakpo served as the third linebacker up on the LOS.
I mean sometimes they liked to do this thing where they overloaded two outside backers on 1 side and two down lineman on the other with Fletcher playing insde
http://i51.tinypic.com/2625ttf.png
A lot of the time though I saw this. 3 down lineman, 2 inside backers, and Orakpo on the outside standing up.
http://i55.tinypic.com/kc1d0o.png
So maybe I overestimated the use of the 3-4 against the Packers. However they did use it a lot against the Boys in week 1, the Bucs, and the Jags.