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Originally Posted by Bill B
Does this mean the Skins will be implementing a new scheme? I would hope that this means a few wrinkles - I'd like to see the team just try to minimize as many changes to playersl/coaches/schemes as possible and build some continuity.
Also maybe bringing in a DL in the draft and hoping for starters to come back full time the Defense can return to form in GW's first 2 years.
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I think it means GW will tweak his current scheme a bit, but it's definitely not an overhaul by any means.
GW needs to dig into the game tape and see if it really is the cover 2 scheme that's the problem across the league, or if the problem is just the poor safety play. Here in DC, teams have been attacking the middle of our defense mainly because Archuleta was there and couldn't cover Britney's crotch. For us it's probably partly the scheme, but I think more than anything it was just Archuleta sucking.
If it were me running the D, I'd tweak the cover 2 just a bit. The WR in the slot is generally the guy you want to attack a cover 2 with because he typically gets matched up with a middle LB while the two safeties retreat into a zone to defend against the 2 WRs on the outside. The LB usually can't run with the slot WR, and voila, you're attacking down the seam of a cover 2. But you know how basketball defenses run a box-and-one, putting their best defender man to man against the offense's most dangerous scoring threat? If I saw a 3 WR set I'd roll in a 5th DB on any down. I'd take my absolute best corner and put him man to man on the slot WR. I'd then leave the safeties and 2 outside CBs to play the traditional cover 2. Heck, that 5th DB would be put to good use when you consider the guy who'll be coming off the field: WARRICK HOLDMAN.
That's a lot of DBs on the field with their primary concern being the defense of the 3 WRs. To make that work, you need an excellent run stopping defensive line. You'll only have 2 LBs on the field, so you better have four D lineman who really eat up blockers that allow your two LBs to flow to the ball to shut down the running game when they run from the 3 WR formation. Give me Alan Branch and it could be done.