This is the kind of in-depth stuff I love, when you look at this stanza, don't you think of the versatility that is Su'a Cravens? He can rush, he can cover. He's exactly the kind of toy that Pettine's mindset can maximize:
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The Browns teach the concept of the scheme. For example, with the dime defense, they don’t just tell a player, “This is the dime and this is your job every time we play it.” Initially, they will install the base system and the responsibilities. But then they’ll rotate jobs after a week. So the scheme is the same, but the personnel changes. If the Browns are in dime one week and linebacker Karlos Dansby is rushing in a certain gap, it might be a different player with that responsibility in the next game. That happens throughout that dime defense. Cornerbacks switch with linebackers, linebackers swap with linemen and corners become safeties. Chaos to a quarterback.
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I still like Wade if he's available. But Pettine obviously gets it, and the record of quick defensive improvement is there.