Create your own LB two-deep
by Spesh 
, Los Angeles, Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 07:36 (6307 days ago)
Here's the pool of candidates. Fleming, Neal, Ryan, and Wade are all listed as OLBs, although I would bet some would play DE (if not all?). For the purposes of this exercise, you can move two guys to DE.
Filer
Fleming
Fox
McDonald
Motta
Neal
Posluszny
Ryan
B Smith
S Smith
T Smith
Te'o
Wade
DE - 1. Fleming 2. Neal (rotate a lot, try to get both on the field in passing situations)
Sam - 1. B Smith 2. S Smith
Mike - 1. Te'o 2. T Smith
Will - 1. Filer 2. Posluszny
When was the last time we had this many athletic LBs to move around like chess pieces? I feel like it's been rather stagnant for the last few years...
This really drives home how bad our LB recruiting had been
No offense to these guys' efforts but...
Crum as a four-year starter?
Travis Thomas moved over from RB?
Hayseed moved down from safety?
Joe Brockington?
Steve Quinn?
I still sort of liked Hayseed at LB
by domer.mq , Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 11:18 (6307 days ago) @ BPH
I just didn't like the way he was used. I think Tenuta/Brown really thought they could us that speed at LB (plus the leaps over a blocking RB are pretty sweet).
I wouldn't be shocked to see him move down to LB in passing downs with Tenuta now calling D. I keep thinking I'm gonna see him blitz up the middle after lining up 2 men off the TE and never seemed to see that in 2008. I know he could do it. If nothing else, he'd at least be pretty disruptive leaping over a blocking RB right in the middle of the formation.
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I was thinking the same thing
by Spesh , Los Angeles, Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 11:22 (6307 days ago) @ domer.mq
It would not surprise me to see Hayseed move down to the Will in obvious passing downs. Something like this:
Fleming and Neal at bookends
Johnson and someone other than Williams at DTs
Hayseed and Brian Smith at LB
Walls, McNeil, Blanton, McCarthy, and Brown in the defensive backfield
If we're playing cover three, let the two safeties roam the underneath zones, and let Blanton play centerfield in cover 3 or something.
would that be our fastest lineup?
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I would think it wouldn't even be close
by Spesh , Los Angeles, Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 12:08 (6307 days ago) @ Jay
Heck, when was the last time we could consistently put two legitimate pass rushers on the ends? Everything else is gravy.
But yeah, I can't remember a faster defense since teams have started to emphasize speed over size.
Mine
by Jim (fisherj08) , A Samoan kid's laptop, Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 07:54 (6307 days ago) @ Spesh
Sam:1. B Smith 2. S Smith
Mike:1. Filer 2.McDonald
Will:1. Teo 2. Little Poz
DE's:Fleming, Neal