The Linebackers, you say !· Page 2

luigis
Member

9 years ago

Our front 7 will continue to be shit as it has been during most of Dom's tenure.

Don't kid yourself, it won't change.

Originally Posted by: Laser Gunns

I'm willing to bet against this. Not having AJ Hawk and Brad Jones automatically means an improvement, it doesn't matter if you replace them by a mailbox and a washing machine they will be faster, stronger and smarter.

Luis

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#12

Our front 7 will continue to be shit as it has been during most of Dom's tenure.

Don't kid yourself, it won't change.

Originally Posted by: Laser Gunns

Why would it? Christian Ringo? Jake Ryan?

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

#13

Let's consider this as a possibility, the LB's are ALL cross training and for the following reasons.

1) To make it easier to fill in should a starter go down.

2) As a new defensive twist, LB's will switch positions from play to play in order to confuse opponents and/or to defense an opponents tendencies.

3) To reveal which LB's play best at different positions.

4) All of the above

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uffda udfa
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#14

Aaron Ripkowski should be moved from FB to LB... per reports, he's been pedestrian as a FB but the guy is a tackling machine on ST's. He played LB in HS along with DE and G. He's a little short at 6'1 but 246-257 as he's been listed various places is about right. Put him in the middle. Runs about 4.7 so he can hang in the middle. Looks like he runs well enough on ST's.

Obviously, knows how to take on blocks as a FB and would have to do that plenty with our DL in front of him.

He looks like a LB to me.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

DakotaT
Select Member

9 years ago

#15

It still baffles how we can keep playing a linebacker's defense with such mediocrity at the position. It's probably indicative of never sniffing a top ten ranking, and will continue to be why we can't sniff the Super Bowl.

Laser Gunns
Senior Member

9 years ago

#16

More like the coaching staff is taking it easy with Matthews. When the regular season starts, I think Clay will pick up where he left off - playing mostly inside and occasionally outside.

Are my old eyes deceiving me, or have I seen Mulumba, Hubbard, etc. - OLBs moving inside in certain sets?

I have always liked this Capers kind of "keep 'em guessing" type of D. It got us through some times of poor personnel; Now that arguably, the talent level is better, doing the same switching should maximize the benefit.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker

Moving LBs around is not going to confuse any offense.

No QB is going to get to the line and panic when Andy mulumba is in a diffrent spot.

You confuse them with scheme, which, we kinda suck at.

MintBaconDrivel
Dec, 11, 2012 - FOREVER!

Smokey
Veteran Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

#17

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker

I agree with most of what you have said. Switching player positions can upset some offensive plays. The Eagles quick play may not allow as much substitution, it could reveal much about the Packers 2015 Defense !

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