Sounds like a second half package to me. Shut down the run and get them thinking pass, then shut down the pass.
The problem with using it on the Vikings is they catch pretty well out of the base with AP and Shank. I wouldn't want that package in when they are running out of their base. I think we are better off hitting them with a balanced D that can take care of controlling AP without sacrificing coverage. Let him get 100 yards but don't let him break one big. I think we can do that.
"Dexter_Sinister" wrote:
Sacrificing coverage? That personel group is perfect to rotect against the pass.
Bishop's better than Hawk in coverage, although he's not a big guy who takes on blockers in the running game. Chillar is our best coverage LB. There's a reason why he plays safety in the "Big Okie" package and why he's nearly the only LB who we want one on one against TEs.
AP showed some decent hands last year, but he's no Brian Westbrook. Or even a Chester Taylor.
I have a lot of respect for the Vikes roster and I actually think it's better than ours if Favre gets back, but Shiancoe is one of the most overrated guys I know.
He was 16th in yards, 11th in catches and 20th in yards per game. The only thing he really had going for him was his great amount of TD catches, which ranked 2nd.
But Havner ranked 17th and I don't want to call him the 17th best at his position.
I still see a lot of Donald Lee in Visante Shiancoe.
You can make a lot of TEs look really good when you have a veteran QB who likes to throw it to his TE.
Lee's 2007 numbers are nearly the same as Visante's, except for the amount of TD catches.
Now I'm not saying that Shiancoe isn't a good TE. A lot of teams would love to have him as their starter, but I can come up with 10-15 who are better.
I think his production will take a sharp decline as soon as Favre walks away.