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Originally Posted by beer bacon
I have a couple questions. One might be unanswerable at this point in time, but the other should be fine. The first relates to our defense and specifically to a question I posted earlier this week.
The first is how exactly is the whole Right LB and Left LB going to/already does work for us? How does Gun really manage his LBs? For example, if Bell and DJ are the two starting OLBs, will they usually be staying on their respective sides or will they move around a lot? Would DJ usually move over and to the strong side over the TE and Bell over to the weakside where he can come off the edge easier? Or will they usually keep the LB on his respective side. This may be impossible to answer since they haven't actually lined up at all yet, but I am also wondering in more general terms about Gun's tendencies. I think Keg told me in the other thread that Gun will usually move them to where ever they can best take advantage of matchups, but I never really requested for him to flesh that anymore.
The other question is about the 46 defense the Ravens going to be employing. The way I understand is that you only have two LBs with five guys on the line with another safety playing up close to the LoS similar to an LB? Are the CBs just basically on an island? What are the linemen's responsibilities? I have quite a few articles about the Ravens making the switch, but they never really fully explain how the 46 defense works out. They are always talking about how it will effect/what a specific player's, usually Ray Lewis, role will be.
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I'll take a stab at this, but someone smart may correct me. Traditionally the SSLB would line up on the TE side of the ball, with the thinking that the TE will be run-blocking. Offenses these days use so many different formations, that it's hard to determine anything solely from the way the offense lines up. With pass catching TEs, motion, and other factors, it's just not as easy to get your SLB in the right place. Instead of trying to guess, and having your LBs switching around following the motion, KC has decided that leaving the LBs where they are will lead to them getting the favorable matchup 50% of the time anyway.
As far as the 46, a lot of pressure will be put on the CBs, and while BAL has good corners, I don't expect the 46 to work like it did in the past. The passing game is too prolific, and will expose the weaknesses of the 46. IMO.