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Originally Posted by missinDThomas
Tank may be big enough to play NT and is freakishly strong
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What do you mean "may be big enough?" I understand that he's listed at 306, but if Tyler is anything below 340, I'll eat my hat. The guys head and neck must be 250 lbs. alone.
And I understand that Dorsey may lack the verticality of what some people look for out of a prototypical 3-4 defensive end, but I think that he has the physical skills to play the position effectively.
I think last years debacle on defense was the culmination of Herms insistence on employing the Cover 2 and Gunther's desire to use his blitz/stunt packages. The combination was a complete disaster. (I've never liked the Cover 2 since 2004 when they started calling pass interference enforcement tighter. I did like Gunther's "mad scientist" approach to defense, but I think he needed specific players for it to work, specifically a big edge rusher like he had in DT or Kearse in Tennessee.) From comments made by Chiefs players, it seems that nobody knew exactly what was going on in terms of positions, responsibilities, etc.
I think we'll see a little bit better defense from the Chiefs this next season. Hell, I don't think it could get worse, and I'm not so sure that some of these players couldn't be much improved with a more stable defense installed. I really like the secondary (Flowers, Carr, Page, Pollard), and the defensive line (Tank, Dorsey). I'm not sure where guys like Hali and McBride end up in a 3-4 though. Linebackers need a major revision, but again, I think a lot of these guys were not utilized properly (witness the revolving door at MLB).
To put it on the bright side, there's no other direction other than up at this point for the defense.