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Originally Posted by Buehler445
Personally, I don't think this team is talented enough to overcome the weaknesses and seams that will come from blitzing a lot and throwing gimmicks out there. That's probably why Haley wants everyone in kickass shape, to be faster.
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Also according to the article nothing the Pendergast is doing is revolutionary, nor is he rewriting the book on playing defense. I know the quote is referring more to defensive attitude but trying to create pre-snap confusion for the QB is also pretty common. I don't know if I call tryin to do that a gimmick, it seems to make sense if the players can actually reset and get aligned right when the snap comes.
During last season, I recall Herm saying they would change the scheme to get more pressure by blitzing. However, I don't remember seeing many games where the defense did something that looked different from the previous game. So, I am welcoming the new style of defense, for it's versatility and attacking attitude.
If we are going to be loosing a lot next year, I'd rather see a team playing defense by taking the fight to the other teams offense rather than sitting back trying to cover. If nothing else, the defense will create some distruption that could lead to big plays and maybe steal a win or two.
Of course all of the scheming and confusion and blitzing isn't to do a damn thing if we can't stop the run and force the other team to throw. That comes from the base package which the article mentions is a base 34. That sounds different than the information earlier this offseason where the base was sounding like the under formation. I recall that during the weekends manitory camp Haley was really happy with the fact the defense got a lot of plays installed. Maybe so much so they are now in experimentation mode?