What the Chiefs realistically do in the Draft/FA

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by Sorter

You realize there's a reason that alignment isn't used with high frequency anymore, right?

It lost favor due to the implementation of the West Coast offenses, but is starting to see a resurgence of late. Steelers, Jets and Ravens have run it off and on (some of the better defenses of the past decade in the NFL) and it's seeing more and more usage in the college ranks of late.

Oregon has employed it since 2009, and it's been very effective as the Ducks defense has been highly ranked since it's implimentation.

That's not true. It is more accurate in regards to sub packages, especially in the second half of the season.

- No, it's not. We've used a 46 this season. It isn't an overload.

Depends on the variants used. The Bears used an overload with regularity in their base 46. And, obviously, teams will vary the base set as they do with any defense. I'm not saying that the overload is mandated by the 46 and I am sure that you are astute enough to understand this.

And I certainly know we've run it some this season. What I was suggesting is that we aren't seeing the bigger defensive line packages used by the Bears in the 80's and the Ravens recently.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

It lost favor due to the implementation of the West Coast offenses, but is starting to see a resurgence of late. Steelers, Jets and Ravens have run it off and on (some of the better defenses of the past decade in the NFL) and it's seeing more and more usage in the college ranks of late.

Oregon has employed it since 2009, and it's been very effective as the Ducks defense has been highly ranked since it's implimentation.

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None of those teams use it as their primary front with base or sub personnel.


You can continue thinking it's the best alignment eva though. You're entitled to that.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by Sorter

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None of those teams use it as their primary front with base or sub personnel.


You can continue thinking it's the best alignment eva though. You're entitled to that.

I think you are stuck in a world of absolutes.

I understand that the teams employing it don't run it as a base or as a majority front.

And I don't think it's the best alignment ever.

However, I do feel that the Chiefs current defensive personnel fit the 46 system extremely well and I'd like to see more of it's implementation, particularly the jumbo alignment that the Beavers currently run. Their defense has been superb since they've put it in as their base system and I think it can be very effective in the current pro environment.