Our defensive front four ...

KC Jones · 09-28-2004, 09:17 AM

I think our defensive line has played pretty damn well so far this year. One only has to look at the tackles for losses and QB pressures to see evidence of this. If a weakness exists on this unit it has been the play at DE, and I heard DA this morning make a salient point on that very topic. It is his opinion (and one I'm inclined to agree with) that our starting DEs lack the athleticism to contain even a modestly mobile QB. He thinks this information has pretty much become a blueprint for attacking the Chiefs - roll out your QB because you can get him outside of the DEs and eliminate the push from Dalton/Sims/Siavii/Browning inside.

DA's solution was a starting front four of Browning, Sims, Dalton, and Allen. Browning has always been a very athletic guy and was originally drafted to play DE. He's been moved between the two positions and spent more time at DT more because of injuries and lack of talent than enything else. While Allen is raw and needs to learn alot about getting untangled from the OT - he's shown the speed that would be a factor in helping to contain bootlegs and rollouts.

Now if we can just get a stud MLB and a top notch CB this defensive line might actually be something to build on.

09-28-2004, 09:17 AM	Topic Starter
KC Jones Genious Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Colorado Casino cash: $10012761	Our defensive front four ... I think our defensive line has played pretty damn well so far this year. One only has to look at the tackles for losses and QB pressures to see evidence of this. If a weakness exists on this unit it has been the play at DE, and I heard DA this morning make a salient point on that very topic. It is his opinion (and one I'm inclined to agree with) that our starting DEs lack the athleticism to contain even a modestly mobile QB. He thinks this information has pretty much become a blueprint for attacking the Chiefs - roll out your QB because you can get him outside of the DEs and eliminate the push from Dalton/Sims/Siavii/Browning inside. DA's solution was a starting front four of Browning, Sims, Dalton, and Allen. Browning has always been a very athletic guy and was originally drafted to play DE. He's been moved between the two positions and spent more time at DT more because of injuries and lack of talent than enything else. While Allen is raw and needs to learn alot about getting untangled from the OT - he's shown the speed that would be a factor in helping to contain bootlegs and rollouts. Now if we can just get a stud MLB and a top notch CB this defensive line might actually be something to build on.
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