Bucky Brooks: Offensive/Defensive Trends in the NFL
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Bucky Brooks: Offensive/Defensive Trends in the NFL
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Bucky Brooks: Offensive/Defensive Trends in the NFL
A few interesting reads by SI
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I got his card in Indy but until those pieces I can't recall any of his work. Pretty good stuff though. I completely agree with all the offensive ones.
What is interesting about his defensive trends is that #1 and #4/#5 would seem to directly contradict one another. One of the characteristics of the Tampa 2 is that you don't need great man-on cover CBs, and that you have to have very good safeties. If the latter two were truly a prevailing trend it would seem that more teams would use the Tampa 2 defense, not less. Can you say "hybrid"?
What is interesting about his defensive trends is that #1 and #4/#5 would seem to directly contradict one another. One of the characteristics of the Tampa 2 is that you don't need great man-on cover CBs, and that you have to have very good safeties. If the latter two were truly a prevailing trend it would seem that more teams would use the Tampa 2 defense, not less. Can you say "hybrid"?
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Trends tend to flip flop....
As soon as all the offenses start to tailor their systems to beating the 3-4, the NFL will start to move towards 4-3 for example.
Interesting read, good stuff.
As soon as all the offenses start to tailor their systems to beating the 3-4, the NFL will start to move towards 4-3 for example.
Interesting read, good stuff.
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Eh...
I think for all of us that have posted on this thread...these are the things that we already know about ....
But it's good that it's finally appearing on mainstream media outlets....
Also... as for the TE prominence, anybody else think that this will end up making the OLB position evolve in its duties and the physical characteristics of the position?
I think for all of us that have posted on this thread...these are the things that we already know about ....
But it's good that it's finally appearing on mainstream media outlets....
Also... as for the TE prominence, anybody else think that this will end up making the OLB position evolve in its duties and the physical characteristics of the position?
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J.Kim wrote:Eh...
I think for all of us that have posted on this thread...these are the things that we already know about ....
But it's good that it's finally appearing on mainstream media outlets....
Also... as for the TE prominence, anybody else think that this will end up making the OLB position evolve in its duties and the physical characteristics of the position?
I think we will see a hell of a lot more athletic LB's going early.
Doctor MJ wrote:I don't understand why people jump in a thread and say basically, "This thing you're all talking about. I'm too ignorant to know anything about it. Lollerskates!"
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