Look for a hybrid Defense

[kid mickey]

The Buffalo Bills could essentially be running a 4-3, 3-4, 46 creep defense this year. It won't be anything traditional. They have the roster to possibly do something like this. What are your thoughts?

[Mitchell55]

Re: Look for a hybrid Defense

If were to run the 3-4, we would have to get rid of schobel and possibly have Ellis as a LB. Maybin, Ellis, Pos, and Mitchell as LBs. Stroud, Williams, and possibly Spencer Johnson at DL. We can do it, but it would have to be next year.

[Mitchell55]

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Also, whats a creep D?

[circlethewagons]

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3-4 doesn't make much sense to me. We don't have the Defensive ends to run it or the big nose tackle thats so key to the 3-4. The creep worked well last year in spots and i imagine they will keep it as a situational defense

[yordad]

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A creep defense is where the "down" lineman basically just walk around presnap so the QB doesn't know who is coming and the O-line doesn't know who to block.

Last year we started the season with a hybrid. If yall recall we spanked the crap out of seattle by throwing everything at them. As the season went on they got less and less imaginative.

I hope they mix it up.

[yordad]

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3-4 doesn't make much sense to me. We don't have the Defensive ends to run it or the big nose tackle thats so key to the 3-4. The creep worked well last year in spots and i imagine they will keep it as a situational defense

Kelsey, Stroud, and Johnson could work the line with Maybin and Mitchell coming off the edges. Poz and Digi could work the middle.

It could work at times. Probably not as a base, but a change of pace.

[nateodoms'bff]

Re: Look for a hybrid Defense

If were to run the 3-4, we would have to get rid of schobel and possibly have Ellis as a LB. Maybin, Ellis, Pos, and Mitchell as LBs. Stroud, Williams, and possibly Spencer Johnson at DL. We can do it, but it would have to be next year.

Im not usre why you think we would have to get rid of Schobel. When healthy he can explode through blockers, and has edge speed. He doesn't have the size for a 3-4 DE, but he does fit into the creep 5 man front nicely. I really thin that Fewell will start using that more often than not. The Tampa 2 is a great base defense, adding his flavor with the 5 man fronts has been proven to confuse OL's and QB's all across the league. Proof is what the Spags did with the Giants. They have all the pieces in place, now they just need to execute.

[BillsWin]

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I love the creep defense.

[mikemac2001]

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I think Creep D would be perfect to run with our D

Espically with Maybin being a rookie allow him to take advante of some mismatches

[Mitchell55]

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Im not usre why you think we would have to get rid of Schobel. When healthy he can explode through blockers, and has edge speed. He doesn't have the size for a 3-4 DE, but he does fit into the creep 5 man front nicely. I really thin that Fewell will start using that more often than not. The Tampa 2 is a great base defense, adding his flavor with the 5 man fronts has been proven to confuse OL's and QB's all across the league. Proof is what the Spags did with the Giants. They have all the pieces in place, now they just need to execute.

Schobel wouldnt fit anywhere in the 3-4. I wasnt talking about the creep at that moment

[nateodoms'bff]

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Schobel wouldnt fit anywhere in the 3-4. I wasnt talking about the creep at that moment

Ok, why?

He has the speed to rush the passer as an OLB, he tackles well enough to play against the run, the only weakness he has as an OLB in a 3-4 is his pass protection.

I'll ask again, but I doubt I'll get an answer, why is he not a fit in the 3-4?

[BillsWin]

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Schobel would be fin in a 3-4, so would Maybin.

[Mitchell55]

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Schobel in 3-4. He will need to cover TEs and RBs. Hes never played it before and at 30 something he would have trouble making a transition.

[Dr. Pepper]

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Schobel in 3-4. He will need to cover TEs and RBs. Hes never played it before and at 30 something he would have trouble making a transition.

once you hit 30 your brain no longer retains new information? damn, i better stock up in the next 4 years!

[Mitchell55]

Re: Look for a hybrid Defense

once you hit 30 your brain no longer retains new information? damn, i better stock up in the next 4 years!

Schobels biggest strength is beating people with moves and strength, when you play OLB in the 3-4, you use your speed more. Schobel doesnt have speed.