Sunday morning read

Gips

I for one would love to see the browns develop a 46 style defense..pressure pressure and more pressure at all costs!

But not quite as reckless as buddys system was...

daddybull1

There are two things that I'm looking for in this years squad... 1st and foremost is tackeling...How many times we've seen the defense get to the ball carrier then try to bring him down with a body block only to have the runner bounce off and gain an additional 5 - 10 yards... We must lead the league in missed tackels, enough is enough...

Second, I want to see an agressive MEAN defense... I'm sick and tired of seeing the opposing QB having unlimited time to pick out a receiver then deliver the ball for a substantial gain... Our pass rush has been non exhistant and when we blitz its so predictable and slow...

Hopefully Ryan can transform this defense into a unit that has offensive coordinators confused and over reacting..... An in-your-face defense would be a welcomed addition to the long suffering fans of Cleveland....

peace

T.Dawg

DawgTracker

I like the thought of using the 4-6 on third and longs, it would be a major improvement to watching QBs stand there for several seconds before completing a long first down pass

mario

i'm skeptical with THESE corners. If u leave Eric Wright on a #1 reciever with no safety help, that reciever probably is catching the ball and going all the way with it.

YtownBrownsBacker

@mario said:
i'm skeptical with THESE corners. If u leave Eric Wright on a #1 reciever with no safety help, that reciever probably is catching the ball and going all the way with it.

If he has the time to take a 5 or 7 step drop and let the receiver develop his route. That's the beauty of the46. The Safety is the additional guy in the box and he can always drop back into coverage. Actually when the Giants beat NE for the super bowl they used a lot of the 46 as a base defense. Of course, they had a little better personnel then we are working with here. You have to have physical corners who can hold up a receiver at the line and LBs who will not let the TE get into his route. You always have 4 DBs in the game, it's just that they don't line up conventionally.

ballpeen

For that matter, you could have 5 dbs in the game at all times if you wanted. A quick corner rushing off the edge is a better pass rush option then a LB up the middle in many cases.

No matter how we do it, it at least sounds like we aren't going to be this passive, bend but don't break(cough,cough) defense.

I like it. Create a mess in the backfield, force some turn overs. If that means giving up some quick scores, so be it. A slow bleed isn't any better. It still puts you behind and uses up the clock limiting the number of offensive chances you get.

Jam the line, stuff the run and create pressure on passing downs.

Intense pressure on passing plays creates sacks and inaccurate passes. We aren't going to get torched that often.

? Aloysius

It sounds like our young starting corners are adjusting well to the new regime:

Pro Football Weekly said:
The way we hear it, three Browns defenders were especially impressive in offseason workouts: ILB D’Qwell Jackson and CBs Brandon McDonald and Eric Wright. Jackson is established, one of the better players at his position in the NFL, but McDonald and Wright are coming off 2008 seasons in which they struggled at times, so their progress has to be regarded as a positive.

ballpeen

I think our corners are pretty good and will be just fine.

hammertime

Aloysius said:
It sounds like our young starting corners are adjusting well to the new regime:

All the talk about QB, rb, o-line etc, the corners have the biggest chance of turning our season around. As long as we can stockpile some depth and our starters keep improving the team will get started back on track. The fact that we waited until the 6th round for pick-ups says that Mangini feels we'll be alright. At least i hope thats what it means.

Vegasdogg

As Rob Ryan has stated, the 46 is a Nickel defense, and will not be a staple. Good thing because we don't have the horses to run it right. We'll see how well we do stopping the run in our basic packages, because the 46 was completely ripped apart by the 49ers and Bill Walsh. Spread the field and quick-hitters. So yeah, as a package 4-5 times a game sure. But more than that we're screwed. And not every game, because when people recognize it, a big play is coming.