Browns LBs - key to the defense taking a giant leap forward?
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Game one and this is who we have to deal with. The new coach at Tenn realized halfway through the season exactly what I saw coming into the league, my favorite underutilized (until last year) player. Funny that they use that old Browns' term to describe him, Jim Brown. He will be the first test for this newly formed LB crew.
It's a good thing he woke up before Rip Van Winkle and former 1st round disappointment - Chance Warmack . People were beginning to wonder why he was having trouble getting more work load than Dion Lewis half way into his 3rd NFL season. Lucky for him, he contacted Eddie George for input/feedback of what was holding him back and he began playing like the RB TN expected him to be.
Good thing too because your buddy Flugel was getting too fat to hide from his prediction Henry would be a great back considering they got him in round 2.
Good thing too because your buddy Flugel was getting too fat to hide from his prediction Henry would be a great back considering they got him in round 2.
Always good to have a foxhole buddy you can count on. I wanted Henry for the Browns from day 1. Smart of him to talk to a similar back like Eddy George.?
But I also wanted one of either Michel or Chubb, so I'm happy.?
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collins is back with NE....which speaks volumes.
Who needs to even watch football any more when Pro Football Focus (PFF) has all the answers? Should I volunteer to tell Bill Belicheck how much time he's wasting especially when PFF has all the answers he can't possibly come up with himself? Can you imagine some smart asss waterboy in NE correcting Belicheck with "That's not what Pro Football Focus says?"
Who needs to even watch football any more when Pro Football Focus (PFF) has all the answers? Should I volunteer to tell Bill Belicheck how much time he's wasting especially when PFF has all the answers he can't possibly come up with himself? Can you imagine some smart asss waterboy in NE correcting Belicheck with "That's not what Pro Football Focus says?"
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collins is back with NE....which speaks volumes.
Collins had moments, Like the alligator arm interception attempt very late in the game against the Raiders, that made it look like he was here for the check only.
He was the most experienced and talented LB, he just didn’t play the hardest here.
Collins had moments, Like the alligator arm interception attempt very late in the game against the Raiders, that made it look like he was here for the check only.
He was the most experienced and talented LB, he just didn’t play the hardest here.
i understand parting ways with him if he was really adamant about not taking even a slight pay cut....but if the browns way undercut him than i understand. We have way too many pieces we need to pay. But too many people here were completely dismissive of him when he was let go....and i knew better.
i hinestly think we'll be good as long as schobert and kirk stay healthy. If either one of those guys or god forbid both of them...get hurt.....we're in trouble defensively. Especially schobert....the D line seems to be in love with tge young jewish boy. Bith vernon and garrett have spoken on joe and how important tgey think he is...
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no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
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no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
doesn't that depend on what offense they are facing? they would not run the 4-2-5 against some offenses, I think.
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no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
doesn't that depend on what offense they are facing? they would not run the 4-2-5 against some offenses, I think.
doesn't that depend on what offense they are facing? they would not run the 4-2-5 against some offenses, I think.
no not really wilks ran 4-2-5 on 84% of snaps last year with the cardinals. this was most out of any D coordinator.
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no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
to run that scheme effectively dont u need ur interior DL to be more ofvthe lsrger 2 gap variety? Like a shelton or meder type? If u run with one smaller DT than at least the other one ought to be well north of 300lbs. Otherwise OL are gonna be all over those two LB'ers regularly.
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no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
to run that scheme effectively dont u need ur interior DL to be more ofvthe lsrger 2 gap variety? Like a shelton or meder type? If u run with one smaller DT than at least the other one ought to be well north of 300lbs. Otherwise OL are gonna be all over those two LB'ers regularly.
to run that scheme effectively dont u need ur interior DL to be more ofvthe lsrger 2 gap variety? Like a shelton or meder type? If u run with one smaller DT than at least the other one ought to be well north of 300lbs. Otherwise OL are gonna be all over those two LB'ers regularly.
not sure about that i do know the browns have been running it alot in camp so far with larry o and Richardson as the DT. in big nickle i guess the browns would run more in running situations.
it would be schobert, kirko and morgan Burnett lined up in the box, whitehead and randall with 2 corners
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to run that scheme effectively dont u need ur interior DL to be more ofvthe lsrger 2 gap variety? Like a shelton or meder type? If u run with one smaller DT than at least the other one ought to be well north of 300lbs. Otherwise OL are gonna be all over those two LB'ers regularly.
not sure about that i do know the browns have been running it alot in camp so far with larry o and Richardson as the DT. in big nickle i guess the browns would run more in running situations.
it would be schobert, kirko and morgan Burnett lined up in the box, whitehead and randall with 2 corners
not sure about that i do know the browns have been running it alot in camp so far with larry o and Richardson as the DT. in big nickle i guess the browns would run more in running situations.
it would be schobert, kirko and morgan Burnett lined up in the box, whitehead and randall with 2 corners
I like the concept of the scheme if you have a hybrid type like Pep was. A guy that can come up and act as the 3rd LB'er or recover back into deep coverage.
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I'm trusting this Coaching Staff & we'll just see what happens. Unlike some Fans, I am convinced they know a helluva lot more than I do! Besides, I also believe we have a helluva lot more talent than Arizona did (does).
Mike
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^^^^this
collins is back with NE....which speaks volumes.
Collins had moments, Like the alligator arm interception attempt very late in the game against the Raiders, that made it look like he was here for the check only.
He was the most experienced and talented LB, he just didn’t play the hardest here.
So a Safety filling a LB's role is not a LB???
Collins had moments, Like the alligator arm interception attempt very late in the game against the Raiders, that made it look like he was here for the check only.
He was the most experienced and talented LB, he just didn’t play the hardest here.
Always hear this... I just never saw it aside from the two half seasons (or more) he missed due to injury... one of which was on pace for a 138 tackle season.
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here's a browns LB standard to look up to.. https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-to-induct-lb-clay-matthews-into-ring-of-honor Congrats Clay Matthews!! #57
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So a Safety filling a LB's role is not a LB???
Collins had moments, Like the alligator arm interception attempt very late in the game against the Raiders, that made it look like he was here for the check only.
He was the most experienced and talented LB, he just didn’t play the hardest here.
Always hear this... I just never saw it aside from the two half seasons (or more) he missed due to injury... one of which was on pace for a 138 tackle season.
Always hear this... I just never saw it aside from the two half seasons (or more) he missed due to injury... one of which was on pace for a 138 tackle season.
You saw it on the plays where he didn’t lay his body on the line to make a game changing play.
Like in the Raiders game. If he would’ve had some balls on that play, it was an game winning INT. But he knew it was coming with contact and didn’t make the play.
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All-in on the rookies - It's not implausible..
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All-in on the rookies - It's not implausible..
All-in on the rookies - It's not implausible..
huge mistake....especially running only 2 lb'ers. Next year we can talk...but those later round picks we got at lb'er will not be ready this year for full time duty.
also this 4-2-5 scheme is making me scratch me head. If ur only running 2 lb'ers isnt interior 2 gap style even more important? Maybe im wrong but it looks like wilks is wanting to run an aggressive upfield one gap line...essentislly counting on that baker will have 3 td's by the first commercial. Is that wise to do with 2 lb'ers let alone 2 later round rookies?
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im starting to wonder if dorsey is nervous about this too since the browns are still actively trying to.pick up a DT.
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no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
no the LB's are not the golden key for the D. the base D for wilks this year is going to be a 4-2-5 so the key is going to be the DB's they will have to cover well and the most important part of the 2019 browns will be the DB's ability to help in run support.
if they dont do a good job in run support the browns will struggle against the run ....... see the 2018 cardinals run D and shield your eyes/
I hear what you're saying; but the LBers in Wilks' Defense was very important to their success in Carolina. The personnel at hand dictates the type of gridiron chess attack Wilks puts together. This also includes what type of offense they have to clean up after in terms of how time of possession helps or hinders them as well as how frequently turnovers puts their backs up against the wall. Understanding this, Wilks was in completely opposite situations in Arizona and Carolina.
When Wilks was in charge of Carolina's Superbowl Defense (w/a 15-1 regular season) - LBers Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis both made the Pro Bowl and were named All Pro from his scheme; while only 2 other defenders made the Pro Bowl (CB Josh Norman and DT Kawann Short). Their 1st step instinct and overall performance mattered to the success of that defense. If you don't have this from your LBers, take a look at what NE's short passing game to the RB did to the SD Chargers in the playoffs. It rendered elite pass rushers like Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram to feeling like they were a million miles away. While the front 4 definitely helped the LBers in Carolina - it wasn't like Luke's talent got jumper cabled for the 1st time from it. He was a 1st round pick from his eyes, instincts and sound fundamentals.
Speaking of the help from time of possession that gave their D fresh legs - the following offensive players made the Pro Bowl: C Ryan Kalil, OG Trai Turner, FB Mike Tolbert, RB Jonathan Stewart, TE, Greg Olsen, and QB Cam Newton. In comparison, Arizona was a train wreck. Injuries and suspensions to LBers. They had an Offensive Line that Poindexter (from the Revenge of the Nerds) could have started on. They were 32nd ranked rushing, passing, scoring and total offense. Their defense was 20th overall, 32nd against the run and 4th against the pass (which makes sense when they were so easy to run on), and 26th in points allowed. Maybe Poindexter could have started on Defense too.
Relating all this to Cleveland? Our 2 LBers from the Big 10 will be playing behind the best front 4 of their NFL careers. That said, Schobert already has 1 Pro Bowl on his resume. This was when 1 of the Safeties (Peppers) was being lined up in Canada which not only made Schobert responsible for both inside hook zones; but it also extended his vertical boundary to the unreasonable. The biggest challenges we've had with our LBer Corps is injuries and getting them all on the field at the same time. Let's hope Wilks finds this defense a lot more like the one he coached in Carolina than the one he had in Arizona last year. Our offense can play a big roll in this too with winning the time of possession battles and not turning the ball over. We shall see...
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i think we all agree thst as much as we like the guy...schobert has to now take over the defense or the Browns will look elsewhere next year.He got some slack cause Williams converted him from 34 olb'er.....but we've got a window now and if him and/or kirksey have vecome weak links we gotta move on.
i wpuldnt be adverse to bringing in a FA stud mlb'er next year if schobert doesnt produce
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The additon of Sheldon Richardson and Vernon have the Browns D-Line in the top 5 discussion. Add that to Larry Ogunjobi. DLine is the strength, imo.
I would rank our corners and secondary above the linebackers with Ward, Mitchell, Carrie, Greedy, D. Randall, and Eric Murray. That is a LOT of talent in the secondary.
I wouldn't expect much out of the rookie LBs right away, however; they are stepping into a welcoming situation with a bolstered defense.
The additon of Sheldon Richardson and Vernon have the Browns D-Line in the top 5 discussion. Add that to Larry Ogunjobi. DLine is the strength, imo.
I would rank our corners and secondary above the linebackers with Ward, Mitchell, Carrie, Greedy, D. Randall, and Eric Murray. That is a LOT of talent in the secondary.
I wouldn't expect much out of the rookie LBs right away, however; they are stepping into a welcoming situation with a bolstered defense.
DL is solid. CB very decent. LBs only mediocre. But why do I get the feeling the D will be better without Williams freaking out all the time?
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For me the key can be found in missed tackles. We get that number down and we will improve. I don't know if it was the coaching, or going for turnovers thus making players tackle in a different way.
Only thing I know is that Peppers was the only consistent good tackler and for examplw Greedy has some question marks.
Let's hope we have a well-rounded defense. I don't ask for a top 10 defense, I think that if the team is balanced and doesn't rely too much on either side of the ball we can have a nice season.
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