Oldgoldandwhite
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Depth and a push up front.
It keeps being mentioned about Gamble playing NT, and I understand that is for depth purposes, but I've also thought maybe JHD might also play some downs in another spot besides NT, maybe some DE in certain D&D situations, against certain OLs etc, don't know anything just speculation on my part. With all the pieces CMP and CTR have this year, we could see a lot of movement and match ups played against opposing offenses this year, the coaches have to be really excited about the possibilities they have in the chess game this year. As has been mentioned above somewhere, it looks awfully hard for any of our DLs to be double teamed this year, hope we have some good blitzing capabilities at LB to mix in with all of this.
Are any of our LBs good blitzers?
Well, 10 sacks is a big ask for a guy at the NT position. Have we ever had one get that many? The most likely scenario is that he gets good push and is agile enough to draw some attention. That creates issues elsewhere. I just want the pocket to get pushed into the offensive backfield more than it has in recent years. If the QB can't step up, the guys on the edge get exponentially better. Now, if he gets moved out to the edge on passing downs some, like has been suggested by a few on this board, you might see 10 sacks.I truly hope that he is unblockable and has about 10 sacks but even if he isn't a superstar I believe he will do well at the combine/pro day with his speed and strength and be drafted within the first 4 rounds. I'm being optimistic but I believe he will be as good or better as Gotsis was last year.
I was mostly just throwing a very high expectational number out there when I said 10 sacks. I'm with you in hoping that the pocket is severely disrupted with him and Gotsis in the middle and causes a lot of back foot throws and let's Freeman and company get to the QB.Well, 10 sacks is a big ask for a guy at the NT position. Have we ever had one get that many? The most likely scenario is that he gets good push and is agile enough to draw some attention. That creates issues elsewhere. I just want the pocket to get pushed into the offensive backfield more than it has in recent years. If the QB can't step up, the guys on the edge get exponentially better. Now, if he gets moved out to the edge on passing downs some, like has been suggested by a few on this board, you might see 10 sacks.