(12-09-2018, 12:43 AM)Upper Wrote: It doesn't depend on down/opponent, it depends on formation. If they're in 11 personnel (or less ofc), we're in nickel. And almost every team that isn't us plays 11 base. That's why Hayden plays like 3x more snaps than Jacobs.

Even if it's first down vs the Titans, if they have a 3rd WR on the field we aren't matching Leon Jacobs against a WR no matter what.

That's completely overthinking it. When we go 4-2-5 we are at a complete disadvantage against the run. That is largely what is killing the defense this year. Common sense dictates that if we play a team with a poor passing offense, we keep the defense closer to the line of scrimmage to stop the run. We would then play man to man in the secondary. We have the talent. Make a team like the Titans beat us through the air, where they are most vulnerable. It doesn't work all the time, but for God sakes, it's a better strategy than what we're doing now. We rank #26 in the NFL against the rush and that is largely due to the scheming.

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