(06-05-2019, 01:38 PM)Jags02 Wrote:

(06-05-2019, 07:45 AM)NH3 Wrote: O.K., I get it now. He's an Dom Caper's guy that will fit our defensive scheme.

Time Will Tell.

NH3...

Precisely. The elephant role would be the ideal spot for the LDT "in some of the things we do" when the LDE is actually an "outside linebacker" as Wash phrases it.

Quote:[url=http://fastandfuriousfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/prodefense2/92_49ers_34.pdf]1992 San Francisco 49ers 3-4 Defensive Playbook

The Elephant front turned into it's own position, with Carroll eventually changing the name to "Leo." The Leo isn't particularly unique in and of itself. Most defenses have some kind of unique name for their weakside edge player (Buck/Whip/Jack), but Carroll plays him in a particularly loose alignment, and he's the one player along the front who isn't concerned with getting one-yard upfield and anchoring in this defense. He can line up standing up or with his hand in the ground, and sole focus is to be the primary pass rusher and wreak havoc in the backfield. Ultimately, what makes Carroll's defense unique is how the huge gap between the Leo and the next defensive lineman along the scrimmage is defended.

Quote:The elephant position is not a new term in football. It goes back to Charles Haley (and Rickey Jackson and Chris Doleman and others) with the 49ers, who used the elephant pass-rushing role very effectively in the 1980s and 1990s under George Seifert. Pete Carroll long has been a proponent of the position — also called a "Leo" rusher — in the 4-3 scheme now used by the Seahawks and Jaguars, under Gus Bradley. Other well-known players to assume the role were Willie McGinest and Jason Taylor.