(08-24-2019, 09:44 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: (08-24-2019, 09:11 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Foles indeed was pressured from Wester's guy even though Wester held him, LOL.
The other factor was the fact that Westbrook and the CB got tangled up when Westbrook tried to make his cut to the outside.
For a moment it did look like #12 was going to come back toward the L.O.S. (this is when Foles tried to flick it off balance that direction) however Westbrook ultimately tried to finish his intended route which was toward the sideline.
It wasn't really so bad. Just flukey. Should have thrown it away, but you can see why he thought Westbrook was coming back for a second there.
He was staring him down the whole way, wasn't under real pressure, and the guy he was staring down was blanketed.
That anyone is trying to defend the defend the decision is ridiculous. He's got to be much better in the regular season to make the signing worthwhile. The sad thing is I could easily see another 2017 type season where the defense carries the team and the coaching staff at critical moments feels like it needs to hide the QB like Marrone did against the Patriots in 2017.
LOL
I'm not really seeing anyone defending anything.
I
definitely see you irrationally overreacting to the first half of a preseason game, though.
BTW, when I zoom in on Foles, he looks left initially to see how tight the coverage is on O'Shaugnessy. Then that little pump fake was actually him trying to hit Conley on the underneath crosser, but the DL got his hands up so he pulled it down and flicked it poorly to Westbrook when he should have taken off or chucked it OB. He did not stare him down in the slightest.
(08-24-2019, 09:51 AM)JackCity Wrote: (08-24-2019, 09:01 AM)Bullseye Wrote: I think this would be one advantage our defense would have over the 2017 group.
Without studying videos of old games and going purely off memory, what you saw with the defense over the past few years was what you got, Generally, you got a four man line, whether in a base defense or nickel. That was limited by personnel, because while Campbell, Ngakoue and Fowler all showed varying degrees of talent, none have the combination of talent and level diversity that Allen offers. Campbell can move between DE and DT quite well, but you wouldn't want him dropping into coverage very often. Ngakoue can rush the passer very well, but is largely an unknown quantity dropping into coverage and is average against the run. Fowler had level versatility in terms of being able to go back and forth between DE and OLB, inconsistent production and was iffy at best dropping into coverage.
With Allen's size/build, demonstrated ability to stop the run, drop effortlessly into coverage, and ability to rush the passer, he gives Wash and Capers the ability to offer myriad looks depending on the matchup and situation.
I think a base 4-3 alignment with Campbell at LDE and Allen at Sam gives the team nearly optimal stoutness against the run vs. a team like Tennessee, while a more prolific passing team would find that same alignment equally daunting, because then the offense will be forced into a protection mismatch. An odd front with Allen and Ngakoue as stand up OLBs also poses problems for offenses. If they spread the protection, it gives the down linemen like Campbell room to operate, mostly against single blocking. It also opens up greater possibilities for inside blitzes. If not, then someone who has no business doing so like a RB will be forced to stay in to try and block Ngakoue or Allen, which is not viable.
This will help the coaches early on in the season and later in the schedule. Early in the schedule, the Jaguars defense will offer many unknown wrinkles, catching many teams off guard. Later, the versatility will make tendencies harder to identify.
Agree completely.
People tend to overrate the difference between how 3-4s and 4-3s operate. When you have guys like Calais who is equally good at end/3 tech/and 3-4 5 tech , Allen who has rare on ball and off ball skills + Dareus (although not what he used to be athletically) is still more than capable of playing multiple alignments and occupying two blockers, it opens up a world of possibilities. And then Yannick is quite simply one of the best 1v1 pass rushers in the NFL on top of all that.
We ran some really nice Dline stunts last year and 2017 with Wash, now we can run more exotic Blitzs and make offensive line units REALLY have to be on their toes with who's coming from where.
Hopefully we see Wash keep at this all year, im sure we'll get bitten by being over Aggressive on some plays but overall I much prefer too much aggression than too little which I feel Wash can be prone to leaning into a bit
I am with you guys 100% here, and it bodes well for both aspects of our defense (run/pass).
Throwing Capers into this mix should only help the unit's efficiency IMO.
