(10-08-2019, 01:32 PM)jagshype Wrote: Spot on with the play analysis
Would definitely like to see more formation diversity, but that cant happen until the safeties and linebackers are on the same page

I mean they are starting 2 LB and 2 Safeties that have never started a full season before. 1 is a complete rookie and the others aren't that much older. When they made the plan to have 2 younger Safeties, the Jags probably thought they were still going to have Telvin and expected Jake Ryan to be healthy. 

Essentially, it is foolish to think they these players weren't going to be attacked and that they wouldn't make mistakes due to lack of experience. I think most fans were "expecting" Pro-Bowl-esque seasons from Calais, Dareus, and Yan and hoping for that from Mack, in order to cover for some of those issues. I'm not sure how you can rely on that as a coach though. But D-Line really need them to help out more with penetration/clogging gaps to make reads easier for the LB's. 

Also, this scheme was always flawed. To really depend on it, it requires an elite LB and an elite safety with above-average players at a many other positions. The Jags never had a LB on the same level as Bobby Wagner ( Poz and Telvin were good, but neither is Wagner.) and never had one like Earl Thomas.

In the past few seasons, even Seattle stopped using it as frequently, and this season they run something completely differently.

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