Quote:Agree.  They're not sitting back and entrenching themselves in a predefined scheme.  They're going to build a defense around the guys they have, and they'll make it the best possible defense they can. 

 

Very interesting in that article that states we'll be running more of a Buddy Ryan 46 defense going forward....

 

I had the opportunity to watch a lot of that defense in its hey day and it was a very fun group. 

 

I'm a little surprised Gus thinks we have the personnel to execute that, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt here. 

 

Just as a recollection, I'll list the Buddy Defense and then the Jags player at the position in teal. 

 

 

 

DE Reggie White Chris Clemons/ Chris Smith
, DT Jerome Brown  Sen Derrick Marks
, DT Mike Pitts Ziggy Hood?
, DE Clyde Simmons Andre Branch/ Red Bryant


 

LB Seth Joyner Dekota Watson, 
LB Byron Evans Paul Pozluzsny,
 LB Al Harris Telvin Smith


 

FS Wes Hopkins Josh Evans
, SS Andre Waters Johnathan Cyprien


 

CB Eric Allen Aaron Colvin (eventually) 
CB Ben Smith DeWayne Gratz


 

 

In that system, Seth Joyner was the "OTTO" if I am remembering correctly. If Dekota Watson can come close to providing Seth Joyner type performance, that will be a helluva free agent steal. 

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