Quote:Seahawk fan here. I've been reading the board for a while and figured it's time to signup and join the discussion. I've been following the Jaguars since Bradley took over as head coach and with a few favorite of my ex-seahawks joining your team, I've sort of adopted the Jaguars as my favorie AFC team.

 

As to the new "OTTO" linebacker position, it sounds very similar to the same position/responsiblity that Seattle has it's current SLB Bruce Irvin playing. Seattle has only changed to this scheme since last season as it takes the right type of player to handle the duties of the position. At the same time, it takes the right type of LEO to make sure it works, as well.

 

The way Seattle plays it's defense, both the LEO and SAM are interchangeable in what they are asked to do. They will both be blitzing, dropping in coverage, or setting the edge. Sometimes each doing so at the same time. The difficulty for opposing offense is that they won't know which player will be rushing and which will be dropping back. If your SLB is a good rusher and gets one-on-one isolation with a tightend. Game over. So while I would expect the SAM position for your team to change, I would also look for the LEO position to change the way it's played, too.

 

OT: The Jaguars KILLED the draft. Bortles may not be as developed in his craft to be a day 1 starter, but they took the right QB imo. I watched Bortles during the draft process and he showed the best leadership qualities out of any other QB in this draft. Allen Robinson was one of my favorite WR in this years class and Lee was a straight up steal, with a huge upside. The rest of the picks don't know as much about.