(05-22-2020, 01:46 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-22-2020, 09:51 AM)JackCity Wrote:
It's not speculation to say teams block differently and run plays differently when a player of Calais caliber is inside vs without. It's a huge boon for a defense to have that gap versatile monster inside or outside 

Thats pretty much the point though. It's easier for teams to devote attention to one edge (such as Allen) without needing to devote more attention inside, having a great interior pressure players inside helps outside players a lot, again, that is not there now.

And I think you are focusing too much on a base defense of 3 run stuffers when the downs that are actually more relevant to the loss of Calais as a pass rusher inside will have two interior players who will need to be disruptive. Also, you still need a lot of disruption inside for a lot of 3-4s to work. 

Stopping the run is good, but won't matter much if the pass rush unit is way worse (which it will if Yannick doesn't play) and that's even aside from Todd Wash trying to design coverage without a very good pass rush for the first time ever

It's speculation. Because you are guessing how much teams altered their blocking scheme to account for Calais at DT.
And I believe you are overstating it. 

I, in turn, am speculating that teams accounted for him MUCH more at big end than they did at DT.  I think the vast majority of his meaningful pass rush snaps came from the outside and when Campbell got pressure inside  - the primary focus of opponents' blocking was on Allen and Ngakoue outside. 

We'll miss him. I wanted him around one more year. But I don't think our interior pressure game fell off the map because of his absence. It wasn't a major part of our defense after Dareus got hurt anyway. It was more just disruption inside and pressure from the edges. The Dareus loss is a greater one in terms of interior pressure IMO. 

Anyway,  I'd still like to see what our pass rush packages look like and who the actual personnel is before writing them off as unable to generate inside pressure.  I'm going to cross my fingers that you're being as overly pessimistic here as you were last year about our receivers at this stage of the offseason.

Dareus has 8 pressures in 21 games for the Jags, he hasn't really been a factor in getting pressure but has helped those beside him get it. Calais gets consistent pressure inside and has helped those around him too when put in there. 

And much like the WRs the reason for pessimism is I'm not counting breakouts until I actually see them. Was skeptical Chark would improve as much as he did in a year , much like I'm skeptical Taven improves that much in a year to the point of us having at least one inside player capable of consistent pressure. If it happens, awesome , just not giving it as concrete until we can see it

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