switching to 3-4 look

Rollin said:
The Dude said:
I wonder how that's going to look.

DE - Carter/Meredith

DT - Stein

DE - Ankrah

LB - Martin

LB - Santos/Whaley

LB - Compton

LB - Anderson/Cooper

Just throwing out a wild guess. Anyone have any ideas? I don't really see us having the defensive lineman for this, we'll see how it shakes out. Martin is most definitely not a 34 defensive end.
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I'd give Moss a look at that DE spot opposite of Ankrah....Meredith is incredibly slow. Talk about a guy who peaked early in his career....
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My concern is all these guys are way too undersized to be playing defensive end in a 34.

 
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The Dude said:
Rollin said:
The Dude said:
I wonder how that's going to look.

DE - Carter/Meredith

DT - Stein

DE - Ankrah

LB - Martin

LB - Santos/Whaley

LB - Compton

LB - Anderson/Cooper

Just throwing out a wild guess. Anyone have any ideas? I don't really see us having the defensive lineman for this, we'll see how it shakes out. Martin is most definitely not a 34 defensive end.
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I'd give Moss a look at that DE spot opposite of Ankrah....Meredith is incredibly slow. Talk about a guy who peaked early in his career....
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My concern is all these guys are way too undersized to be playing defensive end in a 34.
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Reasonable point. Especially when we enter B1G play. I guess the ideal formation (with the guys we have) would be:

Ankrah----Steinkuler----K.Williams

Martin----Compton----Santos/Andersen----Cooper

Evans----Stafford----(Who knows?)----Mitchell (love this kid's potential)

 
Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those...

 
IllinoisHuskerFan said:
Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those...
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What other choice would this team have? Valentine and Jay Guy fit the mold you just described, but Valentine is young, and who the hell knows where Jay Guy is....Probably at Knapps favorite Burger Joint....

 
IllinoisHuskerFan said:
Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those...
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That is very tall for a Nose Tackle. I think he'd be better served on the edge as well, but I'm not a coach so what do I know....

 
I am more excited about the LB's and the DB's. I am really picturing SJB/Cooper in a Super D role ala 2003. The 3 DL kind of worries me. We couldn't do much with 4, so I will be anxious to see what Bo can do with 3.

 
I could see Martin excelling in a role as a stand up 3-4 pass rusher, like Clay Matthews. He's aggressive and seems to have more moves in his skill set than anybody else that has played in the front seven this year.

 
IllinoisHuskerFan said:
Do you guys really think Steinkuhler at 6-6 can play the nose! I don't! He's gonna get double teamed and if he dosent stay fairly low he's gonna look like he's on skates! I love him as an end as he could set the edge but as a nose guard I think he's way to tall! The ideal NG is 6-1 310. I don't think we have one of those...
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I think Jay Guy fits that mold 6-1 310 but haven't herd his name mentioned since the mn game last year.

 
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