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September 27, 2022 03:20PM
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Ramsdude
That was a lot of info and explained a few things I never thought of. I have learned a lot from your posts and appreciate you taking the time to explain the concepts most of us don't understand.

I will have more things to look for during a game or replay now than I did before and will feel a little smarter while doing it! lol

So it is not me, it was just that I was interested.

For everyone's info
1. What is a defensive scheme?
A scheme is the kind of front a team uses and the kinds of coverages it uses.

2. What is a front?
A front is the front 7, can be either a 3-4 or a 4-3 . . .or a 5-2.

Many teams use multiple fronts, including the Rams.

3. What are kinds of coverages?
There are a lot. Some teams, in old days, play a lot of Cover-1 (man-to-man with free safety)
The Seahawks, in their prime, with Legion of Boom . . .played Cover-3 Buzz. It is what they are
known for. They ran other stuff but if they played other stuff, their scheme didn't change, they
were a 4-3 team that liked cover-3

Tampa-2 was what those Bucs teams ran. They played some man, or other coverages but
DUngy liked Cover-2 because he had guys that could play it.

Fangio's preferences are a 3-4 in base but Staley helped introduce the 5-1, a six-man front
on running downs...and he likes match zones. A zone defense that turns into man once
the routes of the receivers are figured out and the routes are "matched".

Then there are pressure defenses--they can be run a zillion ways.
Dick LeBeau liked zone blitzes, he'd blitz a linebacker, but a DLman would drop to that vacated
zone.

The Bears 46 defense was a 4-3 defense shifted in a certain way and a safety comes up to make
an 8-man front.

and on and on.

So a team can vary it's coverages, or how often they blitz based on game plan. Let's say
the Rams blitzed 25% in week 4 and 10% in week 15--the "calls" ar different the scheme
is the same.

Let's say in week 3, they played 15% Cover-1 and in week 14 they played it 5%. Same
scheme different calls. Week 15 it could be 20%, Week 1 it could have been 2%

For any kind of understanding there has to be a common language.

In defensive football terms "aggressive" means pressure, blitzing, and playing man
behind it (because often that is the only option, unless it is a zone blitz) . . .

My preferred defense is a varied one, that can do it all, and I like a 4-3. I like
the 49ers defense. Not them but that scheme. Jets run it now,

Anyway, common language is a good thing. It brings conversations to conclusions
in my opinion.
SubjectAuthorViewsPosted

  Morris is running Staley's Match Zone . . . Attachments

JimYoungblood531074September 26, 2022 12:16PM

  Ejiro Evero also... Attachments

JimYoungblood53313September 26, 2022 12:19PM

  Re: Morris is running Staley's Match Zone . . .

Ramsfan1971245September 26, 2022 12:49PM

  so holding them to 9 points is not good enough?

JimYoungblood53307September 26, 2022 12:55PM

  Re: so holding them to 9 points is not good enough?

george_allen221September 26, 2022 04:04PM

  Re: Morris is running Staley's Match Zone . . .

The_Zone173September 26, 2022 01:51PM

  Call it whatever you want

Ramsdude254September 26, 2022 12:54PM

  9 points

JimYoungblood53230September 26, 2022 12:57PM

  Re: 9 points

Ramsdude176September 26, 2022 01:09PM

  Morris can't win

JimYoungblood53165September 26, 2022 01:13PM

  True to a point but...

Ramsdude172September 26, 2022 01:15PM

  I don't like it, but accept it

JimYoungblood53158September 26, 2022 01:26PM

  Re: I don't like it, but accept it

Ramsdude169September 26, 2022 01:30PM

  My reason for not taking the 9pts to the bank....

JamesJM162September 26, 2022 01:34PM

  So we are attacking Morris for games yet to be played?

JimYoungblood53185September 26, 2022 01:38PM

  You should really not do that...

JamesJM231September 26, 2022 01:42PM

  I didn't say perfect.

JimYoungblood53295September 26, 2022 01:47PM

  Thank you for these.

Ram_Ruler242September 26, 2022 12:56PM

  People want the defenses they grew up watching

JimYoungblood53170September 26, 2022 01:02PM

  I remember seeing a stat

Ram_Ruler200September 26, 2022 01:03PM

  Re: Thank you for these.

Ramstien162September 27, 2022 03:51AM

  Has the league caught up with this scheme?

RamsDynasty218September 26, 2022 01:08PM

  Re: Has the league caught up with this scheme?

Ramsdude174September 26, 2022 01:12PM

  Fair question.

JimYoungblood53315September 26, 2022 01:15PM

  Re: Fair question.

3030252September 26, 2022 01:35PM

  Two different questions in play here…

Rams43215September 26, 2022 03:13PM

  Re: Two different questions in play here…

GlacieRam251September 26, 2022 03:34PM

  No difference

JimYoungblood53188September 26, 2022 03:38PM

  Re: No difference

JimYoungblood53190September 26, 2022 03:44PM

  Re: No difference

Rams43342September 27, 2022 05:25AM

  You admit you don't understand the scheme, you don't talk Xs and Os

JimYoungblood53230September 27, 2022 07:39AM

  Re: You admit you don't understand the scheme, you don't talk Xs and Os

Rams43258September 27, 2022 11:42AM

  For you it is not a choice. You lack understanding

JimYoungblood53145September 27, 2022 12:20PM

  Re: No difference

Rams43155September 27, 2022 05:19AM

  Re: No difference

Ramsdude170September 27, 2022 05:24AM

  Low hanging fruit

JimYoungblood53174September 27, 2022 07:56AM

  Re: Low hanging fruit

Ramsdude164September 27, 2022 08:21AM

  Or Oldbraindead

JimYoungblood53149September 27, 2022 08:29AM

  No, it's not. Attachments

JimYoungblood53211September 27, 2022 07:55AM

  Re: No, it's not.

Rams43130September 27, 2022 11:46AM

  You are never done Attachments

JimYoungblood53209September 27, 2022 12:14PM

  Here is an analogy

JimYoungblood53154September 27, 2022 08:19AM

  Re: Here is an analogy

Rams43151September 27, 2022 11:48AM

  To you

JimYoungblood53146September 27, 2022 12:15PM

  And if you wanted to know

JimYoungblood53172September 27, 2022 12:27PM

  Re: And if you wanted to know

Ramsdude159September 27, 2022 12:30PM

  What was different was Weddle Attachments

JimYoungblood53166September 27, 2022 01:58PM

  playing their responsibility

21Dog151September 27, 2022 03:20PM

  Agree-play better, get better results. Rams did.

JimYoungblood53235September 27, 2022 04:28PM

  Here is Weddle maybe 4 yards shallower Attachments

JimYoungblood53147September 27, 2022 02:08PM

  one more--- Attachments

JimYoungblood53149September 27, 2022 02:14PM

  Thank you 53!

Ramsdude160September 27, 2022 02:56PM

  I had to do a lot of reading

JimYoungblood53273September 27, 2022 03:20PM

  I wish Jourdan...

RamsDynasty187September 28, 2022 03:56AM

  Look where Diggs is playing--always the right corner Attachments

JimYoungblood53204September 26, 2022 03:36PM

  More Attachments

JimYoungblood53162September 26, 2022 03:49PM

  Just watch how often Dallas is "off" Attachments

JimYoungblood53171September 26, 2022 03:54PM

  And therein lies the issue

Ramsdude351September 27, 2022 04:10AM

  Swtiched it up to what?

JimYoungblood53133September 27, 2022 07:33AM

  Maybe move the DB's closer a few times?

Ramsdude182September 27, 2022 08:15AM

  That is an option . .. teams do that

JimYoungblood53170September 27, 2022 08:28AM

  Even Wink Martindale Attachments

JimYoungblood53255September 26, 2022 04:16PM

  Even Wink Martindale--another 3rd and long Attachments

JimYoungblood53164September 26, 2022 04:20PM

  Do you like Morris?

Stafford9152September 26, 2022 03:45PM

  Re: Do you like Morris?

george_allen166September 26, 2022 04:05PM

  I hope you are right

Stafford9141September 28, 2022 04:48AM

  Re: Morris is running Staley's Match Zone . . .

Classicalwit171September 26, 2022 03:48PM

  Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good Attachments

JimYoungblood53183September 26, 2022 04:00PM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

GlacieRam179September 26, 2022 04:06PM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

mtramfan282September 26, 2022 05:15PM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

JimYoungblood53211September 26, 2022 05:33PM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

SoCalRAMatic204September 27, 2022 03:45AM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

Ramstien158September 27, 2022 04:07AM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

Classicalwit157September 27, 2022 04:12AM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

Ramstien166September 27, 2022 04:03AM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

Classicalwit171September 27, 2022 03:40AM

  Re: Rams near the bottom in pressure--we are not good

Ramstien176September 27, 2022 04:16AM

  I guess there are some positives

Ramsdude163September 27, 2022 04:30AM

  Re: I guess there are some positives

BerendsenRam161September 28, 2022 08:49AM