Run defense improved?

[Roy P]

Good info here...

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/St...?story_id=5276

Bentley: ...maybe we can even see Connor Barwin get in a zone-dog blitz scheme. Is that something you are considering?

Frank Bush: Absolutely. Because he is such a good athlete, there are things we can do with him, as far as dropping him out. You know, he did play tight end, so he’s got good hands and we can drop him into coverage or create packages where we send him from different angles and different situations. Even Antonio knows how to drop. We can create scenarios that people aren’t expecting.


Brooke Bentley: Keeping in line with that, another fan wants to know: “What are your plans for Zac Diles next season? Would he move to the weakside?”

Frank Bush: Zac is an integral part of what we want to do. We loved the way he played football last year. Unfortunately, he got injured, but we were really excited about the progress he was making and we are excited about where he is right now. Of course, he is going to have to compete with Brian Cushing and Xavier Adibi. But we do see him in the plans and we do see him moving around and doing some different things with him. We are excited about where he is, and hopefully, he can come back and contribute big time.

Brooke Bentley: Another fan writes: “Tim Bulman looked like a budding star last year in stretches. Does drafting Connor Barwin change things for Tim Bulman?”

Frank Bush: Tim is a budding star, and I don’t think it changes anything. I think it enhances what we do. Tim is a kid that plays with such a tremendous motor, and you always need those types on your football team. Hopefully, Connor can buy into some of the stuff Tim is selling and he can play with that same tempo. We like Timmy; we like the things he brings to the football team as well as the defense. With his attitude and the way he goes about it, we are excited about where he is right now.

Brooke Bentley: This fan wants to know: "Can you teach our defensive tackles this year to stop the run better technique-wise? Or is going to be a scheme change?"

Frank Bush: A little bit of both. We changed the scheme a little bit in the sense that those guys are going to attack more. By doing so, those guys will be able to attack the line of scrimmage and hopefully knock guards and centers back a little bit and we do get more penetration and knock guys back. Maybe we reset the line of scrimmage and knock the line of scrimmage back and therefore stop the running game a little bit better. Scheme-wise, we will do some things where we have more guys in the box and bring them from different angles and keep people guessing more. Therefore, they can’t just get a read on us and target us and block us a certain way. Up front, we are going to attack more so those kids can get off the ball and reset the line of scrimmage, and that will help the running game.

[nero THE zero]

Scheme-wise, we will do some things where we have more guys in the box and bring them from different angles and keep people guessing more.

Interesting.

[NBT]

So here is the way I see the LB's looking in 2009:
1st team:
SAM: Cushing
MIKE: DeMeco
Will: June

2nd team:
WILL: Adibi - (maybe play some SS?)
MIKE: Buster What's-his-Name
Backup all three: Diles

So there are the 6 LB's that Frank Bush mentioned keeping.

Comments?

[papabear]

Originally Posted by NBT

So here is the way I see the LB's looking in 2009:
1st team:
SAM: Cushing
MIKE: DeMeco
Will: June

2nd team:
WILL: Adibi - (maybe play some SS?)
MIKE: Buster What's-his-Name
Backup all three: Diles

So there are the 6 LB's that Frank Bush mentioned keeping.

Comments?

I'm not convinced that June will start at WILL. He'll push whoever is in that spot, but I think that Diles will be the main competition at WILL. Diles ability to back up all three spots will be nice to have on the bench.

June is capable of starting, but I don't think he was brought here as the de facto starter. He'll get a shot, but I think the Texans would prefer to see Adibi keep developing.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by papabear

I'm not convinced that June will start at WILL. He'll push whoever is in that spot, but I think that Diles will be the main competition at WILL. Diles ability to back up all three spots will be nice to have on the bench.

June is capable of starting, but I don't think he was brought here as the de facto starter. He'll get a shot, but I think the Texans would prefer to see Adibi keep developing.

I dunno but isn't Adibi the most athletic of the whole group, which is the kind of player a team wants at WIL ?

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by papabear

I'm not convinced that June will start at WILL. He'll push whoever is in that spot, but I think that Diles will be the main competition at WILL. Diles ability to back up all three spots will be nice to have on the bench.

June is capable of starting, but I don't think he was brought here as the de facto starter. He'll get a shot, but I think the Texans would prefer to see Adibi keep developing.

I can't imagine in the bizzarest of worlds that Diles is athletic enough to beat out June and Adibi.

He's a MLB who played at SLB because (1) he was blocked by a better player at MLB and (2) he was better than the other options at SLB.

We have now drafted someone who's better than him at SLB, so he'll likely back up both Cushing and Ryans and the loser of the WLB battle will be the back-up there.

We'll keep, IMO:
SLB - Cushing, Bentley
MLB - Ryans, Diles
WLB - June, Adibi

Which is a nice little group there.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by nero THE zero

We'll keep, IMO:
SLB - Cushing, Bentley
MLB - Ryans, Diles
WLB - June, Adibi

Which is a nice little group there.

Bentley beats out Buster Davis. Unless we keep 7 LBs.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by Roy P

Bentley beats out Buster Davis. Unless we keep 7 LBs.

Yep. Davis is a little bit redundant with Diles on the roster, though Diles gives you a bit more versatility. I think 7LB is a certain possibility, and if that's the case, I think Davis has a chance to make the squad; especially if he can make a significant contribution on special teams.

[NBT]

Originally Posted by Roy P

Bentley beats out Buster Davis. Unless we keep 7 LBs.

Yeah, Frank Bush was discussing that very thing in his interview with Brooke Bentley.

[RunninRaven]

Word on the street is that Frank Bush likes where I'm at.