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[KJ3]

Originally Posted by kravix

Our safeties may have been the worst part of the secondary, but look at how many different players we had starting. Good safeties cannot make up completely for bad CB play, they have other resposibilites on the field also.

bad CB play is one thing, but how many times do we have to watch a TE roaming around the middle of the field with 10 yards of space in every direction around him? it happened a whole lot.

Late in the year once the secondary began to come together again and there was some stability back there, we did blitz more. When Demeco is hands down the best player in run support and pass support it is hard to blitz him with out giving up way too much of your def. I understand that blitzing always leaves a hole, but the hole that Demeco would have left last year was big enough for two players.

I dont know if we will ever see an extremly aggresive def with Kubiak.

i'm not looking for giants or eagles blitzing the crap out of crap blitzing. i'm not looking for any extremes (including the extreme we had of never changing anything). i would like to see a balance to every guy standing in the same place making the same reads and getting the same beatings. blitz demeco once a game because jeez...every time he did something good happens. vanilla defense proved itself to be very pourous, very weak, and unable to stop meager offenses (especially in crunchtime). come out blitzing 7 in the first quarter and hold that threat above the offenses' head the whole game. blitz a corner once a millenium. stack the line with 8 or 9 guys and have them all drop back. use something besides base 4-3...go nickel or dime every now and again. do something to make the offense feel like it can't call every play in the book.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by KJ3

i'm not looking for giants or eagles blitzing the crap out of crap blitzing. i'm not looking for any extremes (including the extreme we had of never changing anything).

Sad thing is I like the blitz on every play style defenses. I grew up with the Glanville, Buddy Ryan defenses dominating games. And it was fun football to watch.

Quit the opposite of the Landry's Bend but don't break defense. I find them extremely boring.

[KJ3]

i'm a fan of blitzing but not every play. that's too much gambling for my tastes. i like it more as a weapon in an arsenal than a necessity.

[kravix]

This seemed like a good spot for this.

This morning on 610 everyones favorite fishwrap writter said that Tim Bulman had been moved from DT to DE as a pass rusher and seemed to be doing great there.

This is a make or break year for Bulman. The main site has a video and transcript up about Bulman and him currently taking reps witht he first team at both positions.

[KJ3]

who is bulman?

[Xetuoh1836]

Originally Posted by KJ3

who is bulman?

KJ3, glad to help but, start doing your own leg work for this easy to find info:

http://www.houstontexans.com/team/pl...?player_id=261

Also this:

http://blogs.chron.com/sportsjustice...s_excited.html

Granted, it's from the bird cage liner but, it's easily found.

[KJ3]

sorry man, i'm at work. i usually have just enough time to get off a few replies but i'll try.

at 6'4'' 290 he sounds more like a DE than a DT anyway. interesting though how he turned down a ride-a-long trip with the texans. i probably wouldn't have done the same but then again...i'm no professional football player.