4-3/3-4 hybrid

[MadHatter]

2 hours ago, Rags said:

I too like to base my entire opinion of one player based on one good or bad game.

And not to mention that the game he is referring to, La Tech held Miss St to almost 50% of their average rushing yards per game.  So, the OP was a fail in every aspect.

[CPF4LIFE]

7 hours ago, CPantherKing said:

If Vernon Butler plays anything like he did against Mississippi State, then the Panthers can cut him now. He was absolutely abused in that game. They ran right at him. He is very easy to double team and does not take chip blocks well. He turns his shoulders often giving the blockers an easy target to get him off balance. Usually finds himself pushed off the LoS in the running game, and gives up on plays when they are run away from him.

His one strength is he is an excellent bull rusher to collapse the pocket when he is one on one. In the run game, he is a non-factor.

Major project.

Quite minor to mean, because with this coaching staff that will get corrected. Gotta remember drafting a player at a position that is the strength of our team only increases the value with the excellent coaches we have, you can bet that kind of play wont be tolerated.

[General_Purr]

Ive thought of this the past few years with our guys.. I dont see why we dont have a hybrid defense giving diff looks with 3-4 imagine short butler love with TD Delaire and Addison rushing the QB on the outside.

 

I love our DTs.. hell line them up all 4 

[CPF4LIFE]

I thought this was already understood....who starts....DOES....NOT....MATTER ...ON....THE...D LINE.

[Khaki Lackey]

25 minutes ago, ncfan said:

 You don't draft guy in the 1st to be a rotation player for 5 years 

Why not? Especially if that rotation is consistently destroying opponents o lines. 

Last year preseason the narrative was how solid our WR corps was. "We're actually going to have to cut a good WR!" people were saying. KB goes down and all of  sudden it was the worst WR coro ever assembled in the NFL. 

Exaggeration, sure, but if KK gets injured, God forbid, the UT position is suddenly weak. And if you rely on your front 4 as the engine of your defense...

[CPantherKing]

26 minutes ago, ncfan said:

Yeah I get that but we just signed 2 Solid guys this off season for that purpose in Soliali and Love. We also keep talking about resigning both DT's long term.  You don't draft guy in the 1st to be a rotation player for 5 years 

So, the people who support this pick believe it is in the Panthers best interest to reduce the roles/impact of KK and Star to below 50% of defensive snaps, and replace their production with a raw rookie project that has a low motor and trouble keeping his shoulders square.

Probably the same people who believe giving Boykin 1000+ snaps over the season will not create a liability other offenses will target, or that making Kurt Coleman spread himself thin by playing more of the field on a per snap basis means he will increase his production.

While were at it, why don't we decided to reduce the running attempts of Cam Newton and Jonathan Stewart in favor of a fumble prone RB. Now, let's add to the reduced snaps philosophy to keep KB, Olsen, Davis, and Kuechly fresh.

The idea that playing the starters/impact players less and relying more on inexperience/projects throughout the season is not improving your team. That is called regression.