Going into Arizona with 3 DTs

[Wyank]

We have to be signing someone soon and just throwing them in there to eat space. There's no way 3 DTs are going to make it through a full game unless we run a lot of 3-4.

Must of missed this one ....

Look back at the game books from previous seasons. Only 3 active DTs in every game I looked at.

I didn't look it up and frankly I'm just going to take this guys word for it. Honestly, it surprised me when I read it. I would have thought at least 4 active on game day.

[CRA]

...We finished 2-14 last year. I wouldn't invite any comparisons to last year and follow it up by saying "I don't see how it is a great concern"

and if we had what even appeared as a remotely functioning offense......that record would have been vastly different. They worked around the DTs hole last year decently.....sure it was exposed several times but they still put a decent unit on the field (they were just always on the field).

[csx]

I believe that Rivera mentions only 3 active DTs in a game anyway in his press conference linked in the other thread.

[Wyank]

Well if we did it that way last year, that sure makes me feel optomistic.

Razzy does say seasons and not past season. I dont know how far back razzy looked. All we know, could of looked back to our 12-4 season and it was the same way. Quality over quantity on game day?

Edit: Not that we have any reason to believe we have quality DT right now.

[Zod]

I am excited to get some game experience in for the rooks, personally.

[Wyank]

I am excited to get some game experience in for the rooks, personally.

I know right? And it's not like they started the HGH testing yet. Plenty of time to beef before they do. :cool:

[Captroop]

I am excited to get some game experience in for the rooks, personally.

Yeah, that's been my rationale in the past. But we just cut most the second year players anyway in favor of a more established and marginally more talented players. So the experience counts for nought. If that's the path we're gonna go down, we might as well do it sooner rather than later.

[mj4life]

we will play a 7 man rotation most of the time on gameday. 4 ends & 3 tackles with a couple of our ends able to slide down & play some tackle. that's a big part of why we let e. brown go, both he & norwood are undersized to play end in our system & neither can play tackle period. i find it somewhat interesting that selvie has play end & tackle along with some time at the nose

[rico6]

This is not going to be pretty.

[pantherclaw]

We have to be signing someone soon and just throwing them in there to eat space. There's no way 3 DTs are going to make it through a full game unless we run a lot of 3-4.

lol

[rayzor]

i'm actually not all that worried. we'll be using CJ, hardy, and selvie rotating in the middle and may go with 0 DTs on a good few downs. i read an article recently talking about how many teams are doing some crazy stuff on the dline like that and we've been doing that a good bit for a couple years anyway.

we'll be fine. running downs are the only issue that i am concerned with at the moment, but i just don't see zona running all that much or effectively.

[Mr ocho nueve]

As long as we have 3 guys that aren't out of breath after 3 straight run plays, I'll be ok with whoever Rivera plays.

[brandon_87]

Well I guess the coaches weren't kidding when they said Fua and McClain would get a lot of reps this season.

Lol I dont think they meant by default though

[Miaoww]

Fua

McClain

I hope you guys are prepared for the Cards to run all over us.