46-defense Stories - Dawgs By Nature
46 Part I
New Head Coach Eric Mangini and new Defensive Coordinator Rob Ryan have me excited about our defense. With promises to "attack" and to be a hard working unit coming from Rob Ryan, one of the few tactical changes we have heard about has been the addition of the 46 defense to the Cleveland Browns'...
Scouting the Cowboys ILB Prospects -- Think 46
I'm writing a piece on Wade Phillips' extense use of the 46 defense down the stretch and it occurs to me the needs of this scheme might be dictating some of the Cowboys' draft and free agent plans. There were many reasons to shift to more 46 plays last year. From a linebackers' perspective, it...
Is More 46 the Answer to the ILB issue?
Recall that in the five and three quarter game stretch from the Redskins win until the safeties cracked against Baltimore, the Cowboys' D allowed 73 points, an average of just over 12 per game. The D also sacked QBs 32 times in that stretch, an amazing 5.2 per-game average. One vital adjustment...
Wade Phillips Bears Down
Early in the game, with Washington facing a 1st and 10 at the Dallas 20, Wade Phillips called a special package, in an attempt to break the Redskins' rhythm. After lining up in their base 3-4, DEs Marcus Spears and Chris Canty slid inside, facing up to the Washington guards. At the same time,...
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