Darius Leonard Analysis

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Originally Posted by omahacolt

We play a lot of big nickel or just nickel. We don’t roll with 3 lbers that much.

Yeah, I just saw the snap count article on Stampede Blue:
Hooker - 82 snaps
Geathers - 82 snaps
Moore - 82 snaps
Hairston - 82 snaps
Leonard - 82 snaps
Walker - 73 snaps
Desir - 65 snaps
Franklin - 14 snaps
Farley - 9 snaps
Goode - 3 snaps

Desir (65 snaps) + Fanklin (14 snaps) + Goode (3 snaps) = 82 snaps.

Walker (73 snaps) + Farley (9 snaps) = 82 snaps as well

Secondary total snaps = 402 snaps (should be 82 x 4 secondary spots or 328 if we ran base defense)

Linebacker total snaps = 172 snaps (should be 82 x 3 linebacker spots or 246 if we ran base defense)

So, yeah, we are running a TON more nickle/big nickle/dime packages than base defense packages.

I certainly see us playing a whole bunch of two LB sets going forward (Leonard + Walker) with Geathers as the box safety/3rd LB and not a ton of three LBs sets except perhaps in "jumbo" packages. Walker, Leonard and Geathers are just showing that they are that much better then the other choices for more LBs.

Perhaps Franklin will also bloom as the season goes on and will get in the mix more. That would be a welcome addition.

Walk Worthy,