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As long as Eberflus is the D Coordinator, and we're playing his godawful Tampa 2 D, no one in the defensive backfield is going to look good. He is, literrally, wasting the best years of Malik Hooker's career in a scheme that Rick Venturi says is something out of a Junior High School playbook.
It’s the same defense that allowed other players on this defense mainly our outside weak side linebacker to thrive. Isn’t it the same defense basically that allowed Bob Sanders to look great with his athletic ability or am I mistaken
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It’s the same defense that allowed other players on this defense mainly our outside weak side linebacker to thrive. Isn’t it the same defense basically that allowed Bob Sanders to look great with his athletic ability or am I mistaken
The defense the Colts run now is modeled much more after Seattle's "Legion of Boom" defense than it is after Dungy's Tampa 2 scheme. It's cover 3 and cover 1 heavy, which is why they want corners who are better at man and a rangy, athletic, playmaking FS.
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[QUOTE=Dam8610;158035]The defense the Colts run now is modeled much more after Seattle's "Legion of Boom" defense than it is after Dungy's Tampa 2 scheme. It's cover 3 and cover 1 heavy, which is why they want corners who are better at man and a rangy, athletic, playmaking FS.[/

On the back end that may be true. But the front 7 assignments remain largely the same.

I think that Eberflus would like to play a variety of looks on the back end, and you really have to do that in today's NFL.
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The defense the Colts run now is modeled much more after Seattle's "Legion of Boom" defense than it is after Dungy's Tampa 2 scheme. It's cover 3 and cover 1 heavy, which is why they want corners who are better at man and a rangy, athletic, playmaking FS.
On the back end that may be true. But the front 7 assignments remain largely the same.

I think that Eberflus would like to play a variety of looks on the back end, and you really have to do that in today's NFL.
I don't think a Front 7 is going to be common in the NFL much longer. Nickel is becoming the base set in the NFL. That said, the scheme does seem to look for its DL to be 1 gap penetrators and generate the bulk of the pass rush, with the LBs relied on to clean up anything that gets through as well as being asked to cover well. In those respects, it's similar, but so are some 3-4 schemes, such as Wade Phillips's scheme.
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Tom Pelissero‏Verified account @TomPelissero · 13m13 minutes ago

Tom Pelissero Retweeted Ian Rapoport

My understanding is Rhodes’ deal with the #Colts is worth around $5 million. Not a bad payday after #Vikings cut him, and a bargain if he returns to top form.


Pelissero is now stating Rhodes' contract is a little less than he earlier reported:

https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/sta...80161682489345

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The #Colts gave former #Vikings CB Xavier Rhodes a one-year deal with a base value of $3 million, including a $1M signing bonus. No other guarantees, so he'll need to earn it. Another $250K in incentives.

Joel Erickson details it further:

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...55682885959680

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Xavier Rhodes carries a cap hit of just $3.25 million.

Base: $1.5 million
Signing bonus: $1 million
Roster bonus: Per-game, worth up to $500K total
Incentives worth another $250K

In other words, the Colts are taking a flyer on a former All-Pro for almost nothing.

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It’s the same defense that allowed other players on this defense mainly our outside weak side linebacker to thrive. Isn’t it the same defense basically that allowed Bob Sanders to look great with his athletic ability or am I mistaken
Darius Leonard would thrive in any Defense. Ditto, Bob Sanders.

The guys who don't thrive are Corners who line up 10 yards off the Receiver and are reduced to hoping that their guy drops the ball.
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As long as Eberflus is the D Coordinator, and we're playing his godawful Tampa 2 D, no one in the defensive backfield is going to look good. He is, literrally, wasting the best years of Malik Hooker's career in a scheme that Rick Venturi says is something out of a Junior High School playbook.
We don’t just sit back in a Tampa 2. That is nonsense
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We don’t just sit back in a Tampa 2. That is nonsense
If you watch any tape from the 2019 season, the one overriding theme you see is that there's no Colt within five yards of the receiver when he makes the catch. They allowed opponents to complete 70% of their passes.

Phillip Rivers completed 86% of his passes vs us.
Matt Ryan racked up 85%
Drew Brees completed a staggering 29 of 30
And, a nonentity like Gardner Minshew achieved a QB rating of 106.2
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