- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Interesting Article on Roman Harper Style Blitzing
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:13 pm
LINK
Harper rushed the passer 40 more times than any other DB in the league last year. This really shows the fatal flaw in Gregg William's system and how having a pass rusher is a needed part of a defense.
Harper rushed the passer 40 more times than any other DB in the league last year. This really shows the fatal flaw in Gregg William's system and how having a pass rusher is a needed part of a defense.
8
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:14 pm to Jcorye1
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:16 pm to Jcorye1
And also shows just how bad Harper was in coverage.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:17 pm to Ryno_Kill
He's not great in coverage, but it has nothing to do with his coverage, its purely rush based stats.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:17 pm to Jcorye1
The linemen were asked to occupy blockers for the blitzers, like Harper. That's why we got those big bodies in the middle in Franklin and Rogers. But we played a lot of off coverage instead of press coverage, and teams were able to avoid the blitz pretty easily.
The fatal flaw of the GW system was it's insanity; repeating the same things over and over again and expecting different results.
The fatal flaw of the GW system was it's insanity; repeating the same things over and over again and expecting different results.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:19 pm to Patrick O Rly
quote:
The linemen were asked to occupy blockers for the blitzers, like Harper. That's why we got those big bodies in the middle in Franklin and Rogers. But we played a lot of off coverage instead of press coverage, and teams were able to avoid the blitz pretty easily.
I know that, he was basically running a 34 defense with a 40 front, and assuming 6 or 5 guys were enough in coverage, but blitzing a safety 40 more times than any other DB in the league is insanity.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:20 pm to Jcorye1
I agree. It got really old.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:21 pm to Jcorye1
quote:
but it has nothing to do with his coverage
It has everthing to do with coverage. If he played in a normal scheme imagine how many more times he would have been exposed in the passing game.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:21 pm to Jcorye1
God, if GW didn't help us get a SB...how poorly would he be rated among Saints' DC's?
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:22 pm to Ryno_Kill
quote:
It has everthing to do with coverage. If he played in a normal scheme imagine how many more times he would have been exposed in the passing game.
The article has nothing to do with coverage.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:25 pm to Jcorye1
quote:
The article has nothing to do with coverage.
Sorry for the
Posted on 5/4/12 at 1:49 pm to Jcorye1
quote:
Harper rushed the passer 40 more times than any other DB in the league last year
Obvious indicator of the bounty system.
Just waiting for the idiotic liberal "sportswriters" to jump on that one.
Next thing you know, "blitzing" will become illegal. Which has me thinking, when a QB is sacked from the blind side, is he a defenseless player? The NFL really needs to start pumping the brakes on this shite.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 2:08 pm to Jcorye1
A couple of factors for this:
* Gregg Williams aggressive schemes
* Roman Harper isn't that good in coverage so you need to use him somehow
* Our lack of anyone who can create their own pash rush
The last one is the part that still worries me. Spags may throw in some wrinkles, but I don't see where we brought in a pass rusher through FA or the Draft. Coaches are one thing, but you still need players with certain skill sets.
* Gregg Williams aggressive schemes
* Roman Harper isn't that good in coverage so you need to use him somehow
* Our lack of anyone who can create their own pash rush
The last one is the part that still worries me. Spags may throw in some wrinkles, but I don't see where we brought in a pass rusher through FA or the Draft. Coaches are one thing, but you still need players with certain skill sets.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 2:11 pm to Suntiger
quote:
The last one is the part that still worries me. Spags may throw in some wrinkles, but I don't see where we brought in a pass rusher through FA or the Draft. Coaches are one thing, but you still need players with certain skill sets.
Gregg Williams also used his defensive line to eat up blocks. It'll be interesting to see if Ellis can thrive as an internal pass rusher again.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 2:37 pm to Jcorye1
quote:
interesting to see if Ellis can thrive as an internal pass rusher again.
Again?
Posted on 5/4/12 at 3:10 pm to Suntiger
quote:
Again?
maybe he's referring back to his college days
Posted on 5/4/12 at 3:40 pm to Hazelnut
I heard that Goodell was gonna suspend Harper too but after reviewing game tape he decided that it was more of a penalty for the team to keep him on the roster than to suspend him. 
This post was edited on 5/4/12 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 5/4/12 at 5:30 pm to Jcorye1
quote:
This really shows the fatal flaw in Gregg William's system and how having a pass rusher is a needed part of a defense.
It's funny to think had he just played prevent against the 49ers (obvious decision since Smith is no better than an average QB) we probably would have still won the Super Bowl last season.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 5:55 pm to Colonel Flagg
This just points out what we already knew...Williams liked to blitz but never got the production he wanted from the DL so he used the DB's and any QB who is sorta smart realized that in mid-week meetings and exploited it on sundays.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News