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Down but not out!
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The Dolphins' defense is very versatile and we feel will pose matchup problems for opposing offenses. Keep in mind that new Dolphins head coach Nick Saban was very creative at LSU. For instance, we saw a zone blitz pressure scheme with man coverage played behind it in the preseason, something we had not seen in the NFL. As a result, we anticipated a lot of different fronts and coverages with Miami, especially given the fact that Saban has a veteran group of defenders at his disposal. We were not disappointed. The moving chess piece in Saban's defensive puzzle is Jason Taylor. In the preseason, Taylor lined up at both defensive end positions in a 4-3 front and at both outside linebacker spots in a 3-4-front. At times, we saw Taylor play man-to-man coverage on a tight end from a down defensive line position and at other times we saw him play man-to-man coverage on a running back from an outside linebacker position. In this matchup against Denver, Saban will force the Broncos to find Taylor and account for him since he remains an impact pass rusher who can disrupt an offense and create long-yardage situations. Situations Plummer really struggles in.
The part about the Zone Blitz/man coverage. I saw that and thought it was unusual but didn't know it was maybe the first time it had happened in the NFL. If he's doing that in preseason hopefully he has a lot more up his sleeve. :)
The Dolphins' defense is very versatile and we feel will pose matchup problems for opposing offenses. Keep in mind that new Dolphins head coach Nick Saban was very creative at LSU. For instance, we saw a zone blitz pressure scheme with man coverage played behind it in the preseason, something we had not seen in the NFL. As a result, we anticipated a lot of different fronts and coverages with Miami, especially given the fact that Saban has a veteran group of defenders at his disposal. We were not disappointed. The moving chess piece in Saban's defensive puzzle is Jason Taylor. In the preseason, Taylor lined up at both defensive end positions in a 4-3 front and at both outside linebacker spots in a 3-4-front. At times, we saw Taylor play man-to-man coverage on a tight end from a down defensive line position and at other times we saw him play man-to-man coverage on a running back from an outside linebacker position. In this matchup against Denver, Saban will force the Broncos to find Taylor and account for him since he remains an impact pass rusher who can disrupt an offense and create long-yardage situations. Situations Plummer really struggles in.
The part about the Zone Blitz/man coverage. I saw that and thought it was unusual but didn't know it was maybe the first time it had happened in the NFL. If he's doing that in preseason hopefully he has a lot more up his sleeve. :)
