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Most of this you can find from the Video interview from the OTA, but I thought this was an interesting part:

Seau, who still lives in San Diego, said other teams expressed interest in acquiring "the old man." A move to a new team didn't interest him, and he considered calling it quits.

I am glad to have his veteran leadership back for another season. :D
 
I think if Saban said he didn't want him, that he would have retired. Probably would have signed with San Diego and then called it quits. I'm glad he's back and healthy again.
 
I'm really glad that Saban was interested in Seau, and that Junior was interested in coming back to play for another season. The guy's leadership is just tremendous, and he has always been a team first player and that's something you don't always see in today's NFL. There is just so many things he can teach the young guys on defense, I think bringing him back will not just benefit us this year but will also benefit on teaching the young players on our defense as well. Junior Seau is the primary example and represents everything it means to be, when it comes to being a great athlete and a great team player in the NFL. I don't care if he's 36, he still bring his all to the table. I'm really glad to see him back. Great move by Saban, we can use his veteranship. I would love him to get that ring he's been destined for here in Miami.
 
I agree with the above statements. I think he'll be one hell of a teacher for guys like Pope and Moore and our new draft picks Crowder and Roth. Who better to learn from then a HOF bound All-Pro linebacker. I really think he's going to work wonders with Crowder....
 
Yeah I remember when everyone took it as a foregone conclusion that Seau would be cut, and everyone kept figuring their own little salary cap plans for the phins just assuming that the old man would be gone...but I said it back then, he was the only linebacker on our roster with any kind of size to his name. Unfortunately, I also predicted that Saban would extend an olive branch to Sammy Knight, and that plain just didn't end up happening. I'm still not sure why though, Knight is a field-roaming hard hitter with tons of ball skills and instincts, good size but marginal speed. Maybe the money turned him off.

Seau gave some nice insight though. He will play ILB in both the 3-4, AND the 4-3. What does this say about Zach? To me, it means that Mark Dell'Erba (guest columnist at phins.com) wasn't blowing smoke up our butts when he outlined for us the new Saban D which people were calling a 3-4 but is really a 4-3 (or maybe even a 5-3?)...he said that he would have Zach Thomas playing at weakside linebacker, so that he could drag and make reads, while Junior played true middle, and Spragan would play an "over" position at SSLB.

People really should re-visit this column...

http://www.phins.com/articles05/3-4defense.php

I think it has become obvious that the mystery player at true MLB, is now a combination of both Junior Seau and Channing Crowder, who can also back Zach up at WSLB. Taylor will play mostly down in a 3 or 4 point stance (although don't be surprised if he plays up every now and then, not often, but situationally), he'll almost exclusively get to line up way wide of the offensive tackle...which is a definite plus for him. He's always been like a linebacker on the DL anyway he always makes so many tackles and mows down people from the backside in pursuit. From a wide position he'll get to do that more, without getting tied up.

My only question with the defense that this columnist outlined, is who will play as #91? I'm not sure who on our roster has the number 91 (maybe Holliday?), it use to be Jay Williams' number, and I'm assuming he has #95 Tim Bowens rotating with Larry Chester at the nose tackle position, but the position of RDT strikes me as really important. I'm guessing that Kevin Carter will be involved in a healthy rotation into that position with either Matt Roth or David Bowens relieving him and playing LDE. But that would mean Tim Bowens and Larry Chester never see the field at the same time unless we need the added beef.
 
There are several ways we could do it. Carter could play #91 and Roth could play #93 in that diagram. Carter could also play the #93 and Holliday the #91. Crowder could play the #59 spot and possibly Taylor could be lined up over there at times too. The talk is Taylor will be moved around, so we just can't presume he will always be at the #99 spot in that diagram.
I'm worried about whether Timbo can play at all, of if so, even close to his accustomed level. We really should consider looking at Keith Traylor as a backup to Chester at the #64 DT position, based on the alignments on the link page.
 
Traylor aint worth the look...thats why we drafted Vickerson for depth
 
Carter could play #91 and Roth could play #93 in that diagram

Don't put the cart before the horse on this one. Roth is still a rookie. He needs a lot of practice before we count on him too much at any one position, though you are right in that he has worked exclusively at LDE so far, indicating Saban wants to polish him up to be ready to play there ASAP. Still, I do not like the idea of taking Kevin Carter, who has been a pro bowler double digit sack artist at LDE in the past, and bogging him down at RDT where he would not get to passrush quite as much. It strikes me as a waste of money and talent, not to mention a big stretch to have Roth have that much responsibility so soon.

Carter could also play the #93 and Holliday the #91.

Holliday at RDT could also be trouble. I don't know that he's a good enough run stuffer that we can count on stuffing the run with him at this position. If I'm not mistaken this is the position Richard Seymour plays, and so that should tell you what kind of player we should strive to have there (if I'm right!!).

Taylor will be moved around, but my guess is that is because this D will shift depending on which is the strong and which is the weak side. Taylor will play weakside, always.
 
If Taylor drops into LB coverage, I only see him playing a pass rushing WILL
 
ckparrothead said:
Seau gave some nice insight though. He will play ILB in both the 3-4, AND the 4-3. What does this say about Zach? To me, it means that Mark Dell'Erba (guest columnist at phins.com) wasn't blowing smoke up our butts when he outlined for us the new Saban D which people were calling a 3-4 but is really a 4-3 (or maybe even a 5-3?)...he said that he would have Zach Thomas playing at weakside linebacker, so that he could drag and make reads, while Junior played true middle, and Spragan would play an "over" position at SSLB.

People really should re-visit this column...

I read that column on Curts site. I like it, but I think it will be more of a mixture of 4-3, and 3-4 Defense, and like you said, a 5-3 also. Saban even hinted this, also adding that it will also at times look like a 5-2. Watch a little of Saban's defense two years ago, and you will see quite a few times where they run a straight up 5-2.

I still think he runs most of this thru the 4-3, with many changes before the snap. Sort of like Belichek's D, but with a twist of his own added in.
 
Buddwalk said:
Traylor aint worth the look...thats why we drafted Vickerson for depth

Completely different type of DT :rolleyes:
 
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