Tag: NFL Combine
Justin Gilbert
(Photo: KT King)
The Seahawks flipped the script on how to build defenses. Well… That might be a little far, but they definitely found a different way to build a mousetrap. A damn effective mousetrap.
Traditionally, NFL teams have looked to build their defense from the front backwards – have an elite front seven that can get to the QB and stop the run. The thinking was that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can play defensive back behind that.
Seattle ran that thinking backwards: Have two long, physical corners, throw in a MORE physical strong safety (long too), and put a future HOF at centerfield behind all of em.
Any Tom, Dick, and Harry can play in front of THAT.
Khalil Mack
(Photo: Chad Cooper Photos)
I started this blog section to contain my daily Vikings/random thoughts. Some might make it on the podcast, others… Others not so much.
Khalil Mack.
I heard about this really talented LB from an obscure MAC school (Buffalo) last year. A guy who could get home against double and triple teams consistently. A guy who could still muddy a pocket even though the QB, O-Line, Coordinator, heck the entire stadium knew where he was on every play. Mack was good, but I figured he’d be another small school/small conference guy who’d fall by the wayside. Maybe be a solid special teams guy for an NFL team down the line.
Then Ohio State. Continue reading
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