I heard an interview today on NFL Radio with a safety for the Giants. They talked about stopping tight ends and Pass D in general saying the key was their 4 D-Linemen, 2 Linebackers, 2 Corners and 3 Safety alignment. After the interview the NFL announcer said he expects to see a lot of this D and one that has 3 D-Linemen, 2 Linebackers, 3 Corners and 3 Safeties. He said this will allow the 3rd Safety or 2nd and 3rd Safeties to cheat to the line on run plays while still having the correct manpower to cover all the tight ends and backs in pass coverage. He said the big mismatch the past couple years have been Linebackers trying to cover faster guys in pass protection or slot corners trying to cover big tight ends.
Got me thinking that D-Backs might be big in Packer draft plans along with linemen.
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