will the new defensive style cause a decline in any of our players?

[s0uthFLbucfan]

i dont exactly know how the new scheme is suppose to work, but the player im most worried about is ruud. he is known as the "prototypical" tampa 2 backer. Is this new style going to lead to a decline in his play?

what do u guys think?

[Feel Real Good]

Ruud is a significant enough of a blue chipper he can fit in multiple schemes. I recall when he was coming out of college he was even considered a good fit as a 3-4 inside linebacker. It was reported the Patriots were interested in him.

My bigger concern with Ruud is the "rookie wall" he's been hitting at the end of each season.

[Pteranodon]

Barber is at the top of that list. Ruud shouldn't be a problem.

[watson]

Barber and PBuc.  The new scheme calls for more man coverage and that is not a strong suit for them.  Don't see any of the current DTs being big enough.....except Sims....to be what Bates is going to want for his "clog the middle....force them outside" of DLine play.

Barber and PBuc. The new scheme calls for more man coverage and that is not a strong suit for them. Don't see any of the current DTs being big enough.....except Sims....to be what Bates is going to want for his "clog the middle....force them outside" of DLine play.

Dre Moore may find a better fit in the Bates system...and Hovan should be right at home with the gap buster run stuffing only role he will recieve...along with a 300+ pound tackle next to him

Agreed though we have to get more physical on the DB level as we will be running more a jam bump and run defense

[Pteranodon]

Dre Moore may find a better fit in the Bates system...and Hovan should be right at home with the gap buster run stuffing only role he will recieve...along with a 300+ pound tackle next to him

Just because not expecting a pass rush really fits Hovan's game doesn't mean he's any good otherwise.

[ryan24]

Ruud is a significant enough of a blue chipper he can fit in multiple schemes. I recall when he was coming out of college he was even considered a good fit as a 3-4 inside linebacker. It was reported the Patriots were interested in him.

My bigger concern with Ruud is the "rookie wall" he's been hitting at the end of each season.

Ruud's play does seem to have deteriorated at the end of the last two seasons however in this last season it coincided almost completely with the complete breakdown of the interior of the DL. With the DTs not even able to stand up the OL, Ruud was facing triple teams at times because the Guards and Center were getting to the 2nd level basically untouched.

[AlstottUpTheGut]

Assuming Brooks is back, he is definitely not built for Bates' system which calls for the LBs to blitz often.

[BuccanAy]

Barber will struggle to get on the field in this new defense under Bates, IMO.  Two most important positions in FA are DT and CB.  How 'bout DeAngelo Hall?  Namdi would be 1st choice but doubt he gets out of Oakland.  Hall and Talib would be a formidable duo at CB.

[s0uthFLbucfan]

I think Talib will be a star next year no matter what. I think his rookie season was greatly underated. his only real bad play was in the first game of the season where he mistimed his jump. besides that hes been nothing short of amazing, cant wait to see him get on the field more.

i think we should go after springs or rogers from the skins. one of them is going into free agency i belive and they are both aggresive and experinced corners.

If the linebackers are going to blitz more, and we are not going to see brooks more. June should shift, and play his natural postion, which happens to be weakside, he made alot more plays in indy at that spot.

man if someone told me last year we would be talking about a defense without brooks or barber i would have told them they were an idiot... lol

[Booker Reese]

No way on Hall - talk about a guy you don't want to overpay. I think he's the only "name" guy the Skins will sign this offseason. They've deluded themselves into thinking he's changed. He's all rep.

I think Barber might have a bit of a resurgance as a blitzer, if we plan on being more aggressive. I'm not sure we'll see a total overhaul of the coverages right away.

[acacius]

Barber and PBuc. The new scheme calls for more man coverage and that is not a strong suit for them.

In theory, PBuc is actually more of a man coverage guy than a zone guy.  Granted, he's not exactly an elite player in any scheme, but it's not true that he's more of a zone guy.

[michael89156]

I would like to see Ronde replaced with a taller corner.....FA or draft.