Changing The Game: What's The Best Combination At LB For The First Four Weeks?
by Tim on May 14, 2010 9:42 AM CDT
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You might have heard that the Texans will be without their starting strong-side linebacker for the first four (4) games of the 2010 season. What should the Texans do for the first month of the season at LB? The options are after the jump...
Option One: Zac Diles at SLB/DeMeco Ryans at MLB/Xavier Adibi at WLB.
Option Two: Zac Diles at SLB/DeMeco Ryans at MLB/Darryl Sharpton at WLB.
Option Three: Kevin Bentley at SLB/DeMeco Ryans at MLB/Zac Diles at WLB.
Option Four (tip o' the cap to MDC for throwing this thought out there): Connor Barwin at SLB/DeMeco Ryans at MLB/Zac Diles at WLB.
My love for Xavier Adibi has been well documented, so I'd love to see Option One come to fruition. Unfortunately for the Adibi family and I, Xavier has his mail sent to Kubes' doghouse, so there's very little chance that happens.
In terms of Option Two, I have a hard time believing that Darryl Sharpton is going to be ready to start from Day One; thus, a scenario where Sharpton starts from the get-go seems unlikely as well.
Option Three seems like the best choice from a continuity standpoint; Diles can stay at WLB for the entire season and wouldn't have to move when Cushing returns. Diles does, however, have experience at SLB, having manned the position before Cushing came to town and/or before Diles kicked himself and broke his own leg in 2008, and one wonders whether Bentley can handle starter's snaps at SLB.
Option Four is certainly the most intriguing of all, but I have a hard time believing Kubes and Frank Bush would move a second-year DE who's still developing and learning that position to SLB for four weeks.
What would you do if you were Kubes and/or Frank Bush?
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Danny Clark
You forgot Danny Clark in your scenarios. My bet would be he plays and they shift Diles as needed.
Can we shift Diles
to the unemployment line?
"MDC: Droppin' knowledge like a librarian with Parkinson's." --Jonathan Loesche
How about Danny Clark at SLB & Barwin at WLB?
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
I'd love to experiment with Barwin at SLB
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
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I feel like I'd like to hear someone make the case for that
Even though they’re not going to change Barwin’s position.
"Lord, beer me strength."
This is good
But our pass rush is awful and we need barwin to step it up at DE
by AllenOU on May 14, 2010 11:36 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Barwin mostly currently plays 3rd downs
He’s not going to move Smith or Mario out of the lineup at E.
On 3rd down, he could move to the line when we go nickel or dime, anyway.
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by bigfatdrunk on May 14, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Barwin's really a 3-4 OLB anyway
Why not move him around in different formations?
380 pounds of pure pirogi
Well couldn't we blitz him?
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Do you remember who our defensive coordinator is?
"Lord, beer me strength."
by TexansDC on May 14, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought we blitzed
Just in the most least creative ways possible.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Maybe a 3-4 is in the future for the Texans if Barwin works out at LB
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
As far as the lineup goes...
I think it’ll be Clark/Ryans/Diles
I’m not adverse to seeing Sharpton start either. We’ve had really good fortune with rookie LBs. If Sharpton was at WLB with Diles at SLB then I’d be fine with that as well.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I think,
It should be
Will = Diles
Mike = Demeco
Sam = Barwin
for the first 2 downs
then move Xavier Adibi to Sam and slide Barwin up to his normal spot on 3rd Downs.
You can't fix Dumb or being a VYFB
You had me 'til 3rd down
Move Barwin down and have only two LB’s with a nickel corner. Well, on 3rd and long anyway.
380 pounds of pure pirogi
option 1
Adibi has had enough time to develop. I want to see what he can do when we depend on him.
agreed
option 1 is the way it’s going to be. i don’t think bentley is all that bad, but i wouldn’t start him. Conner Barwin would be interesting, if that’s even considered, we will find out in pre-season.
Don't ask me! Ask Google, you dumb Yahoo!
Bentley
Give Bentley the snaps on whichever side. He is way active when given the chance in the past.
meaningful football games in '08...MAKE THAT 09
Bentley
is = was
meaningful football games in '08...MAKE THAT 09
I've always kinda wondered about
Having THOR play as a LB
You can't fix Dumb or being a VYFB
by Texans-Brocos on May 14, 2010 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be nice to see a combination
and we could throw Sharpton in the mix if he’s ready for playing time. Losing Cushing is awful, so we might as well be unpredictable from week to week to make it a little harder to gameplan against us.
Giants fan here, don't know too much about your LB corps other than that Ryans is a stud
But take it from someone who’s been following Matthias Kiwanuka for 4 years. He’s constantly been shifted around and it stunted his development. Barwin needs to stay where he is and concentrate on pass rush.
Also, Danny Clark is definitely a serviceable SLB. He’s not much of a passrusher, or in coverage, but he was adequate and consistently made TFL in the run game and prevented our SLB of the future, Cling Sintim, from getting playing time.
My biggest (only?) memory from your ‘09 (08?) season was that clusterfuck of a play where Chris Johnson split wide and none of your LB’s or Safeties went out to cover him. Easy lob and jog for 6. So so sad. I dont think any of your current OLBs should be starting in the NFL).
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