Thread: Power Triangle

I've repeatedly heard on Sirius NFL that a defense needs to have a strong middle up front to be successful in the long run.
In the 34, that means a STUD NT and 2 STUD LB's.
In the 43, 2 STUD DT's and 1 STUD MLB.

With the lastest revelation by Fox (43D), does the team have ANY of the 3? (I was hoping to pose this question before he did, to ask which front was more obvious. Evidently he has more faith in the DL than the LB corp?)
If so, who?
Is there a diamond currently on the roster that's hidden that is yet to be mined?
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Dont know, but I def agree with that.


DT, MLB, S....with Hasses at those positions, you can pretty effectively pressure the QB and collapse the pocket (what we have lacked for so long), shut down the run, and be decent against the pass.



sprinkle in some Doom, champ, ayers and and goody..the d imo wont be half bad...but we need 2 DTs, ILb, and S.....which right now- i think we have NONE.

yea, we don't have NFL starters at any of those positions. . .

We didn't have a strong three at the 34, but I believe the 43 is easier to build. As I was saying in another thread, I think MLB is just as important (if not more) than finding that stud DT. The MLB is the captain and QB of the D. He calls the plays, the audibles and sets the tone.

Using that #2 pick on a DL isn't going to fix this defense. It's going to be the subsequent picks that will make just as much of an impact.

Originally Posted by rcsodak

I've repeatedly heard on Sirius NFL that a defense needs to have a strong middle up front to be successful in the long run.
In the 34, that means a STUD NT and 2 STUD LB's.
In the 43, 2 STUD DT's and 1 STUD MLB.

With the lastest revelation by Fox (43D), does the team have ANY of the 3? (I was hoping to pose this question before he did, to ask which front was more obvious. Evidently he has more faith in the DL than the LB corp?)
If so, who?
Is there a diamond currently on the roster that's hidden that is yet to be mined?
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I believe that, while Bannan was a rather pedestrian NT/DE in the 3-4, he can
be much better at DT in the 4-3. I could be proven wrong, but I believe he is
starter material there if he has strong support beside him.

I was intrigued by Joe Mays this last season. He really showed flashes, and he
hits like a stray howitzer. No promises, of course, but I wonder just what kind
of upside he would have at MLB . . .

I do, however, believe the Broncos have personnel more conducive to the 4-3.
Put D.J. back at Will, and all the sudden we have a star there. I believe that.
And I believe Haggan would be a better SAM than he has been at any position
he has played in the 3-4.

So it would seem to me the Broncos need one DT and possibly one MLB. Then
we would see a fairly decent defense . . .

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Does Fox have an LB that can cover the middle? Stay with a TE and do more than just tackle him? Hit the hole and meet the rb/stop him/cause a fumble? Consistantly effectively blitz? If not, is there one in the draft?
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i think we should draft pouncey

Rookie triangle of death:

_____Martez Wilson______
Marcell Dareus, Marvin Austin

If it's as easy as solidifying a triangle, done. You are welcome. Now what?

power triangle?

what we have is more like the bermuda triangle-- pretty much just a black hole of fail. . .

I just read mayock and sapp both said Dareus is the safer pick of the 2 DT's.

For are defensive front 7 I would like to think outside of the talent we have bc I really only like a couple guys. Doom & Ayers @ DE. Other than that I really believe the rest of our players are avg. Or rotational. But I do wanna c Thomas at DT in the 4-3 could be pretty good at the 3 technique.

It aint gonna all be perfect after one draft.

Bannan will be good for another year, maybe two...

Lots of those other guys are backups...

Ayers might develop... you all know the list...

but it is gonna be a project over the next 2 or 3 drafts to build a killer defense.

With this crappy CBA/FA situation... we are gonna have to make due with whatever we can snag.

Originally Posted by SmilinAssasSin27

Rookie triangle of death:

_____Martez Wilson______
Marcell Dareus, Marvin Austin

If it's as easy as solidifying a triangle, done. You are welcome. Now what?

???
prosper

Originally Posted by cuzz4169

For are defensive front 7 I would like to think outside of the talent we have bc I really only like a couple guys. Doom & Ayers @ DE. Other than that I really believe the rest of our players are avg. Or rotational. But I do wanna c Thomas at DT in the 4-3 could be pretty good at the 3 technique.

Doom is an every down DE? Granted he'll be paid like one, but they'll have to give him constant help vs run game. And his pay is too much for situational pass rusher.
And shanny drafted thomas so he has already been a 43 DT.
Maybe they should try for a 1st rd pick for Doom to a 34 team.
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Originally Posted by rcsodak

Doom is an every down DE? Granted he'll be paid like one, but they'll have to give him constant help vs run game. And his pay is too much for situational pass rusher.
And shanny drafted thomas so he has already been a 43 DT.
Maybe they should try for a 1st rd pick for Doom to a 34 team.
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Remember D.J.'s first year? He made more than good account of himself at Will,
as a rookie. That is his natural position, one he has not been permitted to play
since. If the Broncos are smart and send him back there, then I believe Doom
will have plenty of support on his side. That is how, for instance, the Colts have
gotten by with Freeney for so many years.

But I just don't believe a good defense is built by shipping off its best players . . .

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