Amazing Revelations
Tom Silverstein has an article today looking at how SLOWik is using Nick Barnett. In the process, he gets a good glimpse at the overall blitzing scheme for the defense. The article is filled with some amazing revelations:- Barnett has blitzed 97 times this season. He has 2 sacks.
- A lot of the time, he'll (SLOWik) send one or two linebackers at the quarterback, but drop a defensive lineman into coverage, making it more of a token blitz than anything. The Packers aren't trying to overpopulate the line of scrimmage as much as cause confusion for the offensive line and quarterback.
- "A lot of times, I?m (Barnett) a middle linebacker, I don't really get free on a lot of blitzes," Barnett said. "You have to think about that. I'm blitzing through the middle and the only time I ever get free is when the offense messes up and doesn't count me.
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But if I'm hitting the center and then hitting the guard. . . that happens a lot. Usually I'm just the guy who takes on the lineman."
- "I don't think we?ve gotten home to the degree that I would like us to," Sherman said. Gee, ...you think?
Anyone with eyes can see that the Packers blitz up the middle, the blitz gets stuffed at the line, and the opposition gets a big play. If you drop a D-lineman and bring in a linebacker at the same position, how are you fooling anyone? Obviously, you aren't.
The defensive scheme is a failure, and SLOWik is in way over his head. When is Shermbutt gonna demand some accountability?
I'd ask the same question of Harlan, but he's already stated that he's sticking his thumb up his ass until the end of the season. Shermbutt's contract is up next year and he is pushing for an extension. I don't think they will let the contract run into it's final year, as that would be a sign of no confidence. Either Shermbutt will be gone this year or he'll get his extension.
My guess is that Harlan will elect to prolong our pain, and yet the team become a faint echo of what it once was.
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