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05-04-2012, 06:09 PM #37
Re: How does Pee's react?
I remember how Patriot fans hated Dean Pees. The Fairbanks-Bullough defense that Pees is familiar with fits with the Ravens 2 gap scheme so not much is going to change even with Suggs gone.
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05-06-2012, 01:55 PM #38
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Apparently w/ Kindle, it also needs to show up in practice. The dude was a game day inactive most of the season. He's had some bad breaks. Narcolepsey is not his fault ,and to the extent it has been involved in his driving into walls or falling down stairs, he gets a pass. However, booze and bad judgements could also explain such mishaps. Methinks he's not the brightest bulb on the string, which could account for both his difficulty mastering NFL defensive schemes and the misadventures. We the fans will never know for sure. Let's hope for no more boo-boos, and that a normal/full off-season and TC gets him ready to take advantage of the bad situation of Suggs going down, cause it's all hands on deck time.
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05-06-2012, 02:33 PM #39
Re: How does Pee's react?
“A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football,”
-Ray Lewis
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Re: How does Pee's react?
This could put more emphasis on getting quality run defense from the big guys up front, which could lead to more snaps for Jones, over McPhee.
"Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
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Re: How does Pee's react?
We aren't going to replace Suggs quality of play against the run, you just can't replace an all pro player like that with young players/rookies.
However don't forget that Upshaw's speciality in college was stuffing the run, not rushing the passer. Also don't sleep on kruger, he hasn't really been giving the chance to defend the run as he's usually been a situational passer, or playing out of position as a 5 tech guy, Kindle was also solid against the run in college, even if he was more known as a pass rusher. It would not surprise me to see him being at least decent against the run. You also have Cody and Ngata clogging up the middle, with a certain somebody in the name of Ray Lewis who is still a top 3 run defender at the ILB position in the league. Jameel McClain is also really good in run defense, and ultimately this defense is still going to be stout against the run IMO, at least top 10 which is good enough in a passing league.
It's going to be interesting to see the front 7 with this size.
Terrence Cody, 6'4 349 lbs.
Haloti Ngata, 6'4 333 lbs.
Arthur Jones, 6'3 313 lbs.
Ray Lewis, 6'1 251 lbs.
Jameel McClain, 6'1 245 lbs.
Paul Kruger, 6'4, 265 lbs.
Courtney Upsahw, 6'2 272 lbs.
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05-06-2012, 06:27 PM #42
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05-06-2012, 07:48 PM #44
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Courtney Upshaw, and Paul Kruger... I fully expect both guys to play well.
If all goes well, and the stays healthy, i expect them to have a huge impact.Lardarius "The predator" Webb
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Re: How does Pee's react?
If you are interested, Peter King tried to put a positive spin on how the Ravens respond to losing Suggs. A blurb from his piece...
It's likely that Upshaw, one inch shorter and 10 pounds heavier than Suggs, will take his right-side (End? Linebacker? Suggs plays a hybrid spot on the right side) rush spot from opening day. That would leave McPhee and Kruger on the left side to rush, and that's not such a bad thing. They combined for 11.5 sacks in just 762 defensive snaps last year (the snap count per ProFootballFocus.com), and the Ravens were already thinking about giving the precocious McPhee more playing time this year anyway. Surely Upshaw as a rookie won't be able to be as productive as Suggs as a vet, but he did have 9.5 sacks and 18 tackles behind the line for Alabama last year, and he'll have the benefit of a stout defense around him.
One other point from Pro Football Focus to consider. Last season, in 375 fewer combined snaps than Suggs, McPhee and Kruger, according to the football website that charts every individual play in the game, had 49 quarterbacks hits and pressures -- the exact same number as Suggs. Maybe if they play more they won't be able to mathematically increase the production, particularly without Suggs on the other side for offenses to worry about. That's why Upshaw should be one of the most significant rookies in the league this year.
However, nice to see King being positive about Upshaw's impact. Truth is that losing Suggs will make it harder for Courtney to make an impact as a rookie, but he may be better suited for the rush end role instead of the SAM role that JJ manned.
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