RashanGary
05-04-2009, 07:57 PM
Teams pass about 55% of the time.
Defenses are in nickle and dime about 40% of the time. Kampman is going to be a designated pass rusher, with his hand in the dirt, in all nickle and dime situations according to McCarthy.
We know right off the bat he won't be covering a zone 40% of the time (if McCarthy is to be believed).
Of the 60% remaining plays, about half will be runs and half will be passes. This knocks off another 30% of plays where he will not be asked to cover a zone (because it's a run)
We're left with 30% of plays where Kampman does not have his hand in the dirt as a DE and teams are passing. Of this remaining 30%, Kampman still could be a designated blitzer from the stand-up linebacker position (I'm estimating 1/3 of the time). The 30% remaining plays is now cut down by 33%, leaving just 20% of total snaps that Kampman will be asked to cover a zone during an actual pass play.
I estimate Kampman will play zone pass coverage 20% of the time. 80% of the time he'll either be playing the run or rushing the passer from either the LB position or the hand in the dirt, nickle/dime DE position. Is he going to get beat from time to time? Probably. Is he going to be a glaring weakness? Not at all. More often than not, good coaching is going to put this guy in position to succeed (either as a pass rusher or run stopper). The pass coverage is going to more of a surprise to teams than it is going to be something they can try to exploit. MOre often than not, they can plan on having Kampman coming full steam at their QB with additional containment run responsibilities.
Defenses are in nickle and dime about 40% of the time. Kampman is going to be a designated pass rusher, with his hand in the dirt, in all nickle and dime situations according to McCarthy.
We know right off the bat he won't be covering a zone 40% of the time (if McCarthy is to be believed).
Of the 60% remaining plays, about half will be runs and half will be passes. This knocks off another 30% of plays where he will not be asked to cover a zone (because it's a run)
We're left with 30% of plays where Kampman does not have his hand in the dirt as a DE and teams are passing. Of this remaining 30%, Kampman still could be a designated blitzer from the stand-up linebacker position (I'm estimating 1/3 of the time). The 30% remaining plays is now cut down by 33%, leaving just 20% of total snaps that Kampman will be asked to cover a zone during an actual pass play.
I estimate Kampman will play zone pass coverage 20% of the time. 80% of the time he'll either be playing the run or rushing the passer from either the LB position or the hand in the dirt, nickle/dime DE position. Is he going to get beat from time to time? Probably. Is he going to be a glaring weakness? Not at all. More often than not, good coaching is going to put this guy in position to succeed (either as a pass rusher or run stopper). The pass coverage is going to more of a surprise to teams than it is going to be something they can try to exploit. MOre often than not, they can plan on having Kampman coming full steam at their QB with additional containment run responsibilities.