3-4 Depth Chart

[KYPack]

Man, this daylight savings time is a bitch. I didn't have my morning cup a tea until 11:30. I have been wondering about our alignment in the 3-4. I looked around on the net for a depth chart and couldn't find any. Decided that we might as well put one up and argue about it on PR. What the hell, our guess is as good as any. This is my first stab at it. I couldn't really get a handle on LDE and some of the back-up spots. Tell me your thoughts, fellow Rats….

DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

LDE
Johnny Jolly
Justin Harrell
A Toribio

NT
Ryan Pickett
Fred Bledsoe

RDE
Cullen Jenkins
Alfred Malone

LOLB
A Kampman
Jeremy Thompson

LILB
A Hawk
B Chillar
S Havner

RILB
Nick Barnett
D Bishop
D Lansanha

ROLB
B Poppinga
J Hunter
Kenny Pettway

RCB
Al Harris
Tramone Williams
Jarrett Bush
Joe Porter

FS
Nick Collins
A Smith
C Peprah

SS
A Bigby
S Rouse

LCB
C Woodson
W Blackmon
P Lee

[Tarlam!]

You think they keeep 30 players on the D KY?

[KYPack]

You think they keeep 30 players on the D KY?

Camp chart, Tar.

They'll cut 8. 9. guys from this.

[Partial]

I think that is a pretty good list. Depending on how the draft goes, I could see them playing Hawk at ROLB and Bishop inside. I really think Bishop is a beast in waiting.

[Iron Mike]

Re: 3-4 Depth Chart

Tell me your thoughts, fellow Rats….

DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

LDE
Johnny Jolly
Justin Harrell
A Toribio

NT
Ryan Pickett
Fred Bledsoe

RDE
Cullen Jenkins
Alfred Malone

LOLB
A Kampman
Jeremy Thompson

LILB
A Hawk
B Chillar
S Havner

RILB
Nick Barnett
D Bishop
D Lansanha

ROLB
B Poppinga
J Hunter
Kenny Pettway

RCB
Al Harris
Tramone Williams
Jarrett Bush
Joe Porter

FS
Nick Collins
A Smith
C Peprah

SS
A Bigby
S Rouse

LCB
C Woodson
W Blackmon
P Lee

Jesus Christ.....he hasn't been cut yet???

[Waldo]

I would switch Chillar and Bishop, and Smith and Rouse, but that's about how I see it.

[Bossman641]

Re: 3-4 Depth Chart

Tell me your thoughts, fellow Rats….

DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

LDE
Johnny Jolly
Justin Harrell
A Toribio

NT
Ryan Pickett
Fred Bledsoe

RDE
Cullen Jenkins
Alfred Malone

LOLB
A Kampman
Jeremy Thompson

LILB
A Hawk
B Chillar
S Havner

RILB
Nick Barnett
D Bishop
D Lansanha

ROLB
B Poppinga
J Hunter
Kenny Pettway

RCB
Al Harris
Tramone Williams
Jarrett Bush
Joe Porter

FS
Nick Collins
A Smith
C Peprah

SS
A Bigby
S Rouse

LCB
C Woodson
W Blackmon
P Lee

I thought Smith was gonna be the backup at SS and Rouse the backup at FS?

Who is Fred Bledsoe? Boy, do we need some help at NT.

[red]

that chart looks about right

will jeremy thompson be a LOLB, or will he get a chance to be the starter on the right? but i think pop will work good as a OLB in the 3-4

also we need something much better at backup NT

[KYPack]

Fred Bledsoe was the biggest fattest DT I could find on the PS. He was the only one. BTW.

Can he play NT in a 3-4?

Got no clue.

We gotta get some troops in the front 7. We're hurtin for certain at NT, LDE, ROLB, etc.

[texaspackerbacker]

Is Colin Cole somehow officially gone? Hopefully not. If so, I think Harrell is the backup NT unless we draft or sign somebody.

I think Chillar fits in better at OLB than ILB. I agree with Waldo that Rouse would be the FS backup and Smith the SS bacxup, although the two are pretty interchangeable.

I would hope, at least, that Thompson would emerge as a starter opposite Kampman, with Popinga, Hunter, and Chillar as backups at both sides.

I have a hunch that Patrick Lee is gonna show something and get the dime spot ahead of Blackmon. If Jarrett Bush ends up as the number 6 Corner, well, I doubt many teams have six better than him. He ain't great, but he's not as bad as many in here seem to think, and he might be better if they play more zone.

I'd be very comfortable going into the season with nothing more than what we have. NT if we don't still have Cole is about the only spot even needing additional depth.

[Joemailman]

Cole signed with Seattle. My guess is that the Packers eventual backup NT is not currently on the roster. For now it is probably Harrell.

[sharpe1027]

Cole signed with Seattle. My guess is that the Packers eventual backup NT is not currently on the roster. For now it is probably Harrell.

Couldn't it also be Jolly?

[red]

Cole signed with Seattle. My guess is that the Packers eventual backup NT is not currently on the roster. For now it is probably Harrell.

Couldn't it also be Jolly?

i honestly don't know if jolly is fat enough in the ass to be a NT, i suppose he could if he had too, but he's a little lite at 315 or 320

plus, theres that whole legal thing hanging over his head. i don't know if you can count on having him the whole year

[wist43]

Guys... that is one ugly depth chart... don't know how you guys can make lemonade out of those lemons.

[Bretsky]

The depth chart looks pretty sad; hopefully everybody stays healthy, TTT adds some free agency depth, or we add about 11 new bodies in the draft

In other words, hope we hit on the 11 draft picks