Defensive Studs

[HarveyWallbangers]

Ideally, you'd do it against a team without two WRs that you are overly concerned about beating you deep. Thus, you don't feel you need two deep safeties. A situation might be that the team has a TE lined up in the slot. You line up Bigby over the TE as if he's in man-to-man, but you actually are playing a zone coverage or you have a LB that ends up covering him on that side of the field. The key to getting there on a safety blitz is deception.

[Carolina_Packer]

I guess you hope like hell in that case that 1) Bigby or the blitzer makes it close enough for a sack, or play disruption and that 2) the LB that is responsible for coverage is able to stay with the TE. Is it possible we don't blitz the safety because they are concerned about a TE being covered by one of our linebackers? And, if so, do you think they could ever put Nick Barnett into coverage and let AJ be a MLB for a play, sort of temporary role reversal? They may be equally fast, but I bet Barnett's instincts are sharper at this point.

[3irty1]

Atari Bigby has been a very pleasant surprise. I wish they'd use him on more blitzes.

I totally agree.

Harris doesn't have the sexy numbers, but all he does is shut down the opponents WR he is on. He's a Pro-Bowler this year already.

Of course I agree!

[MJZiggy]

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Week 1 vs Reggie Brown: 1 rec 14 yards No No
Week 2 vs Plaxico Burress: 2 rec 32 yards No No
Week 3 vs Vincent Jackson: 6 rec 98 yards Doh!
Week 4 vs Troy Williamson: 2 rec 23 yards No No
Week 5 vs Mushin Muhammad: 1 rec 17 yards No No
Week 6 vs Santana Moss: 0 rec 0 yards No No

Nice sig, by the way...

[packinpatland]

Don't remember where I read it, but someone compared Kampman's play last week to Reggie's.
Our guys are very good.

[MJZiggy]

Don't remember where I read it, but someone compared Kampman's play last week to Reggie's.
Our guys are very good.

It was Peter King in MMQB.

[oregonpackfan]

Don't remember where I read it, but someone compared Kampman's play last week to Reggie's.
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Kampman had several successful "Bull Rushes" on his blocker that reminded me a lot of Reggie White.

[run pMc]

Do you think the fact that our D plays better in the 2nd half is because of depth, training, or halftime adjustments?

(Admittedly, it's probably a combination of things, but I'm curious to know what people think is the biggest contributor and why)

[Green Bud Packer]

Do you think the fact that our D plays better in the 2nd half is because of depth, training, or halftime adjustments?

(Admittedly, it's probably a combination of things, but I'm curious to know what people think is the biggest contributor and why)

The depth on the d-line seems to be wearing down o-lines giving us a huge late game advantage.