Could Perlotte Play Safety?

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barney said:
He's listed at 6'4 and 210 and we all know wherever he goes he gets there really fast.

In the bowl game they had him playing some nickel. I wonder, with the linebacker room unexpectedly crowded if we could see some position changes to get as many talented players as we can on the field.
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He could, but doubt he will play as a legitimate safety. Maybe some sort of hybrid role in passing situations or against a dual threat QB.
 
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barney said:
He's listed at 6'4 and 210 and we all know wherever he goes he gets there really fast.

In the bowl game they had him playing some nickel. I wonder, with the linebacker room unexpectedly crowded if we could see some position changes to get as many talented players as we can on the field.
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While weā€™re at it give him the rock and let him run the ball!
 
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barney said:
He's listed at 6'4 and 210 and we all know wherever he goes he gets there really fast.

In the bowl game they had him playing some nickel. I wonder, with the linebacker room unexpectedly crowded if we could see some position changes to get as many talented players as we can on the field.
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I know who is qualified to make that evaluation. Knowles.
 
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Serious question. Does Knowles play 3 LB's? Seems like we have played 5 DB's almost every down since Butch arrived. I would think that in many situations the Nickel could be replaced by a 3rd Linebacker.

Thanks to AC returning, we seem to be rich at LB. Whereas the Nickel and Edge position depth is concerning.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
He could, but doubt he will play as a legitimate safety. Maybe some sort of hybrid role in passing situations or against a dual threat QB.
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I haven't studied Knowles defense much, but I read somewhere that he uses that Hybrid Safety/LB more rather than the nickel that so many teams use. Perlotte fits that mold with his speed.
 
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Orange Navy said:
Serious question. Does Knowles play 3 LB's? Seems like we have played 5 DB's almost every down since Butch arrived. I would think that in many situations the Nickel could be replaced by a 3rd Linebacker.

Thanks to AC returning, we seem to be rich at LB. Whereas the Nickel and Edge position depth is concerning.
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That is what I've been hearing but, haven't really studied. I spend all my free time reading and posting crap here.
 
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Oldvoldad said:
I haven't studied Knowles defense much, but I read somewhere that he uses that Hybrid Safety/LB more rather than the nickel that so many teams use. Perlotte fits that mold with his speed.
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Knowles runs primarily out of split field match and man match quarters concepts. He runs a lot of 1 rat and cover 1 robber in his defense. I think Perlotte would be awesome as the rat or robber. Farooq will be great as a robber. I don't know enough about the new guys, but he brought them with him, so they are likely excellent in those roles.

Having a guy like Perlotte who could stay on the field, but change roles from rat to robber (1 rat is generally a lb and robber a safety) , would make him very valuable in this defense.

He doesn't do it a ton, but hopefully he uses perlotte as a spy vs dual threat guys while in rat/robber. I think he could really be elite in those situations. . .
 
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Orange Navy said:
Serious question. Does Knowles play 3 LB's? Seems like we have played 5 DB's almost every down since Butch arrived. I would think that in many situations the Nickel could be replaced by a 3rd Linebacker.

Thanks to AC returning, we seem to be rich at LB. Whereas the Nickel and Edge position depth is concerning.
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Tons of talented young guys AND Telander to get us lined up correctly!
 
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rocytop2624 said:
Carter should be the dline hybrid LB and Perlotte can be the safety hybrid LB
Or replace Spillman with Carter.
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Yeah, that could work for a different aspect of the d. . . but in 1 rat the lb drops into mid or flat coverage. I'm not sure how good Carter can do that, compared to Perlotte or the new guys, assuming Carter returns to 100% health. The coaches believe in his ability to play in the new defense, so hopefully he's great at it.

It'd be interesting to see how he comes off the line as a DE, he'd probably make some plays there.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
Yeah, that could work for a different aspect of the d. . . but in 1 rat the lb drops into mid or flat coverage. I'm not sure how good Carter can do that, compared to Perlotte or the new guys, assuming Carter returns to 100% health. The coaches believe in his ability to play in the new defense, so hopefully he's great at it.

It'd be interesting to see how he comes off the line as a DE, he'd probably make some plays there.
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So you do think they would use one of the Inside Linebackers as an Edge Rusher on obvious passing situations? That would certainly help with a lack of depth at the Edge.
 
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FanDude said:
I would take exception to that on account of other teams doing it to our QB, but knowed you meant our players doing the chasing. Happens occasionally, but we darn sure need more of it.
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I would rather the chasing never happens either. We did a lot of chasing and not much stopping. šŸ˜‚
 
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