youbotymyboty Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 per SI . I'm surprised. I thought Grimm was in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodnarb Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 per SI . I'm surprised. I thought Grimm was in. I'm surprised, too. But mainly because Tomlin brings a Cover-2 philosophy. The Steelers have been a 34 for a long time, and their personnel is not currently suited to a 43 Cover-2. Maybe he'll keep LeBeau; it wouldn't make any sense to let him go and totally revamp one of the best and most consistent defenses in the past 5 years. If they DO convert to a Cover-2 it will also be bad for us in a roundabout way. It means yet another team will be drafting players that fit our defense, and gunning for players in FA that fit our defense. The right cogs in our machine will be harder to get - more competition as more defenses shift to the 2. Meanwhile, disassembled 34s make a lot of talented players available to the teams that are dedicated to that style permanently; most notably New England and the Jets. And if Capers stays in Miami, them too. What we want as a team newly dedicated to the Tampa-2 is more teams going to the 34 defense, which thins out their available talent and gives us a deeper pool. But I see the opposite is starting to happen, with the Lions and Vikings and now Steelers joining that fray. We'll see. Still gotta play the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I'm surprised, too. But mainly because Tomlin brings a Cover-2 philosophy. The Steelers have been a 34 for a long time, and their personnel is not currently suited to a 43 Cover-2. Maybe he'll keep LeBeau; it wouldn't make any sense to let him go and totally revamp one of the best and most consistent defenses in the past 5 years. If they DO convert to a Cover-2 it will also be bad for us in a roundabout way. It means yet another team will be drafting players that fit our defense, and gunning for players in FA that fit our defense. The right cogs in our machine will be harder to get - more competition as more defenses shift to the 2. Meanwhile, disassembled 34s make a lot of talented players available to the teams that are dedicated to that style permanently; most notably New England and the Jets. And if Capers stays in Miami, them too. What we want as a team newly dedicated to the Tampa-2 is more teams going to the 34 defense, which thins out their available talent and gives us a deeper pool. But I see the opposite is starting to happen, with the Lions and Vikings and now Steelers joining that fray. We'll see. Still gotta play the games. OTOH, this would also mean that more college coaches would implement systems that produce players ready to play in a Cover 2 scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobot Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 ...which would mean colleges grabbing our assistant defensive coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 per SI . I'm surprised. I thought Grimm was in. not surprised. very surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 On one hand, I heard that Tomlins said he could make his defense work using a 3-4. On the other, I can't see the guy coming to Pittsburgh and not bringing his own defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Remember nothing is official. Tomlin and the Steelers are dening it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Didn't the Steelers have a QB with this name, or was it Tomczak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Didn't the Steelers have a QB with this name, or was it Tomczak? they had mike tomczak IIRC, Tomlin was a college player tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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