05-17-2024, 08:01 PM
(05-17-2024, 07:13 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Yes, anyone thinking that Rankins is going to play, let along be effective at NT is in Madden dream land. BJ Hill will slide over to NT for most snaps as Jackson get's ready for NFL level play. Rankins is a good pass rusher from the 3T, not NT. Those positions are not as interchangeable as some would like to believe.
I think the NT thing has been blown way out of proportion. Maybe it’s good we will be forced to change up our defensive approach a little. Since we had the stud NT last year and the D wasn’t good enough giving up the second most yards in the league. It’s fair to blame a lot on the young secondary. But maybe teams learned how to exploit Lou’s D which was successful for maybe a little too long in the not for long league.
To me the special breed of 4-3 DTs is the pass rusher. We saw it first hand in our recent playoff losses. If our QB is healthy and our O is explosive. Hill and Rankins will be in the game collapsing the pocket. Where as if we had Reader he would be on the bench as our opponents revert to the pass playing catch up.
