Ruby Package (3-2-6) for Titans D

Where did mr gray say he wanted to run this formation? Did u miss something.

 

We don't have the depth to pull this off. If one of those DB's goes down, we're screwed.

And if we did use this formation, we'd have Wimbley as a LB I think. The LB's have the toughest job in Ruby.

 

This may sound a little crazy, but here is what I am proposing.

DL

Klug - Smith-Morgan

With only 3 DL and 2 LB I want to try to use some bigger guys up front to take up space and hopefully defend against the run, while not sacrificing too much on the pass rush.

I chose Smith to play the NT position since he is bigger and has a lot of experience there when he played at KC. I put Klug and Morgan on the outsides because they would be a little bigger than Wimbley or someone like that at DE, but still should have some success pass rushing.

LB

Ayers - McCarthy

I love McCarthy. I think he can provide run support as well as pass protection. He is smart and brings a lot of energy every play. I never want to take him off the field.

I also went with Ayers here because he is a solid LB that could be used to dial up some blitzes from that spot if needed. My 2nd choice here would be Wimbley, but I prefer a full time LB at this spot.

CB

JMac - ATV - Hawk

JMac and ATV are obvious choices. I went with Hawk here because of what I am doing with safety.


S

Griffin - Campbell - Zach Brown

Ok, now here is where I went a little crazy, but just for fun I thought I would think outside the box.

I am a little concerned with sacrificing a CB or LB in order to have an extra safety on the field, so what I propose for the 3 safeties is to use 1 full time safety in Griffin to provide play the more typical safety role. For the other 2 safeties, I propose we use a 'hybrid' type role for these spots....

The 1st hybrid I want to use is a CB/S hybrid in Campbell. He has the speed and range to provide the typical help of a safety, but since his natural position is CB he can always be rolled down into that spot if the offensive formation dictates.

The 2nd hybrid position I propose is a hybrid S/LB. For this role I want a S who can be used to cover the TE/RB and provide run support or even roll down into a LB spot if needed. I chose Zach Brown for this role. Zach has shown in college that he has speed and coverage abilities, but isn't necessarily a big hitter. Putting him in this spot should use his coverage strengths, while not forcing him to take on FBs and blockers like a typically LB normally does. I would play him deeper than an LB, but closer to the LOS than a S.

Keep in mind that these aren't the guys that I think should be playing every down, just in this particular package. I think using these players could give a lot of versatility from this package. You could go to 4 down lineman by letting Ayers put his hand in the dirt, or go to 3 LBs by letting Brown move down some, or shift Campbell back over to go with a 4 CB set ... or just what ever the situation dictates. Obviously I would NEVER use this as a base package or even very often. Maybe just to give the D a different look every once in a while.

 

So this is basically a 3-4 with 2 undersized linebackers.

 

I say since the Titans are in Nashville we run the 6-1-5

6 DL

Ayers - Wimbley - Casey - Martin - Klug - Morgan

1 LB

McCarthy

5 DBs

Griffin - Babs

ATV - JMac - TC



I know its 12 people, but the refs should allow us to run it anyway haha

 

@nicksmith,

Yea, essentially. But it gets more speed on the field.

 

I'm confused. You want to take out our best defender in Wimbley and replace him with our worst defender in Smith? I don't like.

 

Oh was this the crappy look we used where jones stunted the DT spot on super duper obvious passing plays near the end of the game? Basically the standing DT and would drop back... Looked like a really bad prevent d? That the only time I remember running 3 d lineman.