The problem is B/R is getting the credit when all they do is regurgitate other news sources. Not that those news sources are accurate or good, but B/R is not exactly a news source.
So anyway, I liked the way that Rex described some sets that Cumberland, Amaro and Sudfeld would work on the field at the same time. I'd like to discuss what outer technique defensive players they could take advantage of by motioning any or all three of those players to receiver spots.
wait, all three at once? hm, I've been thinking that the jets will continue to see a lot of two TE sets of various kinds. Amaro effectively replaces Winslow as the "move" TE and Cumberland is the more likely target to play in-line, of course with variations of those roles in order to keep defenses honest. but three feels a bit pointless, I'm picturing two TE's on one side of the ball and one on his own on the opposite side. It might confuse defenses, but to what end? not to mention, thats probably the entire depth chart on the filed at once. curious...
I would think we'd run a 2 TE set as well. Although, the Pats have ran the magic 3 very often. Bellicheck has been known to run it. When moving to a 3 TE set, the defenses are pushed to move into a 4-4 scheme, replacing the corner with a linebacker. This is beneficial for the running game which could do wonders with the trio of backs we currently have.
That's exactly what Rex mentioned in the presser yesterday, the possibility of having all three of them in a tight set and flexing all three wide. I don't think it's pointless to do it in some situations, but having all three packed into a false goal line set is kind of a givaway. But again, how would opposing teams set their defense to defend that initially?
I've seen some people talk about fullbacks and halfbacks as dinosaurs of the NFL, but the real dinosaur of the NFL has been the 4-4 scheme for a long time. I'd be surprised if an NFL team used that scheme in the past 3 years, would be shocked if more than 1 team has used it more than once without shifting a LB to the safety position, but would love to hear some examples.
That would be beast. Amaro and Cumberland verticle and across the middle with sudfeld being a check down in case the play goes bad would be sweet for geno
It's hard to pin point examples because it's a scheme that is ran mostly on demand. It's not a scheme that teams have set as their primary defense. You see a lot of it ran in college, just as the 5-3 is ran. It's also very rare to find teams running a 3 TE set. In theory, you are correct though, those are ancient formations. It is one of the best way to cover the three tight end set pass though.
