Working with the old coaching staff vs the new, only time will tell. But with Lott doing different stuff to try and avoid injuries, I think I would like to see him with the new staff.
When Bosa has a couple years under his belt with consistently dominant performances, then he can do what he likes and it won't matter. I just wish the NFLPA would get away from this stupid idea of an offseason. THese guys are professionals. THey are paid huge salaries. AS long as you are not completely overworking them to the point their bodies break down, they can afford to be around and working as a group. They get time off in the traditional NFL breaks after the season, and then before TC, which is a lot more time off than most people get.
In terms of "starter", a term I don't really understand, there are usually 11. 4 DL, 3 LB, and 4 DB. The more important group is the nickel package (or packages) and that is usually 4 DL, 2 true LB, 1 hybrid CB/LB and 4 DB. Nickle package is used around 60% of the snaps. NFL wide, it was 63.5% in 2015 (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/he...se-in-the-nfl/) and that doesn't include dime and quarters packages. NFC West teams drag down the average in part because those teams have so many good LB, so they stay in their base D a lot more than normal, but it is still around 50% of their snaps in nickel.
A lot of other teams have started making very public the idea of finding the hybrid DB. We did with McCoil and Brown last year, Washington with Sua Cravens, Seattle tried Browner. Other teams did so with less publicity. http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/201...ense-for-2016/
In terms of key players, with no injuries, we will probably use about 15 guys who get a fair number of snaps and then taken snaps to the other half a dozen or so.
When Bosa has a couple years under his belt with consistently dominant performances, then he can do what he likes and it won't matter. I just wish the NFLPA would get away from this stupid idea of an offseason. THese guys are professionals. THey are paid huge salaries. AS long as you are not completely overworking them to the point their bodies break down, they can afford to be around and working as a group. They get time off in the traditional NFL breaks after the season, and then before TC, which is a lot more time off than most people get.
In terms of "starter", a term I don't really understand, there are usually 11. 4 DL, 3 LB, and 4 DB. The more important group is the nickel package (or packages) and that is usually 4 DL, 2 true LB, 1 hybrid CB/LB and 4 DB. Nickle package is used around 60% of the snaps. NFL wide, it was 63.5% in 2015 (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/he...se-in-the-nfl/) and that doesn't include dime and quarters packages. NFC West teams drag down the average in part because those teams have so many good LB, so they stay in their base D a lot more than normal, but it is still around 50% of their snaps in nickel.
A lot of other teams have started making very public the idea of finding the hybrid DB. We did with McCoil and Brown last year, Washington with Sua Cravens, Seattle tried Browner. Other teams did so with less publicity. http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/201...ense-for-2016/
In terms of key players, with no injuries, we will probably use about 15 guys who get a fair number of snaps and then taken snaps to the other half a dozen or so.
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