[Roy P]

Originally Posted by Roy P

1. Base defense will have the DBs, particularly the CBs, playing tighter to the line of scrimmage. - This should explain drafting Quin Glover too.

2. Coverages will be mixed a lot. They'll play zone, man, and hybrid and attempt to disguise them pre-snap. - This is why they drafted Troy Nolan.

4. Primary goals of the defense include: getting to the QB and confusing the QB. - This has got to be accomplished by getting a pass-rushing specialist on 3rd down along with LBs who can blitz. Hello to our 1st and 2nd round picks on draft day.

5. Bush is willing to risk giving up some big plays in order to make more plays on defense. - I really hope that Troy Nolan plays like he did in college.

6. Bush acknowledges that last year the defense played "not to lose" but will play more aggressively in an effort to "win". His answer was in response to their lack of success on 3rd downs. He attributed it to a lack of agression. - I attribute most of it to piss-poor tackling. It would be nice to have defenders who put people on the ground when they wrap them up.
Again, Brian Cushing hopefully can contribute in this manner.

Nice to see some changes.