Matt Slauson's Matchup With Kevin Williams Should Convince the Jets to Pass to Set Up the Run

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Nice post.

I missed exactly why you thought this meant pass to set up the run, though. Do you feel that there is going to be better success in the passing game with the Slauson issue?

Here’s my question Jet fans. Do you think David Harris can be an effective edge rusher? It seems to me he’s got the physicals, the quickness, speed, the strength and in the kind of the physical mold of Dumervil or Woodley. Maybe as a different look to OTs that have trouble with those shorter edge rushers. I think he could do it, or I’d like to see him try to see what it looks like. I’d really like more pressure off the edge.

Pass to set up the run. The Jets have matchups there to exploit.

There are match ups to exploit, but interestingly this year the Vikings are ranked 2nd in defending passes to the RB, and 5th in passes thrown to the TE. Part of this is due to their opponents, but it is something to consider.

In pass defense their biggest problem has thus far been throws to the primary receiver or the 3rd receiver (where they rank in the 20s).

which he hasn’t been, don’t you find it unlikely that even a player the caliber of Williams, while playing a 3-tech would be able to read run off the snap and still obtain inside leverage?

I could see maybe if it was a designed stunt where they had the line slanting in that particular direction, but that would leave them highly exposed to the cut-back that we’re not unaccustomed to running.

I really can’t see Slauson getting beat with consistency on a run to the other side, not even by Williams.

I know they have to keep them honest and run some up the middle, but can anybody say how are the vikings when they defend outside runs. Also we seen in the saints game that the Williams wall can crumble in the second half. To give up so many running lanes so early in the second half means either the saints had them guessing or the D-line was tired after only one half.

Sorry to burst your bubble but there is no such thing as a nose tackle in a 4-3 defense. The 4-3 consists of 2 DT’s and 2 DE’s. The 3-4 contains a NT and 2 DE’s. This is fundamental defensive knowledge. Some defenses are hybrids that change their defensive front in the game, to confuse offenses, but this is usually a base defense of 3-4 allignment that switches to 4-3 or 4-6. I have never seen or heard of a 4-3 defense using a nose tackle. There are so many fundamental differences between the formations that hybrids or switches are uncommon due to the extensive need for flexibilty and veratility from DE’s and LB’s.