Mojouw
09-25-2018, 09:35 AM
The quotes below are pulled from the following article: https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2018/9/25/17899586/the-scheme-war-is-over
"High school coaches are now influencing the NFL."
"...the NFL did not realize that colleges adjusted to simpler offenses in part due to the limited practice time. Yet when the NFL dramatically limited practice time after the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, NFL teams did not immediately move to simpler offenses."
"...essentially all NFL offenses could be boiled down to three styles: the West Coast, the Erhardt-Perkins (http://grantland.com/features/how-terminology-erhardt-perkins-system-helped-maintain-dominance-tom-brady-patriots/) system, and the Air Coryell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Coryell). Every hire that was made typically ran an offense similar to the one that came before them, further hindering innovation. The NFL was essentially a closed loop. "
How does an article about offensive scheme shifts have anything to do with the Steelers defense? Well, Butler has been safely in the bosom of the NFL since 1999. One could argue there has been less innovation on the defensive side of the ball than on offense. Point? Butler and most DC's in the NFL are just running the same crap as always and new generation offenses are fundamentally structured to break them. Remember this is the same league that was almost universally flummoxed by the Wildcat until defensive coaches went to college and high school campuses to learn how to defend it.
Better players is always a portion of the answer but scheme is the other part of the equation. Butler and friends need to come up with new wrinkles and alignments to at least give these offenses pause.
There were some encouraging signs last night. Dupree played in a new look alignment in the center of the field. Bostic aligned over the edge alongside Watt at least twice. They moved the safeties around a few times. I look forward to a season of dicey defense, but also am hopeful that Butler comes up with a few new looks when he gets pieces like Burnett back.
Long story short, I think that Butler may be damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. And I would like to see him replaced by an innovative college defensive coach with a free hand to build a new plan from a 3-4 base.
"High school coaches are now influencing the NFL."
"...the NFL did not realize that colleges adjusted to simpler offenses in part due to the limited practice time. Yet when the NFL dramatically limited practice time after the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, NFL teams did not immediately move to simpler offenses."
"...essentially all NFL offenses could be boiled down to three styles: the West Coast, the Erhardt-Perkins (http://grantland.com/features/how-terminology-erhardt-perkins-system-helped-maintain-dominance-tom-brady-patriots/) system, and the Air Coryell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Coryell). Every hire that was made typically ran an offense similar to the one that came before them, further hindering innovation. The NFL was essentially a closed loop. "
How does an article about offensive scheme shifts have anything to do with the Steelers defense? Well, Butler has been safely in the bosom of the NFL since 1999. One could argue there has been less innovation on the defensive side of the ball than on offense. Point? Butler and most DC's in the NFL are just running the same crap as always and new generation offenses are fundamentally structured to break them. Remember this is the same league that was almost universally flummoxed by the Wildcat until defensive coaches went to college and high school campuses to learn how to defend it.
Better players is always a portion of the answer but scheme is the other part of the equation. Butler and friends need to come up with new wrinkles and alignments to at least give these offenses pause.
There were some encouraging signs last night. Dupree played in a new look alignment in the center of the field. Bostic aligned over the edge alongside Watt at least twice. They moved the safeties around a few times. I look forward to a season of dicey defense, but also am hopeful that Butler comes up with a few new looks when he gets pieces like Burnett back.
Long story short, I think that Butler may be damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. And I would like to see him replaced by an innovative college defensive coach with a free hand to build a new plan from a 3-4 base.