1st down and 10 or 2nd and 4....do you use an alignment with only 2 Defensive linemen?
Also, if somebody could explain this 2-5 that is being discussed, it would be appreciated. I saw alignments with 2 down linemen, 2 OLB, 2 ILB and 5 Defensive backs quite often and I would consider that a 2-4 defense. Just not sure what exactly this 2-5 is.
So that would be the basic split out of snaps/duties between Hilton and Sutton? I can't back this up, but I feel like over the course of last season it started to be that when they wanted the 5th DB to play more towards the line of scrimmage that was the package with Hilton in it. Obvious passing downs, Sutton. I could be wrong.
All I'm saying is if you call it a 2-4 or 2-5 both can be correct. If the NB is playing the middle in the box in a LB role it is technically a 2-5 alignment. Yes he can drop into coverage or blitz or play the middle zone or backup a blitzing ILB or etc....If the NB is only considered as a DB then yes 2-4 alignment is technically correct. Seriously though since the Steelers are known as a base 3-4 do they become a 4-3/4-2 when they play 2 DL and 2 OLBs all on the LOS? The pre-snap alignment can show one and be another after the snap. So was it actually both? I feel like this is just a boredom debate and really not that big of an issue.
No longer as much DL talent as the Ravens thought they had when they made the trade
Defensive lineman Michael Brockers is returning to the Rams on a three-year deal worth up to $31.5 million, according to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Baltimore originally signed Brockers to a three-year deal on March 18. But the contract fell through after further medical examination of his ankle.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/03/27/mi...ravens-dispute