Looking At The Chargers' Roster

[like54ninjas]

gusD says...
--Rayshawn Jenkins will play some NLB, In-the-Box this year, as well as Single High.
--LAC will mix up coverages, some Man, some Two High, not Cover 3 all the time.

This implies that Adderley will get more snaps, King will have a much varied role, and more Blitzkrieg tactics will be employed.

we play modern defensive football...

Thanks for the heads up on this wood.

The ninja take......

GusD says in essence.....
- POSITIONLESS D/Back7 is what we’re trying to acquire enough talent to put on the field
- D is full of big talent, team first, high character, self driven DUDES
- Nasir will be given every opportunity to get on the field be it at NCB, BCB, FS
- Playmakers on the field to generate turnovers
- Loves what CHJR brings to our secondary and team
- Linval has a chip, over the top personality, leadership traits, and will be a media/fan favorite
- Tillery looks to be bigger, heavier, stronger, more physical, with improved hand skills from offseason work
- Referred to his experience with the last lockout shortened season in how to prepare
- GusD is not a technology wizard much like myself
- We will see more
—— Blitzing, dictating matchups, coverage variations with Cov3/Cov2/M2M concepts

[Lone Bolt]

ESPN had us at #6 power ranking May 6 2019. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...f-chances-1-32
Stuff happens. Maybe this year we'll catch a good break or two.

Yea....honestly, I think the only reason we are so low, is uncertainty at QB...good chance Tyrod doesn't kill it...or an upstart rookie gets the job, and suffers the typical growing pains. Outside looking in? I wouldn't bet on us...but...I wouldn't put the whole paycheck against, either...I think it could go either way for us.

[WindsorUK]

gusD says...
--Rayshawn Jenkins will play some NLB, In-the-Box this year, as well as Single High.
--LAC will mix up coverages, some Man, some Two High, not Cover 3 all the time.

This implies that Adderley will get more snaps, King will have a much varied role, and more Blitzkrieg tactics will be employed.

we play modern defensive football...

That cannot bode well, with all the speed in our division.
Too often Jenkins is late to react, which tells me after 3 years in the league, he's still not reading the opposition very well.
I'd certainly be more inclined to leave him in the box, ala Philipps.

[wu-dai clan]

That cannot bode well, with all the speed in our division.
Too often Jenkins is late to react, which tells me after 3 years in the league, he's still not reading the opposition very well.
I'd certainly be more inclined to leave him in the box, ala Philipps.

Half way between
positionless defender
and
player without a position.

[like54ninjas]

That cannot bode well, with all the speed in our division.
Too often Jenkins is late to react, which tells me after 3 years in the league, he's still not reading the opposition very well.
I'd certainly be more inclined to leave him in the box, ala Philipps.

Do you mean the same Rayshawn that led our secondary in INTs and tackles?

[Bolt4Knob]

Whatever Gus designs for the defense - as long as it allows the best player to be the playmaker and in my opinion, a top 6-8 defensive player in this league - thats fine by me. I get the part about scheme and players having to do their job. But the other 10 guys need to allow DJ33 to be the star he will be!!

[wu-dai clan]

Do you mean the same Rayshawn that led our secondary in INTs and tackles?

AL must have famously labeled Jenkins as "elite"
in order to get Rayshawn's juices going.

[chargeroo]

Mr. Elite and Puff Adder in two high would make sense in some situations...I like the idea of moving Mr. Elite closer to the box, which is his natural position, and leaving Adderley single high...

I give up - who's Mr Elite?

[Topcat]

I give up - who's Mr Elite?

Loyal Lynn said a while back that Rayshawn Jenkins was playing "at an elite level"--hence "Mr. Elite."

[Topcat]

Do you mean the same Rayshawn that led our secondary in INTs and tackles?

"Mr. Elite" made a lot of tackles, but he also whiffed a lot. Just like Old Man Davis...

[like54ninjas]

"Mr. Elite" made a lot of tackles, but he also whiffed a lot. Just like Old Man Davis...

Do you have his missed tackles #’s cat?

[Topcat]

Do you have his missed tackles #’s cat?

Here u go...Mr. Elite missed 8 tackles last year, for a missed tackle percentage of 12.9%:

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https://www.pro-football-reference.c...J/JenkRa00.htm

I'll give Rayshawn this--at least he wasn't as bad as Jatavis "Launchwhiffie" Brown:

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https://www.pro-football-reference.c...B/BrowJa05.htm

Tranquill did better than both of them:

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