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CM Hooe · 08-04-2014, 11:22 AM

Maybe I'm way off base here - and please don't hesitate to tell me if I am - but the way I understood the theory of the Lions' defense the past few years under former head coach Jim Schwartz was to come out the Wide 9 front to encourage the offense to funnel play back inside towards Stephen Tulloch, who's a larger-than-average Mike more than capable of taking on / shedding blocks and making one-on-one tackles. Not to mention Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley, who make for a particularly talented pair of interior defensive linemen.

Maybe that's not so much a dedicated "run defense" as much as "dictating to the offense what to do" and attempting to deal with the consequences of that decision with superior personnel making up for the obvious tactical disadvantage between the tackles. To that end the idea of using the Wide 9 as a base defense doesn't strike me as completely insane? I'm not sure it's something I'd ever do personally, though.

08-04-2014, 11:22 AM	#24
CM Hooe Dead! OVR: 45 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 20,956	Re: Madden NFL 15 Training: Changes in the Wide-Nine Technique (Video) Maybe I'm way off base here - and please don't hesitate to tell me if I am - but the way I understood the theory of the Lions' defense the past few years under former head coach Jim Schwartz was to come out the Wide 9 front to encourage the offense to funnel play back inside towards Stephen Tulloch, who's a larger-than-average Mike more than capable of taking on / shedding blocks and making one-on-one tackles. Not to mention Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley, who make for a particularly talented pair of interior defensive linemen. Maybe that's not so much a dedicated "run defense" as much as "dictating to the offense what to do" and attempting to deal with the consequences of that decision with superior personnel making up for the obvious tactical disadvantage between the tackles. To that end the idea of using the Wide 9 as a base defense doesn't strike me as completely insane? I'm not sure it's something I'd ever do personally, though.