Orlovsky On Local (SF Bay Area) Talk Radio This Morning...
PostPosted:6 years 9 months ago
local sports talk radio, the topic was rams, all of the talking heads showing nothing but complete and utter respect for the rams, awe really, they still can't believe what they saw thursday night, orlovsky was the guest and they asked him, paraphrasing:
host(s) - so what did we just see, can any defense stop this rams offense, they just seem to be doing something entirely different, something that current defenses just haven't seen before, aren't prepared for, or don't have the personnel to counter.
orlovsky: that's exactly what you're seeing, and current defenses aren't prepared for it and don't have the right personnel to attack it... mcvay and a few others are way ahead of the curve, a curve that nfl defenses and dc's have to catch up with, and the only way they're going to be able to do it is by re-doing the things they now do, by starting to do what these new offenses do.
for example defenses need to work more like offenses, they need complete schemes and packages for certain situations, far beyond nickel and dime packages, far beyond your typical defensive play call, and they need to disguise these schemes/packages pre-snap, you can no longer let safeties tilt your hand, you can't prematurely show cover 2, 3, 4, etc. and then let offenses do what they've prepared for each of those scenarios, defenses need to start being as deceptive as offenses.
one way to start is by taking advantage of the headset, use that to it's full advantage, which is what offenses do, until the last possible second, everyone on the offensive side of the ball is doing it, not just the rams, it's just smart, defenses aren't doing it all relatively speaking. next teams have to start scouting the best college defenses, learn what they're doing to combat these air attacks, because they're not going anywhere, as you saw thursday night, there are some solid programs that are doing a great job defending this, nfl teams need to take notice, need to learn from them.
host(s) - so what did we just see, can any defense stop this rams offense, they just seem to be doing something entirely different, something that current defenses just haven't seen before, aren't prepared for, or don't have the personnel to counter.
orlovsky: that's exactly what you're seeing, and current defenses aren't prepared for it and don't have the right personnel to attack it... mcvay and a few others are way ahead of the curve, a curve that nfl defenses and dc's have to catch up with, and the only way they're going to be able to do it is by re-doing the things they now do, by starting to do what these new offenses do.
for example defenses need to work more like offenses, they need complete schemes and packages for certain situations, far beyond nickel and dime packages, far beyond your typical defensive play call, and they need to disguise these schemes/packages pre-snap, you can no longer let safeties tilt your hand, you can't prematurely show cover 2, 3, 4, etc. and then let offenses do what they've prepared for each of those scenarios, defenses need to start being as deceptive as offenses.
one way to start is by taking advantage of the headset, use that to it's full advantage, which is what offenses do, until the last possible second, everyone on the offensive side of the ball is doing it, not just the rams, it's just smart, defenses aren't doing it all relatively speaking. next teams have to start scouting the best college defenses, learn what they're doing to combat these air attacks, because they're not going anywhere, as you saw thursday night, there are some solid programs that are doing a great job defending this, nfl teams need to take notice, need to learn from them.