Herm on Red Zone w/ Soren Petro
by ChiefDJ
on May 7, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
Head Coach Herm Edwards was on the Red Zone show with Soren Petro this afternoon and I thought I would pass along some tidbits:
Why Alfonso Boone at LDE: When asked why he is planning to put Boone at LDE instead of Turk, Herm replied that Turk WOULD be playing DE alot in passing situations. But he wants Boone at DE most of the time because Boone will be much better at stuffing the run on the right side where teams rush the majority of the time. When Soren replied that then teams would be passing and Boone wouldn't be able to apply enough pressure, Herm said (paraphrasing):
"Good. We want them to pass because then we have them right where we want them. Take away the run and they're playing right into our hand because when we know they're passing, we don't have to just rush four guys. We can rush five guys. We can rush six guys. If we can take away the run, we're the ones in control."
On drafting Jamaal Charles because he was BPA: While talking about the Chiefs strategy in the draft of taking the Best Player Available Herm says: "And then when you're in the third round and Jamaal Charles is still sitting there, I said "Are you kidding me?! We gotta get that guy!".
On drafting Morgan when they have Pollard & Page: Soren asked about why the Chiefs took the Safety DaJuan Morgan when they still had Pollard and Page and whether it meant that one of their jobs were in danger. Herm replied that those players are still in good standing but they wanted to have more safeties to rotate in and keep fresh. He indicated that on known passing downs they could use three safeties on the field at the same time.
On the possibility of turning Pollard into a Linebacker: Herm indicated they had not even considered changing Pollards position, but that they have always wanted to move him down in the box for run defense more but in the past they have not had the other pieces on the defense to be able to do that alot.
Guys Herm liked in the draft but didn't get: Herm said they really liked Antoine Cason, CB from Arizona, and thought he might fall to them but he was selected by San Diego in the late 1st round. He also really liked RB Jonathan Stewart from Oregon who he said would become a "complete back".
Where Herm thinks the Chiefs will be picking in next years draft: "Oh man, maybe mid 20s, early 20s. Somewhere around there."
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give Herm credit for not BSing the where we would be in the draft next offseason. What I love about our franchise is that we are taking practical steps in order to contend for a superbowl in the future. You look at other teams like the Jets, Raiders, and 49ers who load up on overpaid and overrated players that are not going anywhere next season. I will bet my left nut that their offseasons will not result in a playoff birth. Patience is a virtue and once we get to where we want to be we could have a very solid team for five or six seasons.
by chiefsfan1384 on
May 7, 2008 8:03 PM CDT
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It shows exactly how secure Herms job is
All those teams you mentioned: Jets, Raiders and 49ers; have coaches that are very much in the hot seat. They are pulling out all the stops to make major improvment in a single season to save their jobs and its going to hurt their teams badly in the long run.
Many of us thought Herms job might be in danger after such a horrible season last year, but Herm is not acting like a guy that is worried about his job. He’s building the team for the long haul which will result in being a contender for years to come (look at the Chargers).
But hes not just giving up on winning. He expects to be picking in the low 20s next year. The team that picked 20th this year (Tampa Bay) had a 9-7 season and went to the playoffs. So we are rebuilding yes, but Herm still plans on winning some games.
by ChiefDJ on
May 7, 2008 8:18 PM CDT
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Of course its Herm
HELLO!!! YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!!!
by chiefsfan1384 on
May 7, 2008 8:35 PM CDT
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One question
why put in three safeties on passing downs. I would put in three corners. They are usually better at defending passes or picking them off.
by TXroyal on
May 8, 2008 12:52 AM CDT
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Im guessing
I’m guessing he is talking about late in games when the opposing team is behind and is driving the ball trying to catch up. So in that case it would be a prevent type defense.
They might have other schemes they are looking at using on occassion as well. The Cover 3 & 4 formations are becoming more popular.
by ChiefDJ on
May 8, 2008 7:22 AM CDT
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3rd and 6
an easy way to convert that type of third down is to throw to a receiver running a slant or some other route across the middle…maybe having a third safety (Morgan and Page are both ball-hawks) lets us use that 3rd guy to jump the crossing routes without exposing ourselves over the top (because we would still have 2 deep safeties, just in case they decided to run Solari’s playbook and try a 40 yard pass when 6 yards moves the chains)
by PVChiefsfan on
May 8, 2008 7:25 AM CDT
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Big Nickel
I think that’s what they’re calling it these days. With a lot of teams having big strong TE’s in the mix, it isn’t always in your best interest to have 3 CB’s on the field in a passing situation.
Let’s just say that Surtain ends up being our Nickel CB… when we face up against San Diego with Antonio Gates, I would rather have a bigger safety covering him (Pollard, Page or Morgan) than Surtain.
It’s an interesting idea that several teams are starting to employ.
by Ochophosphate on
May 8, 2008 7:33 AM CDT
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That also works
offense fields a 3 WR set – you go to three corners…offense fields 2 WR’s plus a TE who can actually catch, you go three safeties…Gates isn’t going to outrun Page or Morgan, but he could out-muscle Surtain or Brackenridge.
by PVChiefsfan on
May 8, 2008 8:01 AM CDT
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