Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Another nod to the 3-4?
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Nick Mendola
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(WGR 550) -- Two things to glean from the Bills reported hiring of Giff Smith as outside linebackers coach, and I think both are entirely reasonable.
1) They are going to a 3-4.
2) There's a good chance they'll take Derrick Morgan with the No. 9 over all pick if he's available.
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Smith coached the defensive line at Georgia Tech, where Morgan was an absolute beast, declaring for the draft after a monster junior year that saw him record 12 sacks in 13 games, including three multi-sack games.
At 6'4", 275 pounds, Morgan fits the prototype of an outside linebacker in the 3-4, and is also ranked by many as a Top Ten pick in April's draft (New Bills head coach Chan Gailey recruited Morgan to school in Atlanta).
By hiring an outside linebackers coach, it'd be reasonable to assume they'd also hire an inside linebackers coach and, unless the Bills plan on having two players coached by one guy, you'd think the recipe called for two starting inside linebackers. Otherwise, it would make for an awkward introduction (For our purposes, let's pretend the Bills hire GT linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary as their inside linebackers coach).
"Paul, Kawika... this is Brian Jean-Mary. Yeah, he'll be your inside linebackers coach. It's just you three, all-year, so let's hope you guys get along reeeeeeal well."
Side note: There was always a funny side-note to covering 2009 Bills practices, watching tight ends coach Charlie Coiner work with anywhere between one and three tight ends on a daily basis. On his best days, he had Joe Klopfenstein, Shawn Nelson and Jonathan Stupar. Most days, Klopfenstein was not on the roster, so there would be Coiner, "coaching up" two guys. Two guys.
So, presuming the Atlanta-Journal Constitution is correct in reporting that Smith is leaving the Yellow Jackets for Buffalo, look out for the 3-4, and maybe Morgan (more on what that draft could look like HERE).
Email: nick@wgr550.com
(WGR 550) -- Two things to glean from the Bills reported hiring of Giff Smith as outside linebackers coach, and I think both are entirely reasonable.
1) They are going to a 3-4.
2) There's a good chance they'll take Derrick Morgan with the No. 9 over all pick if he's available.
Follow me here.
Smith coached the defensive line at Georgia Tech, where Morgan was an absolute beast, declaring for the draft after a monster junior year that saw him record 12 sacks in 13 games, including three multi-sack games.
At 6'4", 275 pounds, Morgan fits the prototype of an outside linebacker in the 3-4, and is also ranked by many as a Top Ten pick in April's draft (New Bills head coach Chan Gailey recruited Morgan to school in Atlanta).
By hiring an outside linebackers coach, it'd be reasonable to assume they'd also hire an inside linebackers coach and, unless the Bills plan on having two players coached by one guy, you'd think the recipe called for two starting inside linebackers. Otherwise, it would make for an awkward introduction (For our purposes, let's pretend the Bills hire GT linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary as their inside linebackers coach).
"Paul, Kawika... this is Brian Jean-Mary. Yeah, he'll be your inside linebackers coach. It's just you three, all-year, so let's hope you guys get along reeeeeeal well."
Side note: There was always a funny side-note to covering 2009 Bills practices, watching tight ends coach Charlie Coiner work with anywhere between one and three tight ends on a daily basis. On his best days, he had Joe Klopfenstein, Shawn Nelson and Jonathan Stupar. Most days, Klopfenstein was not on the roster, so there would be Coiner, "coaching up" two guys. Two guys.
So, presuming the Atlanta-Journal Constitution is correct in reporting that Smith is leaving the Yellow Jackets for Buffalo, look out for the 3-4, and maybe Morgan (more on what that draft could look like HERE).
Email: nick@wgr550.com
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