Saints expected to be very interested in former Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy [ Rapoport: Interview to be early next week]

Dastheat_9 said

Things I do not like about Glenn. Great coach. Everyone respects him and loves him. He is from the DA system. He was a Cornerback. We are going to be playing man to man all the time. Which means the defenses back will be to these mobile QB's. Every third down and ten. There will be a scramble for a first down. You have to play zone sometimes. You have to incorporate zone blitzes. There are times for all Defensive Coverages. I am so tired of QBs scrambling for first downs on us. These blitzes where we have big Defensive ends falling into coverage against Tight ends, and backs destroys my life. Then people ask " Why do we have so many pass interference penalties?" We play our corners on islands. We moved an outside corner to defend a slot receiver.

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I’m very curious to see what kind of defense he comes up with for JD. It’ll be a tough test for sure.

But to your broader point, I think a ton of defenses are struggling to stop mobile QBs because the offenses are still evolving into the hybrid model and have a small step on the defensive adjustments league-wide.

There have been teams with hybrid QBs over the years but it was always somewhat the exception and not the rule, now the majority of teams are trying to implement red-option type plays and leaning on QBs who can pass but also have the wheels to get yards when needed.

Watching teams like Washington struggle to get to Baker Mayfield on Sunday and seeing him extend drives with his legs was an eye-opener. Washington’s defense faces Jayden Daniels every day in practice and didn’t have an advantage on stopping Mayfield’s scrambles.

It was interesting.