Cal DC Peter Sirmon will be Saints LB coach

ELLIASJWILLIAMS said
You're right on the 4-2-5 and I just figured out why. No matter where Staley has gone he's asked his Edge guys to drop between 200-245 times. Mostly it's his Sam LB that does the most dropping. For Rams it was Leonard Floyd and Chargers in 2022 it was Kyle Van Noy. Both well over 100 coverage drops

We don't have a Sam...but we do have an Alontae Taylor and that slot DB in the big 4-2-5 is essentially a Sam LB.

Making that the base defense while we transition makes the most sense.

So while it will be a 4-2-5 in numbering it will still function like the 3-3-5. By that I mean it will still have a NT and two 4i's with Granderson on one edge and then Alontae being the blitzer/dropper on the other edge.

When we decide to run his dime looks you probably drop Werner and add Cam Jordan opposite Granderson. So it's Granderson, 4i, nt, 4i, Cam. Davis is your MLB and then your 5 DB's.

We need a NT and more depth at DB/S. You can take a chance on a mid round undersized rusher for Sam later in the draft but we're going to need that NT.

Taylor is going to be disruptive in this defense...but we'll also need him to stay healthy since he's such a core piece.

I like how Fangio will get into those penny (5-1) looks from his nickel personnel, he waits for the offense to show their hand before putting a fifth guy on the LOS. From what I’ve read, college teams are moving away from Tite fronts to even fronts because the Tite front is soft on the edges in the run game. Defenses can be manipulated by teams playing three wide receivers, the Packers abused the Rams in the run game in the playoffs a few years back (notable that Donald was out, and we don’t have Donald, so we would be vulnerable to a similar attack). The Rams had to adjust by bringing a safety into the box, and the natural consequence was a deep PA TD pass to Lazard.

The even 4-2-5 front with the edges out wide keeps the edges as force defenders and pass rushers, with the two DT’s playing gap and a half to limit inside runs. The edges stay out of conflict and can play fast.