Brandon Staley is Defensive Coordinator (63 Viewers)

[Snakehead]

NT Options in the draft:

NT/DT Kenneth Grant, 6'3" 342lbs - Michigan (Freak show)
NT/DT Alfred Collins, 6'5" 320lbs+ - Texas
NT/DT Yahya Black, 6'5" 337lbs - Iowa (This is the guy why Higgins can run wild and make plays, he eats double teams)
NT/DT Cam Jackson, 6'6" 339lbs - Florida (draft reports says weakness is holding double teams)

NT Options on the roster:
NT/DT John Ridgeway, 6'5" ~330lbs
- Needs to continue development, but he's on the roster and can at the very least be the backup to NT.

Put me in the group that sees Deone Walker as a DE opposite Bresee in a 3-4.

LDE Walker/NT (Grant/Collins or Black)/RDE Bresee

 

[St. Widge]

NT Options in the draft:

NT/DT Kenneth Grant, 6'3" 342lbs - Michigan (Freak show)
NT/DT Alfred Collins, 6'5" 320lbs+ - Texas
NT/DT Yahya Black, 6'5" 337lbs - Iowa (This is the guy why Higgins can run wild and make plays, he eats double teams)
NT/DT Cam Jackson, 6'6" 339lbs - Florida (draft reports says weakness is holding double teams)

NT Options on the roster:
NT/DT John Ridgeway, 6'5" ~330lbs
- Needs to continue development, but he's on the roster and can at the very least be the backup to NT.

Put me in the group that sees Deone Walker as a DE opposite Bresee in a 3-4.

LDE Walker/NT (Grant/Collins or Black)/RDE Bresee

Do you think Graham fits in the 1 1/2 gap scheme as a DE?

 

[Snakehead]

Do you think Graham fits in the 1 1/2 gap scheme as a DE?

That guy is talented enough to play any of the positions in that formation, but to get the best/most out of him, DE in a 3-4 is probably best.

I really want one of these monsters to play NT and then a couple 6'5"-6'7" 300lbs+ guys at both LDE and RDE. Build the Wall!

 

[Mr. Coach Klein]

I think Young will be back. He’s a young pass rusher that we need. He will get probably around 12-13 million a year on a 3-4 year deal, which we can easily do while lowering his current cap number. Cam I believe takes a paycut to stick around.

12-13MM, yeah we could swing that. I have a feeling he's gonna approach 17MM which would price us out.

 

[soggymoss84]

12-13MM, yeah we could swing that. I have a feeling he's gonna approach 17MM which would price us out.

If he gets above 15 million I think I would let him walk and take the 3rd round comp pick. I don’t think he will though.

 

[Elvis]

Not my first choice but he could be a solid choice. What I like best about him is that he has experience coaching D Line, Linebackers and Secondary as a position coach at different levels. What I like least about him is his tendency to move from team to team every year or two. That looks terrible on a resume. But I'm hardcore rooting for the guy to succeed and curious to see how he uses our 4-3 personnel when he's been primarily a 3-4 coach.

 

[3ParStillDriver]

NT Options in the draft:

NT/DT Kenneth Grant, 6'3" 342lbs - Michigan (Freak show)
NT/DT Alfred Collins, 6'5" 320lbs+ - Texas
NT/DT Yahya Black, 6'5" 337lbs - Iowa (This is the guy why Higgins can run wild and make plays, he eats double teams)
NT/DT Cam Jackson, 6'6" 339lbs - Florida (draft reports says weakness is holding double teams)

NT Options on the roster:
NT/DT John Ridgeway, 6'5" ~330lbs
- Needs to continue development, but he's on the roster and can at the very least be the backup to NT.

Put me in the group that sees Deone Walker as a DE opposite Bresee in a 3-4.

LDE Walker/NT (Grant/Collins or Black)/RDE Bresee

2025 NFL Draft Prospects: Nose Tackle – WalterFootball

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This is a solid list. Ignore the comments. I was super disappointed to read about Black's character concern. It's gotta be draft talk. The guy is well known (supposedly) in Iowa as a nice guy and a team leader. It's also a very polar opposite report to this article how great he stood out at the senior bowl: https://www.si.com/college/iowa/foo...ing-a-name-for-himself-at-reeses-senior-bowl-

Sometimes I'm really confused about these scouts. How the heck am I on this dang forum doing a better job then them prior to the senior bowl on who's who. I've gotta assume the reporter was just being dramatic when they said no one knew who Black was. Cause that can't be right. Anyone who has watched Iowa for just one single defensive series would've had Black and Higgins stand out to them. Or Dart for that matter possibly being the best QB in this draft.

 

[St. Widge]

This scheme could really help Kool-Aid. Apparently, Saban's defense at Alabama was a Cover 3 hybrid zone/man where their DBs played zone, but then transitioned to man coverage once the receiver made a move. Kool-Aid obviously excelled in that defense in college and playing the pattern match/matchup zone that Staley uses should help Kool-Aid play better in a more familiar scheme.

 

[TribuneUK]

Curious on if we can get Parker now by adding Assistant Head Coach to his title

It might be time for people to give up on this piece of wishful thinking.

 

[sinnersandsaints]

Good enough for Merriman, good enough for me.

 

[meily]

He tends to run a base 3-4 but he does run a lot of 4-3 fronts. Sometimes those 4-3 fronts have 3 down linemen and one stand up edge rusher in what would normally be a DE position with his hand on the ground in a normal 4-3. He's certainly a multiple fronts guy that will use different things to attack different offenses.

For instance, Fangio, who is Staley's mentor, more or less ran a 5 man front against us when we played the Eagles this year to shut down our run game.

I think this could give new life to Mathieu. He's still very smart and should still be good at crashing down on the LoS to add a run stopper to the light box that Staley tends to use. But, we will need to add some good young Safeties soon.

I am not asking what kind of defense he is known to run, I am simply stating neither Staley nor Moore has spoken about scheme, just stating the facts not going against the wishes of SR.com to run a 3-4 because apparently it was invented in NO and we will be successful with it because of the Dome Patrol.

 

[Snakehead]

2025 NFL Draft Prospects: Nose Tackle – WalterFootball

walterfootball.com

This is a solid list. Ignore the comments. I was super disappointed to read about Black's character concern. It's gotta be draft talk. The guy is well known (supposedly) in Iowa as a nice guy and a team leader. It's also a very polar opposite report to this article how great he stood out at the senior bowl: https://www.si.com/college/iowa/foo...ing-a-name-for-himself-at-reeses-senior-bowl-

Sometimes I'm really confused about these scouts. How the heck am I on this dang forum doing a better job then them prior to the senior bowl on who's who. I've gotta assume the reporter was just being dramatic when they said no one knew who Black was. Cause that can't be right. Anyone who has watched Iowa for just one single defensive series would've had Black and Higgins stand out to them. Or Dart for that matter not possibly being the best QB in this draft.

I first saw his name on this forum and then I looked him up, read up on him, etc. The "reporters" at the Senior Bowl probably were unaware of him b/c he doesn't stuff the stat sheet. His stats show up on others guys boxscores. That's the type of NT we need in the middle. His measurements are exactly what I'd want to see there. He's massive, long arms, huge hands, etc.

 

[3ParStillDriver]

I first saw his name on this forum and then I looked him up, read up on him, etc. The "reporters" at the Senior Bowl probably were unaware of him b/c he doesn't stuff the stat sheet. His stats show up on others guys boxscores. That's the type of NT we need in the middle. His measurements are exactly what I'd want to see there. He's massive, long arms, huge hands, etc.

Did you watch his highlight video? It's pretty good. I saw most of that live on the TV.

If you want to watch growth in real time, watch the Iowa vs Ohio State game. In that game are some highlights and some lowlights. They played week 3 or 4 or something, early in the season. Then watch Iowa vs Missouri. They played last game of the season. You see quite a bit of growth occured between those two games, and both opponents are NFL caliber talent. It's almost as if he embraced his role to be a consumer of offensive lines and one play in particular comes to mind where he ditched his double team and moved one of the guys in front of MU's RB to block the hole.

 

[BBarnes]

Staley will need a generational talent to build around the defense.

His Los Angeles Chargers defense was rather unimpressive and borderline bad in clutch situation.

Very lukewarm. He had one legit amazing year and they was one Aaron Donald pressure away from blowing a Superbowl lead in the clutch.

More than willing to take my chances with him. He’s a very good defensive coach.

 

[St. Widge]

I am not asking what kind of defense he is known to run, I am simply stating neither Staley nor Moore has spoken about scheme, just stating the facts not going against the wishes of SR.com to run a 3-4 because apparently it was invented in NO and we will be successful with it because of the Dome Patrol.

It has nothing to do with the Dome Patrol. It has everything to do with the fact that Fangio's scheme, whatever base is run in it, is the only scheme that is currently stopping the McVay/Shanahan system and is the only one really stopping the mobile QBs.

So, snarky remarks aside, I don't care if it's a base 3-4 or not. But, the fact is that Fangio, who taught Staley, and Staley tend to run odd fronts. He has occasionally used 4 or even 5 man fronts, but the base of the scheme is the 3-4 with a two high shell in the secondary.

There is simply no way that a DC is going to completely change the scheme that got him jobs as a DC and HC. He may not be able to implement the entire system right away and may play more even fronts than usual, but he is going to run his base scheme.