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Subject: No way. Author: TrevortheGreat of Trevor's Corner [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 03:12:26 01/08/03 Wed Norcal- Sorry boy, yer wrong. The 49ers' defensive scheme is not the same as it was in the past. From '94-'99, the scheme told defensive linemen to rush the passer. Get him at all costs. Linebackers stayed back in coverage and made plays, and the scheme worked, to a point. In '97, a largely veteran 49ers' defense was 1st in the NFL in yards allowed. But times, they have a-changed. And though both Bryant Young and Dana Stubblefield have indeed lost steps, their conditioning is good as ever. The reason you don't see them getting inside push is because the scheme has changed. Now, rather than defensive linemen penetrating, getting upfield, and making plays, the tackles stay back and tie up blockers so that the linebackers can make plays. There are very very quiet rumblings that BY and Stubby wouldn't have it this way in a perfect world, but they're professionals. They sacrifice statistics for the good of the team and hey, Young still made the Pro Bowl for his performance this year. I agree Okeafor is no world-beater, but Carter has at times been magnificent this year (in fact, were it not for a midseason slump, he'd probably be a Pro Bowler right now), and Peterson is still involved in the pass rush, though more selectively. In the end, what you perceive to be a lack of talent and conditioning is really a function of scheme. If Young and Stubblefield were to rush the passer every down and shurk other responsibilities, it would probably free up Carter and Okeafor for other opportunities, but I believe the rest of the defense would suffer, because the pair's slightly diminished physical abilities would stop them from getting the kind of consistent production they would both demand of themselves. I think a big, dominant DT should be high on the 49ers' wish list this offseason, because I do agree, Stubblefield isnt earning his too-high salary. One huge lineman would free the other three members of the line up for passrush opportunities. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]