Everson Griffen

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Originally Posted by Marrdro

Only a yutz would believe that a LDE would have the same production that a RDE would. Especially considering that the only stat anyone really tracks for a RDE is sacks.

I would, however, love to have JA get the pressures and tackles that a good LDE does. Anyone remember when we had one called Ray Edwards that led the league one year and was in the top 5 the rest in those categories?

Been saying it for years......Get me a true NT/UT that can play the 1 tech and a LDE who can stop the run first and then pressure (not sack) the QB second and the scheme we are trying to run will look like it supposed to.

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Originally Posted by marshallvike

Would Reggie White agree with that statement?

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Deacon Jones and Gino Marchetti along with Reggie White were the picks at end for the 75th Anniversary All-Time NFL Team and they were all LDE's

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Originally Posted by vikinggreg

Deacon Jones and Gino Marchetti along with Reggie White were the picks at end for the 75th Anniversary All-Time NFL Team and they were all LDE's

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OK, OK, I know that there is a player or two out there for every circumstance, but you know what I mean.

Generally a LDE isn't considered a "Sack Artist" in a 4-3 base defense. He is a run stopper first, pass rusher second. A RDE is the exact opposite. Pass rusher first and foremost, run stopper second.

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Originally Posted by Marrdro

OK, OK, I know that there is a player or two out there for every circumstance, but you know what I mean.

Generally a LDE isn't considered a "Sack Artist" in a 4-3 base defense. He is a run stopper first, pass rusher second. A RDE is the exact opposite. Pass rusher first and foremost, run stopper second.

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The primary reason for that has nothing to do with the scheme but everything to do with the fact most QB's are right handed and rushing their blind side is the best place for your best rusher most times. Coupled with most DE's being right handed and it being more natural to rush from that side.

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Originally Posted by Purple Floyd

The primary reason for that has nothing to do with the scheme but everything to do with the fact most QB's are right handed and rushing their blind side is the best place for your best rusher most times. Coupled with most DE's being right handed and it being more natural to rush from that side.

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Excellent point, however, the scheme is basically designed for the norm and not the exception. In this case a right handed QB.

If we faced a team in our division that had a left handed QB, I suspect we would have move our RDE's to the LDE's spot and the LDE's to the RDE's spot.

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Originally Posted by Marrdro

Excellent point, however, the scheme is basically designed for the norm and not the exception. In this case a right handed QB.

If we faced a team in our division that had a left handed QB, I suspect we would have move our RDE's to the LDE's spot and the LDE's to the RDE's spot.

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Swap the players playing RDE & LDE all season long for the sake of 2 games?

I don't think so.

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Originally Posted by singersp

Swap the players playing RDE & LDE all season long for the sake of 2 games?

I don't think so.

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Nope, not what I said.

Doesn't matter. The Griffen as LB experiment is over.

Training Camp Notebook - Monday, Aug 13th | The Vikings Blog - KFAN Sports Radio FM 100.3 - The Fan

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The Everson Griffen at LB experiment has ended:
Heading into Training Camp, the Vikings were hoping to move defensive end Everson Griffen into a hybrid DE/LB role. Based on what they've seen in camp and how Griffen looked in preseason game number one, the Vikings have opted to abandon this mission and have moved Griffen back to defensive end for the foreseeable future.
"We saw enough of [Griffen] at linebacker where we feel that [defensive end] is going to be better for him," Frazier said. "We talked to him Sunday night when we got back and he agrees that it's better to be able to focus on that position."
Griffen will still work in as a linebacker in third down situations but most of his snaps will come from the defensive line. Griffen also left Monday's practice after dinging his knee in team drills.

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Vikings end Griffen linebacker experiment

Vikings end Griffen linebacker experiment | StarTribune.com

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Originally Posted by singersp

Vikings end Griffen linebacker experiment

Vikings end Griffen linebacker experiment | StarTribune.com

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This was the obvious conclusion to this experiment. Wish our coaching staff had the wherewithal to try Robison at LB and move Griffen to starting DE... but they do not.

Actually, I would like to see that. BRob is a talented guy, but that transition is still tough.