Our defensive scheme is a 4 - 3 (4 Down Linemen, and 3
Linebackers) base 7 man front with a 1 gap Under Front alignment (Defensive
Line shifts to the weakside, and the Strong Side Outside Linebacker moves up on
the line of scrimmage. That makes the defense look like a 5-2 with 43
personnel. Sometimes, the Strong or Free Safety will drop down close to the
line of scrimmage, and the defense becomes an eight-man front, or what’s known
as the 46 (Brian Dawkins in Philadelphia, and Justin Reid in KC). Now everybody
in the NFL does a little bit of everything because it’s the pros and a copycat
league. But our defensive coordinator comes from the Jim Johnson tree (‘99 –
‘08 with the Philadelphia Eagles) and prefers a 2 High Safety alignment with Press
Man Coverage, mixed in with Man Blitzes, Double-A Gap Blitzes, and Zone Blitzes
depending on the situation also.
2025 Projected KC Chiefs Defensive Starters in my opinion
before the draft:
LDE: George Karlaftis
LDT: Chris Jones
RDT: Mike Pennel
RDE: Mike Danna
LOLB (SLB): Leo Chenal
MLB: Nick Bolton
ROLB (WLB): Drue Tranquill
LCB (CB1): Trent McDuffie
RCB (CB2): Kristian
Fulton
CB3: Chamarri Connor
FS: Bryan Cook
SS: Jaden Hicks
In the Nickel (5 DBs)
against a spread offense, take out Drue Tranquill, and
replace with a Slot Corner. Chamarri Connor.
In
Dime (6 DBs), take out Leo Chenal, and Drue Tranquill. Add another Safety, Mike
Edwards, along with Chamarri Connor.
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