Sentences with phrase «bigger defensive backs»
Mayhew conceded that bigger defensive backs who are are slower still have a place in the NFL — but that the Lions remain interested in speedy defensive backs.
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Arguably Michigan's top defensive back target, Long, the No. 65 player in the class, would be a big - time pull from out west.
«Wenger is giving the striker the self confidence and belief that should help him to start banging more goals in himself» i highly doubt that makes one a goal scorer... otherwise why bring about this question after welbeck has been involved in two goals??? To me walcot is a better option because of his finishing, smart runs, game reading, delivering during big games, good final touch and making it easier for the right back since he keeps defenders in deep in their half therefore, no need for him to be defensive.
Defenders is the route to go, England Ireland Wales and Scotland, I'm willing to bet that you could find a defensive line or two which would stand up to most big nations back lines, even if not quite as good I think it would be not far off.
It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer
After Hardy shoved a coach in Sunday's loss to the Giants, Jerry Jones backed the embattled defensive end and the locker room tried to ignore the ugly truth: Big D now stands for Dysfunction
In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)
Irvin is notorious for the pushes and shoves he doles out while running a pass route, and he's also a specialist at using his big frame to shield smaller defensive backs from the ball.
We're always so open at the back in these big crunch games, so doesn't Wenger start his team deeper, with a more defensive, counter-attacking mindset.
Reid loves putting a trio of big, athletic tight ends in a bunch and getting them in space against defensive backs.
But until we have a proper big strong DMF we will always be exposed out the back cause all off our holding players forget their defensive duties and bomb forward and LeCoq is not skillful enough to be a DMF for us.
you talk non sense the reason arsenal lost was wenger fielded xaka and elnini and he told the team to play defensive and try to nick the game that's a mistake arsenal should of started fast and attack them we would of won that game he auld of started with iwobi or welbeck on lacazette instead of xaka or elnini that is why the game was lost trying to play safe and trying to park a bus not arsenals style big mistake Tottenham are not a come back team go two up fast start and Tottenham would of been done just like that last game we played them
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
The big young Pole was bought from Legia Warsaw as a defensive midfielder but has since been converted to a centre - back by Wenger and has had experience of 10 games in that position on loan at Birmingham last season.
A 6» 2, 275 - pounder with good feet might struggle to command a top Big Ten defensive lineman, but he's a load for any defensive back.
Our biggest challenge in the playoffs is to get back our defensive intensity.»
That would put pressure on San Francisco's «tweener» backs — 216 - pound strong safety Jeff Fuller and 223 - pound rookie safety Greg Cox, who are bigger than defensive backs but smaller than linebackers — to hang in tough as run - stopping linebackers.
You need to understand that signing a defensive midfielder good enough to back up Coq presents us with two big problems.
One big plus is that Shkrodan Mustafi is back to strengthen our back three and I expect the boss to stick to his 3 -4-3 defensive formation and try and hit the Reds fast on the counter-attack.
Wolves wasted a very good defensive effort in the first quarter by inexplicably going back to iso ball and / or letting the bigs pound the ball into the ground before taking an off balance shot.
When the dust cleared from one big scrap, third - year defensive end Frank Clark was tossed from practice and second - year offensive lineman Germain Ifedi was left lying on the turf on his back with blood coming from his mouth.
«[Danny] Welbeck being back is also a big plus, but their problems are the same problems, and that central defensive area will be their Achilles heel this season.
The senior receiver / defensive back was seemingly everywhere, leading the team in receptions and receiving yards while also making the game's biggest play on defense.
Coordinator Blake Baker seems torn between aggression and bend - don't - break principles — Tech was better at big - play prevention (at least, with the ground game) than anything else last year, but Tech defensive backs recorded 10 sacks, which is as much as you'll ever see.
But if you really want to see embarrassment, check out the body language of a defensive back who has just watched the 6» 5», 215 - pound McCaffrey beat him for a big gain.
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This has had a big impact on the overall defensive strength of the team, especially where the full backs have been better supported.
It's very possible that Cauley - Stein could slide substantially if the Kings don't select him with the number six overall pick — especially when you consider that most teams in the back part of the lottery already have capable defensive big men.
Back and forth they went, getting big defensive stop after another..
Even after the academy graduate Francis Coquelin came back from his loan spell at Charlton and surprised us all with his fine form and combative performances, recording the best stats in the Premier League for a defensive midfielder, lots of Arsenal fans were calling on the manager to go into the transfer market and spend some big money, which he did this summer to sign Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach.
«He's pretty much the biggest player on our team,» senior defensive back Jonathon Tuttle said.
Defensive backs need to react to cuts from wide receivers, and the muddy conditions often lead to big offensive plays after the defender loses their footing.
On the rare occasion that running backs make it past the Buffaloes» defensive line, Manuleleua is seemingly in the right place to make a big hit or break up a passing play across the middle.
With Arsene Wenger already having to cope with a defensive injury crisis that has left him without Koscielny, Chambers and Mustafi, the decision to leave the Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker and our Spanish international Nacho Monreal back in London while Arsenal take on Red Star Belgrade away shows clearly that the boss is making the Premier League game at Everton on Sunday a big priority over this evening's Europa League tie.
But it is not Faulk's mean streak that grabs one's attention when he runs; it is that burst — closing speed, college coaches call it — that prompted a lot of big - time schools to recruit Faulk as a defensive back.
Lampard was talking about Ramsey and saying that although he is impressed with the talent and attacking intent that Rambo showed in his two starts back in the central position vacated by the injury hit Santi Cazorla, he feels that the Arsenal star needs to focus more on the defensive side of things, especially in games against bigger teams like Man City.
DF Harry Maguire, 7 — Almost got off to a terrible start with a misdirected back pass but shrugged off those nerves to play a big part in City's unyielding defensive effort.
He may not have made as big a defensive contribution as some of his rival right - backs (his interceptions, blocks and clearances totalled 182, compared to Branislav Ivanovic's 242, and Bacary Sagna's 255), but his overall contribution to his team was almost unquestionably greater.
on nullifying Tottenham... They didn't create a lot because I think we were compact as well, we had outstanding defensive performances today, but I would like to come back that the whole team was focused on defending together and that made a big difference.
John Ross continually scorches defensive backs getting big plays every game and is assisted by both McClatcher and Dante Pettis in a deadly receiver core.
Lamela could potentially make his first Premier League start for Spurs, Sandro could fit back in defensive midfield for his first start, as Chelsea's midfield will offer more in attack; which will mean more defensive work for Mousa Dembele, but in such a big profile game, Villas - Boas may keep the same 11 that have won at Cardiff away and Norwich at home.
One of the biggest stories out of camp is the quality and depth of rushmen the team has, and it looks like the defensive backs will not have nearly as long to have to cover receivers while players like DeMarcus Lawrence, Randy Gregory, Tyrone Crawford and eventually Greg Hardy are harassing the quarterback...
' Big Sam» already knew his defence left a lot to be desired and has brought in some fresh faces at the back with Gael Givet and Lars Jacobsen reinforcing what was a vulnerable defensive line.
In Yann Sommer, Tony Jantschke, Jannik Vestergaard, Andreas Christensen and Nico Elvedi, Gladbach have a defensive roster with an average age of just 23.2, with many of their players at the back standing out in recent seasons for their statistical impact and links with transfers to some of Europe's biggest clubs.
As I mentionned above that ive just watched all the Arsenal game 2007 and 2008, Ive personnaly gave up with this idea of strngthenin our defence.Its obvious, we need CDM, and I strongly recommend Toure for that job, but finally, I found out our main PBM: AW is a man who beleives in: THE BEST DEFENCE IS ATTACKIN.He has built the team that way.When I watched our 2007 games, i could see that most of these teams who has defeated us this season played exactly the same style of game last season but they couldnt perform so much as our attackin side were so strong for them so that they were always held at their own defensive side.The game is completely Psycological.At the 1st 10mn of the game, they try to attack @their best, but just when we start attackin then all their mdlfldr start to pull back coz most of our attack are all dangerous.And this is what makes the diffrence between the so called BIG 4 and the rest of the league.The Pbm isnt really that our defence is so weak, It is our attack which is WEAK.Durin the first half of this season, Our guys couldnt perform any attackin strategy planned by AW, coz 1st: they were new to it, coz they have only practiced it durin trainin session.2 nd: Some of the key players are gone.3 rd: Even AW did nt know where exactly is the best position for those new players, the likes of Nasri, Vela, and some of them were all subsitute last year.Plus they are all young players who can improve and change their style game after game.
Nevertheless, there has been little sign of progress, but with Per Mertesacker sidelined until Christmas and Gabriel Paulista out for around six weeks, pressure will remain for Wenger to dip into his back pocket and spend big on much needed defensive reinforcements.
then I strongly recommend your idea.Look at ManU, they are also opting the same tactics that you recommend but take a look at the vivacity and the dynamism of every ManU players on the pitch.They all attack together and defend together, and I beleive that you have also noticed this on ManU.If we want this line up to happen again then this is exactly the way that all Arsenal players should behave on the pitch.Defend together up fron the centre and attack together (Like sagna and Clichy do to back the wing upfront) And we had this line up during the startin of the season but our players were not strong enough to defend together.They did nt want to run when defendin but they all wanted to when attackin.Denilson has improved a lot on his defense, I must admit but he still got ta do more.And I personnaly beleive that all these 5defeats had a big impact and gave us a gud lesson on our defensive quality.This concerns all our mdfld players including Fab, I could also see him improving a lot on his defensiv quality after all of these Arsenal crisis.But for now we need Song for not loosin games anymore.
(CNN)-- Ohio gubernatorial candidate John Kasich is going on the defensive in his first campaign ad, hitting back against Democratic efforts to portray him as a former Wall Street big wig.
While pursuing his undergraduate degree, Cody was a four - year letterman as a defensive back on the University of Texas football team and played in the 2010 Big XII Championship and National Championship games.
Also, if you have taken ten defensive driving programs and are back for your eleventh, a Municipal Judge, City of Big Sandy Upshur court may feel that you need a different form of rehabilitation in order to improve your safe driving habits.