Originally posted by Giedi:
The secret to the Tampa 2 system? There really isn't one.
Less is more in this case. The brilliance of the scheme lies in its simplicity. What the Tampa 2 teams have figured out is that it isn't what they're doing, as much as it is who is doing it and how.
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"There's no magic formula," Dungy said. "We don't do a whole lot, other than play hard and play well. Whether it's Pittsburgh or Tampa or Chicago or here, we're going to be fundamentally sound and try not to give up big plays and play hard and play smart. It's that more so than the X's and O's."
http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2271514
Tony Dungy was hired in the mid 1980s as a defensive assistant under Noll in Pittsburgh. From 1984-1988, Tony Dungy was Chuck Noll's defensive coordinator, tweaking the Cover Two zone the Steelers used to try and fit a changing league.
http://americanfootball.wikia.com/wiki/Tony_Dungy
"It's amazing how, of the defenses I've been in, this by far is the simplest, and it has been the most effective. I think sometimes coaches can make things too complicated. It's not rocket science. It's football."
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/515036678/Dungys-defense-is-a-real-hit.html
There is nothing fancy about the Seattle defense. It has relative simple schemes with a simple philosophy. In the words of defensive coordinator Dan Quinn: "Let's get our cleats in the grass and go attack people.".
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Ham and Wagner [former steel curtain players] said they see similarities to their defense with the Seahawks. They mentioned a fierce pass rush; smart, quick linebackers who make plays all over the field; and an aggressive secondary led by a shutdown cornerback, Blount for the Steelers and Richard Sherman for Seattle. The Seahawks secondary is so good and so tough that it has its own nickname — Legion of Boom. That's pretty cool.
"Their defense is probably the closest I've seen to us in a long time in design and performance," Wagner said. "I like what they do. They're fun to watch.
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2015/01/29/Ron-Cook-Steel-Curtain-vs-Seattle-s-defense/stories/201501290216
Not sure what point you're trying to make in regards to my post. A coordinator is still a coordinator, some have more influence than others, the younger and less experienced they are, the less overall influence they have when it comes to personnel. Fangio certainly never had much influence while here, nothing to indicate that Tomsula had much either. Those guys took the players they were handed and tried to make the best of it. Saleh was free to suggest players but ultimately it came down to Lynch and Shanahan as to decide which way to steer the ship and they steered the ship towards improving the OL and adding depth at WR with the first picks.
Also Saleh has only been here for one season, after the roster was completely blown up. It was expected to be a 3 year rebuild at minimum, we are onlyjust starting Year 2, still way too early to be panicking about not having a championship caliber roster after starting from scratch a year ago. Go back to January of last year and no one but the most bright-eyed optimists were expecting this to be a playoff team anytime before 2020.
I do know that Shanahan appears committed to Saleh and realistically there is no reason why he shouldn't be. The 49ers improved in a lot of key areas on defense from the historic train wreck that was 2016. I look forward to further progression from Saleh as he takes advantage of having more overall talent to play with on the defensive side. Talk about him going anywhere in the next few years is incredibly premature.