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Some nice insight into Gregg Williams defensive schemes. Essentially he runs them all, and is not married to the 4-3. I'm hoping he's adaptable enough to maximize our personnel, so this was a great read. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/gregg-williams-explains-defensive-scheme/ There has been a lot of discussion about the composition of a Cleveland Browns defense under defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. The team has employed a three down lineman, four stand up linebackers base defensive for several years. Many consider Williams' base scheme to be the opposite: a 4-3. He clarified the matter on Thursday. “Thank you for asking that. No, Cleveland-based," Williams joked. "The reason being is this, I have 42 words that add up to the 11 that trot out to the field. You guys that have studied me before, we’ll play 4-3 and 3-4 in the same game. 3-3, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, bear, big on five down, big on six down, big on more linebackers, little on more DB’s. I have 42 packages of defense. Now everywhere I go, I don’t do them all. What it is, coaches sit in a room and we waste so much time wondering what the word is. I have the words already. I’ve been doing it for so long. So boom, this 11 guys, boom this 11 guys trot out there. Then, what you all will see is, how much we play those types of schemes or packages is based on the AFC North. It’s based on what the offenses are pulling out there and we have to play defense on. I’m also not afraid to make sure all of the other people are going to have to work on things that I’m never going to call. They’ve got to practice all week long on 4-3, 3-4, 2-2, all of that kind of stuff, and I’m not even going to do it next week. So that’s ok too.” Williams broke it down in simplistic form as well. "It’s find ball, see ball, get ball," he finished.
Another good article detailing how Williams designs his D. I love the Buddy Ryan influence, which sounds a lot like another recent coach who had success on D here. https://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2017/01/a_gregg_williams_defense_5_thi.html CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Browns hired Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator on Sunday, replacing Ray Horton after just one season. Williams is a 26-season NFL coaching veteran, and has been a defensive coordinator for 15 seasons. So teams know what they're getting when they hire Williams. Mary Kay Cabot wrote about Williams' background on Saturday. In the video at the top of this post you can see what those around the NFL have had to say about Williams in recent years. To go along with that, here are five things Browns fans should know about a Gregg Williams defense: 1. A slice of Buddy Ryan You will hear Ryan mentioned a lot now that Williams is with the Browns. He has described his defense as taking what Ryan built with the 46 defense, and built off it. When Williams became Jeff Fisher's defensive coordinator, Fisher wanted him to create a hybrid. "I took George Allen, I took Buddy Ryan, I took Dick LeBeau. I took Bud Carson. I put them all together and now it's kind of a Gregg Williams way that we do things," Williams told NFL Network in 2016. "But there's more Buddy Ryan in everything I do defensively, schematically, than anything." Here's Williams talking with NFL Network about how he has been influenced by Ryan. 2. Linebackers and safeties must adapt A key to Williams' defense is having linebackers and safeties that can audible the defensive call to the offensive formation. Perhaps the hiring of Williams makes extending the contract of linebacker Jamie Collins even more of a priority. Browns coaches raved this season about Collins' football IQ. It might also mean the Browns look for an experienced safety in free agency to lead the largely inexperienced group it had in 2016. In St. Louis, Williams had linebacker James Laurinaitis handling audibles on the field. "I tell everyone all the time when they ask what defense we're playing, we're playing the defense James calls, not what I call," Williams told therams.com in 2015. 3. Players need a notebook Matt Bowen was a safety for Williams in Washington. In 2013, as an NFL writer for Bleacher Report, Bowen provided an insider's guide to Williams' defense. According to Bowen, Browns defensive players had better be ready to take notes, because Williams' defense is complex. "His meetings reminded me of college-level courses that combined chalkboard sessions with film work. I still have the notebooks from my time in Washington, and they are filled with concepts, blitzes, coverages and so on," Bowen wrote. "The meetings were no joke, and we were tested every day when the film started rolling. Williams had no problem putting you on the spot to answer questions, identify concepts or offensive schemes." 4. Always in attack mode The signature of a Williams defense is that it's always attacking. Expect the Browns to blitz a lot. After the Rams hired Williams in 2014, NFLcom writer Bucky Brooks wrote that former players raved about his aggressive nature. "On passing downs, Williams certainly isn't afraid to mix in a variety of blitzes from exotic looks - including some Okie fronts (3-4 or nickel 3-3 packages) - as well as the standard 4-2-5 nickel front," Brooks wrote. "He will order up Cover 0 all-out blitzes in any area of the field, which makes him the ultimate gambler as a play-caller." However, as Bowen pointed out on Bleacher Report, this can be Williams' downfall. "Blitz too much and you can hang your defensive backs out to dry with no help anywhere on the field," Bowen wrote. 5. Scheme to his players' strengths Browns head coach Hue Jackson mentioned on Sunday that Williams always gets the most out of his players. In some ways, he is similar to Jackson when it comes to versatility and creativity. When the Rams hired Williams, ESPN's Jeff Triplett wrote about his creative use of safety Roman Harper. "One example that stands out most was the way he made safety Roman Harper into a two-time Pro Bowler by using him as a frequent blitzer and pseudo-linebacker," Triplett wrote. "Williams would also mix and match between a 4-3 and 3-4. His most famous example (of creativity) was the Super Bowl win over Indianapolis and Peyton Manning when he had different plans for the first half, the third quarter and the fourth quarter."
The longer this goes on without Williams being made "official", the more and more likely the Jets screw this up and he goes elsewhere.
Jets " eyeballing " Williams -----> are we talking about the same Jets that were eyeballing McCarthy ?
Id be devastated again if they don't hire this guy. Maybe Gase wants to announce it Monday at his press conf? Hoping.
But he's elusive in the pocket. The one testicle thing really enhances his ability to move laterally.
You're being awfully generous with that time frame. I'm sure Macc and Chris could pull it off in a mere 20 minutes. Regardless, I'll be shocked if they actually land Williams. Surely he's had his fill of dysfunctional organizations at this point.
