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Wilks’/Holcomb’s 4-3 One-Gap Discipline In two pre-season games Cheap Christian Kirk Jersey , the Cardinals’ version of Steve Wilks and Al Holcomb’s defense has created 8 turnovers (even without the services of starting linebackers Deone Bucannon and Josh Bynes)—-albeit without facing QBs Phillip Rivers or Drew Brees.How are they doing it?We might want to begin by calling this defense “The Desert Swarm.” Wilks and Holcomb predicate their defense on giving each player on each snap a single “one gap” run responsibility and a single pass rush or coverage responsibility. This allows the players to play free and fast. The other key predication of the defense is to follow and swarm to the ball, whether it is in an opponent’s hands or in the air, or on the ground. The pass coverages are multi-faceted—-many of them are combo man/zones. For example, the tipped interception off Tayson Hill Friday night, was the result of a single man coverage on the slot WR by Budda Baker, with zone help in behind. Baker’s tight coverage made Hill’s pass a difficult one, one which was tipped by the WR, tipped again by Cardinals’ ILB Scooby Wright and caught by OLB Haason Reddick.On the deep pass for Ted Ginn Jr. that Bene Benwikere intercepted, the Cardinals were in a 3 deep zone on that play, which allowed Benwikere the comfortable cushion on Ginn, which Benwikere was able to maintain through Ginn’s go-route.The mixings of coverages, combined with the pressure that the front four are creating on the pocket are making the opposing QBs hurry their throws.The biggest challenge of Wilks’ and Holcomb’s 43 base defense, is effectively defending the run. Here’s the rub. The most common 4-3 alignment in the NFL is to line the weak side DT in the weak side A gap (C/G gap). The weak side DE then plays on the outside eye of the T.On the strong side (where the TE is), the typical alignment is to have the strong side DT play in the strong side B gap (G/T), with the strong side DE head up on the TE, so that the TE does not have an easy angle on a down block, nor a chance to get a quick release as a receiver.To make this alignment successful, a defense needs quick penetrating DTs who won’t get quickly taken out by down blocks—-and if the DTs are beaten off the ball, they need to hold their gaps, even if it means collapsing the block to the turf. What they don’t want is for a DT to get blown down the line 2-3 yards, thus creating a two lane highway for the RB to scamper through.The MLB (Mike) keys on the strong side G. If he down blocks on the strong side DT (G/T gap), then the Mike has to fill the A gap immediately). The Sam’s (SOLB) key is whether the strong side tackle down blocks the strong side DT, which would mean the Sam fills the G/T gap, while the DE maintains contain.Sometimes, the coaches will have a twist call on that strong side T down block Jamar Taylor Jersey , meaning that the DE crashes down to fill the gap, while the SOLB takes contain.The other typical 43 alignment is to put the DTs head up on the guards, and adjust the DEs according to the strength of the formation. As you can imagine, this alignment, when played head up, gives the opposing center quick a free access to the ILB at the second level.Now—-in order to keep the offense guessing——the defense can run slants with the DTs (who begin head up on the Gs) into the A and/or B gaps. Lastly, if the 43 defense is getting hurt by the run, the coaches can kick the strong side DE inside and have the Sam LB line up outside as a 5th lineman. Steve Wilks was very concerned about some of the runs the defense gave up versus the Saints, particlarly the Saints’ first play in which Mark Ingram ran up the middle for 15 yards. Here’s what happened on the play.The Saints lined up in a STRONG LEFT formation (TE to left side). They motioned the flanker across the formation to the strong side to see whether the Cardinals were in man or zone. The Cardinals chased with CB Jamar Taylor, so the Cardinals were showing man coverage. Had they not shown man—-the play might have been an overload pass to the flanker/TE strong side versus zone.Instead, Hill knew the Cardinals were playing man and knew the front 4 was lined up off-set and checked to the running play.The Cardinals’ defense lined up in the classic aforementioned off-set position with the strong side DE (Jones) head up on the TE, the strong side DT (Nkemdiche) in the strong side G/T gap, the weak side DT in the weak side G/C gap and the weak side DE on the outside eye of the RT. Have a look:https://www.neworleanssaints.com/video/i...run-up-middleOn the snap, Nkemdiche gets driven backward and sideways and then sealed off by the strong side tackle. The TE blocks Jones head up, but Jones crashes too far inside. Because the flow appears to be going to the right, SOLB Haason Reddick abandons his gap responsibility and gets caught in the traffic inside, while Ingram peals to his left and right up the middle. Reddick missed his key—-when the strong side tackle down blocked on Nkemdiche, Reddick should have stayed at home and filled the gap.After Reddick gets caught inside, the weak side WR blocks FS Antoine Bethea, leaving Ingram one on one with Patrick Peterson. Thankfully, Peterson makes a good TD saving tackle on the play (as pictured).The good news is that the Cardinals’ players on the weak side, DE Benson Mayowa, DT Corey Peters, MLB Scooby Wright do their jobs and bottle up the play.The essence is that all 3 strong side players in the front 7 (Nkemdiche, Jones and Reddick) did not do their jobs. This is exactly why Wilks reiterated after the game that the defensive players need to trust in their responsibilities and fulfill them. Herein lies the crux of Wilks’ message. Yes Cheap Budda Baker Jersey , he was the players to see the ball and swarm to the ball—-but not if it means too quickly abandoning their one gap disciplines. The strong side needed to stay at home. If Nkemdiche shoots the gap, chances are he gets right to Ingram. If Jones keeps contain, then he could have squeezed the RB’s cut-back run down and into the help, right to the gap where Reddick should be sitting.With the Cowboys this week the Cardinals should be tested on their one gap disciplines. Steve Wilks and Al Holcomb are making this their top priority in practice. After notching their first win of the season last week in San Francisco, the Cardinals once again take their show on the road this week to the Twin Cities. This time, we’re 10-point underdogs to the Minnesota Vikings. Although that line is still pretty high, this matchup doesn’t look quite as imposing as it did in the preseason, as the Vikes are scuffling a bit at 2-2-1 instead of looking like the Super Bowl contender many thought they’d be. Which version will we get on Sunday?It’s hard to tell, but just like we did last week in calling the upset against the 49ers, we’ll compare each team’s QB situation, as well as take a glance at what the analytics have to say about the matchups in each phase of the game. We’ll once again lean on Football Outsiders’ DVOA rankings, as well as Pro Football Focus’s player grades/rankings. What do the numbers tell us about these desert birds’ chances in the frozen north?QB ComparisonWhile he did have a 75-yard TD bomb on his first throw of the game last week, Josh Rosen nevertheless regressed in his second career start, completing only 40% of his passes with a YPA of less than 7.00. His QBR plummeted from a sterling 80.4 against the Seahawks to a lowly 33.4 against the 49ers. Whether it was Mike McCoy or road jitters that was to blame is unclear, but the regression was concerning either way.What will we get out of Rosen on Sunday? Well, through 2+ games, his stat line looks like this: 49% completion rate, 386 yards, 2 TDs/1 INT, good for an above-average 63.5 QBR and 64.0 PFF grade (#26 QB). Looks almost like a Carson Palmer line, doesn’t it? He’ll need to come close to duplicating those stats in a single game for the Cardinals to have a chance this weekend. The only question is will Steve Wilks and McCoy let him? They may not have a choice if we fall behind early.Leading the other huddle will be Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins. Five games into his Vikings career, Cousins has largely been as advertised: 71% completion rate, 1,688 yards, 11 TDs/ 2 INTs Deone Bucannon Jersey , good for a QBR of 71.7 and PFF grade of 83.9 (#10 QB). He’s on pace for 5400 yards and 35 TDs/6 INTs. Patrick Peterson and Co. will hope to put a dent in those projections on Sunday, but it’s safe to say the Vikings will enjoy a sizable advantage at the game’s most important position this weekend.Bottom Line: Cardinals fans are rightly excited about Rosen’s potential, but we’ll get to see firsthand what could have been if we had been able to sign Cousins, who should outplay Rosen and get his numbers at home (300+ yards, 2+ TDs).Cardinals Offense vs. Vikings DefenseI thought our offensive rankings would jump up a bit after last week, but that obviously didn’t happen (#firemikemccoy). That said, there’s obviously nowhere to go but up, and, strangely, the once-vaunted Vikings defense represents an opportunity to do just that. Despite talented players in the secondary like Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes, and Harrison Smith, the Vikings have struggled to stop the pass so far in 2018. That means we should see Josh Rosen top 200 yards passing for the first time in his career, with an outside shot of him getting to 300 depending on game script.Speaking of which, unless the Cardinals can get an early lead, I wouldn’t expect David Johnson to get a ton of carries here—figure on 12-15 again instead of 18-20. I’d love to see DJ more involved in the passing game, but 1) Mike McCoy, and 2) Minnesota has only given up 18 receptions to RBs in 5 games (3.6 per game). I’m not holding my breath. Expect a lot of Christian Kirk and (health permitting) Larry Fitzgerald in his hometown.Bottom Line: Our offense has been abysmal, but Minnesota’s defense has been struggling. While it’s possible the Vikings have a get-right game, I’d expect us to at least put up a decent yardage total (even if it comes in garbage time).Cardinals Defense vs. Vikings OffenseThe two key players here are Cardinals CB Bene’ Benwikere and Vikings RB Dalvin Cook. Cousins has amassed the majority of his yards by throwing to Adam Thielen (PFF’s #3 WR) and Stefon Diggs (PFF’s #19 WR). We obviously won’t be able to completely shut these guys down, but assuming Peterson can contain one of them, if Benwikere can keep up his strong play of late and contain the other, it will force Cousins to spread the ball around, hopefully limiting his effectiveness. This passing attack is closer to average than elite per DVOA, which means the Redbirds’ #12 passing defense should be able to hold its own as long as Benwikere is up to the task.The Vikings rushing attack http://www.cardinalsfootballauthentics.com/deone-bucannon-jersey-authentic , meanwhile, has been putrid anyway you look at it (about as putrid as ours, sadly). Game script and poor offensive line play are largely to blame, but so is second-year RB Dalvin Cook’s injury woes. Like Fitz, he’s been struggling with a balky hamstring (he missed the fluky Buffalo loss and last week’s win against the Eagles), forcing the Vikes to use the plodding Latavius Murray. But Cook is back at practice this week, and if he returns at close to full strength, the Vikes might have a semblance of a running game even against our supposedly above-average (per DVOA) rushing defense. If not, I’d expect us to be able to contain Murray and force Minnesota to air it out (where, again, we might have a bit of an edge).Bottom Line: If Dalvin Cook is out/limited again, expect the Vikings offense to struggle a bit, with the Cardinals defense taking a bend-don’t-break approach. If not, all bets are off—things could get ugly.Special TeamsThe Cardinals actually jumped up a few spots in special teams DVOA (all the way up to #24!) after last week thanks to Andy Lee landing 5 punts inside the 20 and Phil Dawson not having to kick any FGs. The Vikings have also had their struggles on special teams (they’re way down at #29), as they’re on kicker number three for the season. (And the Cardinals just worked out their original kicker this week.) Expect fairly sloppy teams play on both sides.Bottom Line: Special teams didn’t play a huge factor last week. Call it a hunch, but I think special teams will play a major role this week. (Oh, and let’s hope Kirk has learned how to fair catch.)Final ThoughtsI originally thought this game would be a Vikings rout. Given the 10-point Vegas spread and the Redbirds’ obvious struggles, that’s still very much in play. It wouldn’t surprise anyone if the Vikings played up to their preseason billing in front of their home crowd and after a big win last week in Philadelphia.But this is the same team that got blown out by the Bills in this very same stadium just three weeks ago. This team has struggled to run the ball as much as we have, and have had their issues defending the pass as well. I don’t think this game will be a gimme for the Norsemen鈥︹€ut I also don’t see the Redbirds winning. I do think we’ll beat the spread though, just barely: Cardinals lose, 26-17. The Redbirds acquit themselves well on the road but ultimately head home with their fifth loss of the season.What say you, Bird Gang? Do we have a snowball’s chance in the desert in this one? Or will Cardinals fans be left feeling frigid once again? Give us your predictions in the comments.