BTW: Article on Hali shootin’ to play LB at 250 lbs

Put somebody big enough to intimidate the WR physically, at the line, and sneak that little guy in over the top, with both the receiver and the QB in his field of vision, while the jamming safety blitzes or plays run after the jam.

On-topic:

Chiefs will need to come up and press more (in ordere to please ME). You do NOT give up your DBs’ ONE shot at the WR for free. If that means using a Jarrad Page up in apparent press coverage, so be it. I keep talking about inverted cover-1 and cover-2, but nobody takes me up on it.

Flowers would be a big threat playing the deep 1/3 in the 4-3 under, in a scheme that let’s him see the whole field. Donald Washington would fit that, too. The kid has great field vision, and, even if only as a changeup, I see the Chiefs getting a lot of mileage out of inverted coverages.

neither has the speed to cover deep when the other is up close to the line. they have so far worked well and learned well together.

I remember his first preseason that he got a good push and sometimes came free right away laying some solid licks on rbs and qbs but his production went seriously south shortly after that. This new formation might be the shot in the arm this guy needs. I honestly think he can still be useful to the chiefs.

I’ve said pretty much the same thing, myself. He scouted at that time as being a great clozer for a big man, but lacked core body strength needed in a true big man. So he became a “bulk-up project.” Lost some of what made him special in the process. His sole remaining shot, it seems to me, is to be productive from an upright stance.

He’s still adequate as a good DE opposite a monster DE, like he was opposite Jared Allen’s one-trick-pony-show. Sort of a Darren Mickell, who’s good enough opposite Neil Smith, especially with a designated pass rusher on his shoulder.

and not just wesley others had the same thing happen…thanks for the help:)

Seriously. Your words ring true. Wesley could really stick his nose in there and that made him more effective in coverage – but as a changeup, not on every down. START by forcing the offense to account for him as a pass-rusher/run-stuffer. Force ‘em to put that poor pass-catching RB in the backfield, because he’s the only guy who can BLOCK your safety and THEN let him drop back and follow his instincts as an extra hat in an area the offense isn’t expecting him.

Seemed like the coaches wanted to direct traffic too much, and ignored what their players were GOOD at. Then the COACHES could always blame the player for missing an (overly complicated) assignment.