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No. There was some expectation that they would, because Patrick Graham has favored that in the past. Maybe they didn't think it was the right fit around Maxx. I imagine optimizing him is the starting point for their defensive scheme.
Why QB in offense but not in defense?
There's a great difference in positions between the two set ups. I'm having difficult time to understand the whole positioning scenario in your sport.
Can't we have a defensive setup with QB and RB?
It's a purely offensive position: responsible for passing the ball and taking snaps.
Alright. So, the positions vary in football according to gameplan. But these are so many, how do you guys even remember all of them?
You get used to it pretty quickly. There are always 11 guys per team on the field.
On offense, the breakdown is 1 QB, 5 skill guys (any combination of TE's, WR's, and RB's), and 5 linemen (2 OT's, 2 OG's, and 1 C).
On defense, there are usually 4 linemen (2 DE's and 2 DT's), 3 LB's, and 4 DB's (2CB's and 2 S's).
The names mostly relate to where they tend to lineup on the field.
Seems like Cricket fielding positions. But you guys speak or write the abbreviations but we do it in the phrases like long on, long off, wicket keeper, square leg, point, gully, cow corner, silly point, deep mid wicket, cover, deep cover, third man, fine, silly mid on, extra cover, straight mid fielder.
Very similar. None of those mean anything to me, but I bet they would after just a few games.
Yes, I'm regularly watching highlights and while listening to the commentry I'm learning about them. I'm pretty sure that I'll better you in terms of understanding your own sport.
Maybe so. That's not a super high bar.
Offense (12 Personnel)
QB Joe Burrow
RB Derick Henry
TE1 Brock Bowers
TE2 George Kittle
WR1 Puka Nacua
WR2 Ja'Marr Chase
LT Trent Williams
LG Kevin Zeitler
C Jackson Powers-Johnson
RG Chris Lindstrom
RT Penei Sewell
Defense (3-4 Nickel)
DT Chris Jones
DE Myles Garrett
DE TJ Watt
OLB Maxx Crosby
OLB Trey Hendrickson
MLB Fred Warner
NCB Trent McDuffie
CB Marlon Humphrey
CB Pat Surtain
FS Kerby Joseph
SS Kyle Hamilton
Special Teams
P AJ Cole
K Brandon Aubrey
This was a bit tougher than I expected. I probably only had a little over half without having to look guys up. The hardest choice is which 5 skill players to choose (WR, TE, RB), because there are so many awesome players and those are the highest profile positions.
I cheated, slightly, on defense, but the NFL does the same thing with their All-Pro teams. My DE's and OLB's are basically the same position (edge rusher), but those guys are so good that you could definitely have them all out there.