JY'S D: Etcheverry/Jones/Hall 2.0?

[Slingin Sammy]

I know many on this forum remember our D from 2014 under Gary Etcheverry. It was a D that was vulnerable to the run but relatively stout against the pass.  Etcheverry would consistently rush 3 and drop 9 into coverage; but the 3 he would rush weren't always D linemen...he valued speed over size...we often lined up a 220 L Backer at nose and DBs at D End while dropping smaller dbs into coverage...the overall stats win/loss results were horrible.  He was fired shortly after he was hired.

Fast forward to 2024 and we've seen other iterations of the "rush 3 drop 9" philosophy...C Jones is probably the biggest proponent..Richie Hall has also been a proponent.  JY has had exposure as a player and coach to each of these philosophies...and he's seemed to adapt it to being effective against current CFL offences in his first year as D Coordinator.

Below are some quotes and links to old articles from Etch's tenure.  Consistent themes between the two philosophies include valuing speed and versatility on D, and a stronger focus on defending against the  pass. In 2014, less emphasis on defending the run resulted in larger O lines and R backs gashing our D.

I think that perhaps the best move we made as an organization over the previous off season was to promote JY to the D Coordinator position.  It seems apparent to me that he's adapted what he's learned over the years as a player and coach into a system that is effective against today's CFL Offences...given what I've observed during games and practices this year, and this week, I'm confident that he has a plan that's tailor made to minimize Sasks strengths on O...

Anyone else remember Etch?  Anyone else see an evolution of the rush 3 drop 9 philosophy in JY'S sysyem?



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"There's the philosophy that the CFL is a quarterback driven pass-first league, and we're in the West and teams run the ball. I just think we were more committed to stopping the pass, and we lacked a little balance in that regard. The sense of how teams were going to try and beat us, through the air or the history of the league that would suggest it's a passing league, in this season, against us it wasn't."

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"His preference to use smaller players for their speed made the Bombers vulnerable to big, physical offensive lines and running backs."