Bryan Scott (1 Viewer)

[WOW6616]

NFL.com gamebook has Bryan Scott starting at MLB in last nights game he recorded 1 Solo tackle Link Does anyone have any insight into this?

 

[Jene Bramel]

Technically correct, but a symptom of a larger misconception this preseason.

The Bills were in a nickel package (4-2-5) and Scott was playing a linebacker like role. It becomes difficult for the league, who gets limited depth chart information from the teams and doesn't care all that much, to list the formation correctly when it's a subpackage on the opening snap.

I've seen similar concerns about Levy/Tulloch and Mayo/Guyton over the past couple of weeks.

The upshot here is that, as Rud noted in another thread, Scott is getting a long look as a hybrid nickel player because he can cover better than Torbor and holds up pretty well in the box against the run as the sixth defender in the box. Still, he's no threat to Andra Davis at LB and, barring injury, no threat to George Wilson at SS.

 

[hippkiller]

Any chance for Dahl type numbers this year?

Technically correct, but a symptom of a larger misconception this preseason.The Bills were in a nickel package (4-2-5) and Scott was playing a linebacker like role. It becomes difficult for the league, who gets limited depth chart information from the teams and doesn't care all that much, to list the formation correctly when it's a subpackage on the opening snap.I've seen similar concerns about Levy/Tulloch and Mayo/Guyton over the past couple of weeks.The upshot here is that, as Rud noted in another thread, Scott is getting a long look as a hybrid nickel player because he can cover better than Torbor and holds up pretty well in the box against the run as the sixth defender in the box. Still, he's no threat to Andra Davis at LB and, barring injury, no threat to George Wilson at SS.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Any chance for Dahl type numbers this year?

Not unless he finds a role in the base defense. Right now, if he plays on every passing down, he'll see somewhere between 8 and 40 snaps a game. More against teams like NE, fewer against teams like the Jets (probably), especially if they fall behind early.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I think Scott holds the nickel LB job for awhile, but as Jene mentioned his upside is limited without a role in the base defense. The Bills will likely look to replace him if teams start taking advantage of running against their nickel D though.

It does give him some steady playing time each week, but probably not enough to count on as a fantasy option. He might be a fill-in during weeks when the Bills play a pass-heavy team.

 

[msommer]

Didn't he or George Wilson have a similar role last year with reasonable results?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Didn't he or George Wilson have a similar role last year with reasonable results?

2 years ago when the Bills were decimated with injuries, they moved Scott up to linebacker full time and he put up some great tackle numbers as teams loved to run at him.last year, IIRC, him and Wilson both saw some snaps in subpackages behind Whitner and Byrd but not consistently enough to be a viable fantasy option.

 

[kapp]

Can anyone comment about Scott's play today vs. KC? Was he playing LB? Noticed he had 9 tackles and a sack.

 

[Young 8]

Can anyone comment about Scott's play today vs. KC? Was he playing LB? Noticed he had 9 tackles and a sack.

According to Bills Gamebook he started as LEFT CORNERBACK

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Can anyone comment about Scott's play today vs. KC? Was he playing LB? Noticed he had 9 tackles and a sack.

According to Bills Gamebook he started as LEFT CORNERBACK

that's wrong.The Bills opened the game in their nickel package. They had 3 cornerbacks out there (McGee, McKelvin, Florence), Wilson and Byrd at safety, and Barnett and Scott playing linebacker.But, McGee got hurt on the first snap and the Bills got out to an early lead so that created a lot of opportunity for Scott that might not always be there from week to week.

 

[zilladog]

So what happens going forward? Does scott continue to play LB?

 

[Jene Bramel]

I don't think anything unexpected happened with the Bills' defense yesterday. Both Aaron and I noted Scott's position and role earlier in the thread and argued that Scott would be a sneaky value against teams whose base offensive personnel would force the Bills into a nickel situation often.

The Chiefs are one of those teams (spread offense as base, with the spread personnel more likely to be slot WR/RB types than a TE who might play on the line). I think Scott could have been reliably projected to take 25-30 snaps yesterday in a close game. What pushed Scott's snap count through the roof was the 14-0 Buffalo lead after the first quarter and 20-0 with almost six minutes left in the second quarter. It wouldn't shock me if Scott got 40-45 snaps yesterday, and most of them came with him in a great position to make plays in the box without much competition for tackles.

 

[zilladog]

Thanks for the info as always Jene! Without Boss and Z. Miller in OAK,as well as the (possible) emergence of D. Moore, I'll be watching to see what kind of personel groupings the Raiders show us tonight. If they roll with 3/4 Wr's as a base with only DMC as the single back, Could Scott continue putting up points next week vs. OAK at home? Something tells me it's unlikely. Especially considering they run a power run scheme with a heavy dose of fullback.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article555894.ece

Scott was on the field for an estimated 50 of Kansas City's 56 offensive snaps. His role in the opener was that of a hybrid linebacker/safety in the team's nickel package (Scott and cornerback Aaron Williams came onto the field in place of Dwan Edwards and Andra Davis).

"My position, it really is going to change from week to week just depending upon what teams come out and do," Scott said. "We were able to get ahead early in the game and they were kind of playing from behind. They stayed in more passing formations -- and we matched up very well against it."

Scott had a sack and led the team with eight solo tackles. Three tackles went for a loss, including one in the third quarter on Chiefs tight end Leonard Pope for a 2-yard loss that set up a third-and-long situation. Later in the quarter Scott made another open-field tackle on Chiefs start running back Jamaal Charles, stopping him for a 1-yard loss to force another third and long.

"That goes across the board no matter what position you play, you have to be able to tackle," Scott said. "Talking about Sunday, the defense as a whole tackled really well."

The hybrid linebacker role in Buffalo's nickel is one of the toughest jobs on the defense. It involves covering the underneath portion of the field, where running backs like Charles and elite tight ends often go to work.

"It's really just a mix of a lot of different things and it's cool because we can disguise certain coverages. They can see me in the box and count me as a linebacker when really I'm dropping to the deep middle field. There's a lot of different looks we can give them."

With another year in the role, Bills coach Chan Gailey likes the progress Scott has made in the job.

"He'll play inside as a linebacker, he can go deep if we need him to go deep and he can play backside of the backfield or tight ends. He'll even cover the wide receiver when they cut underneath and [come] in his zone," Gailey said. "He's a versatile player. He played very, very well [sunday]. He was sideline to sideline and that was good. Last year he was playing in a similar spot but he hadn't done it a lot. He's a lot more comfortable doing what he's doing this year."

At 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, Scott is the biggest defensive back on the Bills' roster. Of course, at that size he's also the smallest linebacker.

"The biggest challenge is obviously being a little undersized at that position," Scott said. "You kind of have to make it up with speed a little bit."

That's where the offseason training comes in for the 30-year-old with nine years of experience.

"I relish the opportunity to be able to get out there and just have fun. We put so much time in, we work really hard, so to be able to be a part of it on a Sunday is huge," he said. "I feel good about the win. You go back and look at the film and there's obviously things that can be corrected, but I think it was definitely a great start for us, great start for me."

 

[tonka]

Any reason to believe he will cut into George Wilson's value?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Any reason to believe he will cut into George Wilson's value?

Not based on the way they are currently using them both. I suppose on clear run downs they could consider taking Byrd out and going with Wilson/Scott at safety but Wilson should remain an everydown player.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Bryan Scott took on a new assignment on Wednesday. The safety went through stretching and positional drills with the inside linebackers. He has taken reps at linebacker during games previously in his career.

http://www.wgr550.com/pages/11673463.php?contentType=4&contentId=9527314

 

[kapp]

Does anyone happen to know if Scott ended up playing snaps at LB during week 14? He was obviously very active.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

didn't see the game but my guess is they used him maybe as box safety in a nickel base because of gates.

 

[RushHour]

I didn't see the game either, but I've been told that he played some LB.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

he was matched up with Gates a lot.

 

[tonka]

I'm looking for a bit of clarification about Scott's ranking for week 17 (yes, my league plays a week 17 championship... I know...).

He is ranked extremely high by John Norton. In fact, he's ranked as the #2 DB by my league's scoring system and I assume also by standard IDP scoring.

Scott hasn't really produced the past few weeks. What is the thinking behind his ranking this week? Is it just that he will probably play OLB and cover Gronkowski? If I recall, he did a poor job trying to cover Gates a couple of weeks ago. Is Scott even lock to be on the field with Wilson and Byrd there? Is it a sure thing th Bills will play nickel against the Pats?

I don't want to make this too Assistant Coach-y, but I need big production from my DBs this week if I am going to win it all. I grabbed Scott from the WW but I am feeling very apprehensive about putting him in there this week.

Help is much appreciated.