Did D.J. Williams give away state secrets?

Denver Broncos Linebacker DJ Williams Posted Plays Online

DJ Williams of the Denver Broncos isn’t exactly happy that he has to learn new plays for a new defense.  However, I do think he made one major error.  He posted pictures of some plays on his Twitter account, which has to make the coaching staff thrilled.

DJ Williams may have just made one of the dumbest mistakes that a player can make.  Giving away plays is not something you want to do ever.  There is a good chance that those plays will have to be thrown away and more are going to have to be drawn up.  Some people thought that this was a joke but it looks pretty legit to me.  I bet he is going to get a talking to from his coaching staff.

D.J. Williams makes mocking him as easy as pie.  If he's not driving while intoxicated, he's battling accusations of non-human urine samples.  His latest foray into the city limits of Doltville includes posting some formations from his Broncos defensive playbook.

It's tempting to blast D.J. once again, so let's succumb to temptation quickly and get it out of our system. D.J. Williams made a really dumb decision.

But let's not get carried away.  In this case, loose lips don't sink ships. D.J. Williams didn't just give away state secrets. Look at the formations. They are standard 4-3 Under formations which adjust to the offense's motion or formation shift (pro, far, trips, etc.). They also show us the Broncos will, in fact, deploy a one-gap scheme with their defensive tackles (notice the 3-tech and 1-tech).  Further, on the backside, they'll run some cover 1, man under. In other words, they'll be doing the exact same thing you see dozens of college and pro defensives doing each and every week.

I can assure you of one thing: the Broncos will not throw out this defensive scheme because it was posted online. Why? Because you can find plays like these in every defensive playbook in the NFL (or high school, for that matter).  It's standard stuff, but of course, you wouldn't know that if you didn't take the time to look under the hood.



2014 Offseason

All Offseason Coverage