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Demeco Ryans Wired for Sound

By Houston Mercier | May 4th, 2008

In the NFL owners meeting this off-season, a new proposal was agreed upon to allow teams to communicate directly to one of their defensive players during the upcoming season.

In previous years, teams were able to do so with an offensive player (always the quarterback) to enhance communication between the coaches and the offense. Hand signals were no longer needed.

Now the league has leveled the playing field for defenses, enabling coaches to signal to their ‘D’ about how to properly align.

And the chess game begins.

Honestly, I have no idea what this leads to. To be sure, there are a lot of questions that will be answered once the season starts. At the moment, it seems like a good idea, if not to make it fair for all.

It only works until 15 seconds remain on the play clock, just as it does for the offense. That’s interesting, but again, I don’t quite understand the ultimate effect it will have on the game, if any.

It probably puts teams that run the hurry-up offense at a disadvantage, as coaches will be able to call in the new defense to deal with the different formations put out by the opposing offense. Sorry Colts and Pats.

What I do know that is LB Demeco Ryans will be the Houston Texans defender that will be receiving these direct streams. It makes sense, considering he is in the middle of the defense and his Pro Bowl play has warranted him the distinction as the defensive captain.

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