Our defense has me confused. Really, who are they?
I can not figure this group out. Lemme throw some thought processes at ya:
I'm not sure if we have put up a solid defensive efort in any full game this year, but the thing getting me is, what are their strengths and weaknesses.
Going into the Cowpies game, I wasn't concerned about their run game, because I thought our D was pretty stout against the run, and that our pass D was our weakness. Butttttt....... Both Dallas, and now the Saints both looked like they could have a lot of success running tha ball against us. (Thankfully the Aints were too stupid to really stick with it today).
But looking back, maybe our D was being challeneged more in the pass game because of our injuries, and our run D really WASN'T holding it's own. I guess what I'm saying is that we sem to be susceptible to the run, AND the pass. Our opponents are simply dictating what they want to challenge.
Short of Trotter who put up 10 tackles today and swallowed everything that came his way, the tackling was horrendous. As far as pass coverage, if we are not getting a ton, and I mean a TON of pressure from teh front four, we seem to get picked apart. And teams are using the short,quick pasing game to counter our pass rush, and having success with that because we are either : playing zones that teams are exploiting, or 2. giving way too much cushion in man coverage that eats us up underneath.
Does this D have an identity? Do they have a strenth to fall back on? Any signs of continuity or consistency????
I can not figure this group out. Lemme throw some thought processes at ya:
I'm not sure if we have put up a solid defensive efort in any full game this year, but the thing getting me is, what are their strengths and weaknesses.
Going into the Cowpies game, I wasn't concerned about their run game, because I thought our D was pretty stout against the run, and that our pass D was our weakness. Butttttt....... Both Dallas, and now the Saints both looked like they could have a lot of success running tha ball against us. (Thankfully the Aints were too stupid to really stick with it today).
But looking back, maybe our D was being challeneged more in the pass game because of our injuries, and our run D really WASN'T holding it's own. I guess what I'm saying is that we sem to be susceptible to the run, AND the pass. Our opponents are simply dictating what they want to challenge.
Short of Trotter who put up 10 tackles today and swallowed everything that came his way, the tackling was horrendous. As far as pass coverage, if we are not getting a ton, and I mean a TON of pressure from teh front four, we seem to get picked apart. And teams are using the short,quick pasing game to counter our pass rush, and having success with that because we are either : playing zones that teams are exploiting, or 2. giving way too much cushion in man coverage that eats us up underneath.
Does this D have an identity? Do they have a strenth to fall back on? Any signs of continuity or consistency????
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