Sydla
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He's been proven right on Pederson, he relied heavily on Frank Reich and has not been the same since he left. I wouldn't use the word fraud though-much too harsh.
I agree the Colts DEF is good but it's not great and that is the point he is making that it will hold them back in their pursuit of a Superbowl. Diving into the numbers after Week1 when the Jags put 27 on them they settled down and only conceded 29 points in the next 3 to the Vikings, Jets and Bears.
The next 4 games saw the Browns, Bengals, Lions and Ravens put up 104 points an average of 26 points per game, not great but also not terrible. After they held the Titans to 17 in Week 10, they have conceded 171 points to the Packers, Titans, Texans twice, Raiders and Steelers at an average of 28.5 points per game.
The point he was making was something has to change on DEF if they are going to be a great team.
Has he been proven right on Pederson? He said he was the most unqualified coach he has ever seen in his NFL life. That's clearly an incorrect statement. And as noted elsewhere, Lombardi is a failed NFL exec who has carved out a good TV gig. He's far from infallible.
And at the end of the day, whether you need to be a hybrid defense or not to succeed, doesn't mean anything when it comes to Nolan. Just because he runs a hybrid defense doesn't mean he's any good at actually running a defense. The lengths you have gone to defend this guy though, are impressive. Weird, but impressive.