What really hurt this defense the most, ..was more lack of discipline more than it was a lack of turnover creators, imo.
- It hurt that the players did not know what da hell they were doing, because the coaches themselves did not know what da hell they were doing.
How are you gonna try to create turnovers, when you don’t even know where to be, .. when to be in position, ..never in position, always in a chase-trail position, dunno when to stand up as a rusher
or when to drop in coverage lanes as a rusher, constant wide open blown coverage assignments,… absolute no gap control vs run, ..
- Creating turnovers comes with understanding scheme and positioning, first before the turnover ability even takes over.
Player personnel considering, I could live far more with bend don’t break,.. before a high risk, undisciplined scheme that - especially doesn’t have the coaching aspect to make confidence.
- Since it’s said that Quinn’s scheme may consists of some zone coverage – I don’t expect to see high risk coverages, I don’t expect Quinn to have Diggs lined up tight at the line
and run 50-60 yrd with a speedy McClurin, Lattimer, and especially without any safety help at all.
- I’m intrigued with the players leftover from Diggs, Wilson, even LVE, … while adding Kazee, Parson, Cox, Joseph and Wright; and I feel some players will have a chance to emerge
such as Gallimore, Hill and Anae.
- Wilson has a knack for turnovers and he has a physical tone about himself, I’d be surprised and disappointed – it’s about him improving his overall consistency
while he gains more game experience.
At some point that secondary is gonna have to have a field general, a leader in control and one tha can rally his troops and calm the confusion/frustration when going gets tough.
Wilson may end up being that kind of player and leader before all said and done.
- But a lot that goes on with turnovers still starts upfront, and keeping teams in long yardage by stopping the run early downs will help matters when it comes to obvious pass downs.
The sack fumble strips and errand passes caused by the constant rush.
- As much as it’s being talked about with the rookie DL guys, Gregory’s full return and a finally healthy Dlaw – it’s the interior middle that I’m more intrigued with.
QBs hate up the middle pressure that keeps them from stepping up pass the edge rushers and interior push disrupts their pocket timing.
But it’s a challenge trying to acquire those kind of interior talent.