Nolan defense system is trash is so bad

Sydla

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Yes, Nolan is dealing with some talent issues on defense. Fine. But he makes mistakes that have nothing to do with talent.

Let's start with how he gets conservative when he has a team in a 1st or 2nd and long situation. He seems content to just give up 7-9 yards easily to prevent an opposing team from getting a first down. Today, I believe, we had the Skins in 2nd and 19, and the defense played a really soft zone, they picked up 11 yards and made it a more manageable 3rd down. And this happens weekly.

And his blitz designs are so mundane. I watched LVE blitz, twice I believe, where all he does is just run straight into the heart of the OL. Smith did it as well. Nolan just seems to think throw an extra guy at the OL and someone will break free.

The sad thing is he's going to be here for at least another season or two. And he's going to influence the talent acquisition process as well. People better prepare themselves for a leat two more years of mediocre to bad defense here.
 

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Yes, Nolan is dealing with some talent issues on defense. Fine. But he makes mistakes that have nothing to do with talent.

Let's start with how he gets conservative when he has a team in a 1st or 2nd and long situation. He seems content to just give up 7-9 yards easily to prevent an opposing team from getting a first down. Today, I believe, we had the Skins in 2nd and 19, and the defense played a really soft zone, they picked up 11 yards and made it a more manageable 3rd down. And this happens weekly.

And his blitz designs are so mundane. I watched LVE blitz, twice I believe, where all he does is just run straight into the heart of the OL. Smith did it as well. Nolan just seems to think throw an extra guy at the OL and someone will break free.

The sad thing is he's going to be here for at least another season or two. And he's going to influence the talent acquisition process as well. People better prepare themselves for a leat two more years of mediocre to bad defense here.

Give me an example.
 

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You can't teach a complex defense to scrubs. Especially when one of those scrubs is argurably one of the dumbest players in football
 

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Don’t have the players , we’re down to 2 CB’s at one point. He’s handicapped with personnel. Bad DT’s, Bad CB’s , a bad safety.
 

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I watch the Cowboys defense its like there are gaping holes in zones and gaping holes for RBs. I watch the Commanders defense and they have 10 guys all within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage and the ball is snapped and they just swarm in at the QB and stuff the RB in the backfield along the way. I hate Nolans defense and though he should be fired after the Rams game.
 

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Don’t have the players , we’re down to 2 CB’s at one point. He’s handicapped with personnel. Bad DT’s, Bad CB’s , a bad safety.

so he as limited DB but still plays 2 LB makes less sense, I love to see LEE, SMith and LVE on the field at once
 

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so he as limited DB but still plays 2 LB makes less sense, I love to see LEE, SMith and LVE on the field at once

Oh yah, that will make all the difference in the world. These clowns just gave up 21 points and 3 rushing TD's in 90 seconds all up the middle to ice the game.
 

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The defense is bad but theyve made an improvement

and they werent bad today.......the reason they gave up points is due to coaching you give NFL athletes the ball in your territory multiple times theyre going to score and the Football team did
 
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