The bend but don't break mentality on defensive has been preached ever since Marinelli has taken over as Defensive Coordinator in 2014.
It has had relative success in terms of not giving up a lot of points for the most part. Which is ultimately the main goal of any defense.
However, defense regularly gives up a high amount of yardage and rarely force turnovers, especially interceptions because they keep everything in front of them.
Why not try up some different schemes and packages to confuse opposing offenses? Why does it appear that no changes are ever made?
Could it be because this style of defense protects defensive players from injury? I've noticed the Eagles always play aggressive on defense and will have some games where their defense is the main reason why they won. However, the last 2 years, Eagles have had a ton of injury problems because their defense is borderline reckless with how aggressive they are.
Sorry if this post is all over the place but I just wanted to start a conversation on why we don't see any changes in defensive scheme when a lack of turnovers has been an issue for like 4 years in a row now.
Interested in hearing your thoughts on this topic.
