NickZepp
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In the early 2000s we were a bad football team but we generally had good defenses that put pressure on teams. Didn't really matter because we had terrible corner coverage. Now we have that flip flopped. Despite having this talent on the front 7 we don't put pressure on teams and we get beat with our secondary because of it. Instead of blaming talent, I'm done with that. Talent is far from our problems with our defense are all on coaching or system. The don't send any blitzes. Notice how teams like the Eagles always get a blitzer through. It's not that they have more talent than Dallas they don't. Their front 7 isn't even close to Dallas' Their secondary might be close. But they blitz a ton and blitz effectively. They constantly put pressure on teams. We simply don't despite having one of the best rush ends in the league in Ware and having some other talented line players. Teams just load up on blocking the front 7 and are able to protect for 3 seconds which is plenty of time and in the NFL if you get 3 seconds that's plenty of time.
To end this long rant what we need to have done is blitz teams with more than just our front 7. It's just not going to work against good teams. It will work the next 3 weeks, but against good offenses we'll have to outscore teams to beat them.
To end this long rant what we need to have done is blitz teams with more than just our front 7. It's just not going to work against good teams. It will work the next 3 weeks, but against good offenses we'll have to outscore teams to beat them.