Diggs might be the reason we can't stop the run

[MyFairLady]

In the spirit of assigning blame where it actually belongs I believe we should discuss Diggs as it relates to the run game. The Saints had an absolute field day running at this guy and he wanted none of it. He is another one of our 20 million per year players and he is showing the rest of the team what is acceptable. Princess refuses to stick his nose in there but he still wants to take home all the money. I guarantee you this stuff does not play well in the locker room.

 

[iceberg]

maybe its me, but if you need your CB to stop the run, you got some serious issues.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

I’m mean, he’s certainly part of the issues, as is everyone else.

I’ve never seen a player actively avoid contact like him and when does make a tackle it seems he just pulls the guy forward for an extra 2 or 3 yards.

 

[nate dizzle]

In the spirit of assigning blame where it actually belongs I believe we should discuss Diggs as it relates to the run game. The Saints had an absolute field day running at this guy and he wanted none of it. He is another one of our 20 million per year players and he is showing the rest of the team what is acceptable. Princess refuses to stick his nose in there but he still wants to take home all the money. I guarantee you this stuff does not play well in the locker room.

If "Princess" sticks his nose in there repeatedly against Kamara we will be down our 2 starting CB's. Also, our DL, LB's and safeties were the problem. Not the CB.

 

[iceberg]

I’m mean, he’s certainly part of the issues, as is everyone else.

I’ve never seen a player actively avoid contact like him and when does make a tackle it seems he just pulls the guy forward for an extra 2 or 3 yards.

he's more show than go, i'd agree. but it's strange what any given skillset goes for in the NFL anymore. i'd also agree he's soft against the run.

but by the time they get to the CB, they've past a lot of other D.

 

[nate dizzle]

I’m mean, he’s certainly part of the issues, as is everyone else.

I’ve never seen a player actively avoid contact like him and when does make a tackle it seems he just pulls the guy forward for an extra 2 or 3 yards.

Diggs ain't gonna knock many RB's backwards even if he gives them everything he has. That said, he isn't going to make many highlight reels for tackles regardless.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

"Seat Belt" Carson was awful there also. Had no interest in the running game.

 

[stilltheguru]

He got his money and still plays like that. Let's you know how soft he really is.

 

[iceberg]

Diggs ain't gonna knock many RB's backwards even if he gives them everything he has. That said, he isn't going to make many highlight reels for tackles regardless.

as long as he doesn't get flung back like some Commander player many many years ago that tried to dogpile one of our players.

 

[iceberg]

He got his money and still plays like that. Let's you know how soft he really is.

in all fairness, we knew that before he got paid.

 

[KJJ]

 

[zrinkill]

 

[KJJ]

Blaming a corner for not being able to stop the run? Lol Diggs was gone after week two last season and in week 3 we got road graded for over 200 yards against AZ. The Cowboys have been struggling to stop the run long before he arrived. Get real!

 

[KJJ]

Some fans kept talking about how great our defense played in that game when it was only respectable. That play helped break our back. Another play where we couldn’t make a critical stop. In big moments they have players that step up. You never see our players make a play like that in a huge game at a critical moment against a contending team.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

maybe its me, but if you need your CB to stop the run, you got some serious issues.

That is true.
I will say though the OP is partially correct.
There were a few plays where Diggs sat back and did not engage the runner. The saints were running around the sides instead of mostly up the middle.

But he is only one player.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Just to add.
We were having issues vs the run last year when Diggs was on IR.
He is not helping the situation, but the run defense sucks whether he is on the field or not.

 

[pitt33]

maybe its me, but if you need your CB to stop the run, you got some serious issues.

No,it’s not just you.

Believe me.

 

[Cowboyny]

In the spirit of assigning blame where it actually belongs I believe we should discuss Diggs as it relates to the run game. The Saints had an absolute field day running at this guy and he wanted none of it. He is another one of our 20 million per year players and he is showing the rest of the team what is acceptable. Princess refuses to stick his nose in there but he still wants to take home all the money. I guarantee you this stuff does not play well in the locker room.

If you expect your corner to be the leading tackler against the run, you already lost. He is the last line of defense off the edge.

 

[stilltheguru]

Oh hes definitely not the reason we suck vs the run, but his play is just a microcosm of this team's soft spirit.




Does Diggs in his entire career even attempt to make this play?

 

[thunderpimp91]

Diggs is certainly not a great run defender, but he is far from THE issue.