If you could solve one problem...

[dbair1967]

Looking at the poll results thus far, it's obvious to most of us that the FS position will hurt us most if not addressed. I've said it here before and I'll say it again....you cannot afford to have an inexperienced and below average player responsible for covering the middle of the field for you. There was no real reason to believe that if KD couldn't win the FS position last year that he would be the answer this year. The team knew that they needed to address the FS position and simply didn't. You can bet that Jerry is already regreting that decision.

sorry, but I just dont agree...you could stick a probowl FS back there right now and it wouldnt make one iota of difference...we simply cant rush the passer...if the QB has 10 seconds or more to stand back there and look all over the field, he is going to eventually find somebody wide open...Mike Zimmer simply doesnt understand pressure defense, whether its with a standard 4 man rush or with the blitz...been here 6+ yrs, its the same thing every week

David

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I couldn't pick out one thing and isolate it from that list.

I can see people saying the D Pressure and with that D pressure our FS would be ok.
I see others saying if our FS was playing ok we are already getting enough D pressure.

While both make good points I think the bottom line for improvement here is nothing more then Execution and to knock off the mental mistakes.

We are getting pressure at times but it is not the lack of physical ability by the secondary in many cases....it is them being out of position due to mental mistakes.

We have enough talent on this team that if they come together and play both physically and mentally well....we could be very special on defense.

However when you got guys making mistakes, being out of position, I don't care how good your pass rush is or how great your FS is...there will be problems.

So IMO either opinion (pass rush or fs) is valid but only because of the mental mistakes or the learning curve of some players.

Really this whole thing should not be a shocker to anyone...we have known, and maybe just forgotten, all along that with so much youth on the D side of the ball, with a new system, new players....it was going to be a period of times where mistakes are made and the D will give up big plays.

Learn to lessen those mistakes, get that unit to play as a team and things will turn around IMO.

Same could be said of Special Teams coverages, same could be said of other areas.

Let's work on these mistakes, give the D a little time to get everyone up to speed and hopefully clean up the mental errors.

One last thing to consider...I don't care how great a player you are, I don't care how great a team on D you have...there will be times that a player or D get's burned.