Portnoy1
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Should Nolan Be Fired?
The answer I think most of us would give is yes. But I'd like to know why. I "DO" want Nolan gone, but my reason is because I want an aggressive 4-3 DC, but that's about all I got. And a DC the players are willing to work with.
When I look at the defense we should rightfully be getting torched in the air, we knew that from the start of the season. Lewis, Awuzie, woods aren't needle movers, Diggs is a rookie and Wilson is a good run defending, underneath type safety. But statistically our passing D is middle of the pack. Why?
Because our run Defense is the worst in the league. But that's where the household names were. Poe, Smith, DLAW, Gregory, Griffen. In Marinelli's Scheme you could one gap and go. In this Scheme it's not like that. I've scene Nolan even go to a 5man front and yet runs up the gut and around the corner are still happening. I don't necessarily believe at this point it's a lack of understanding, but a lack of effort. Aldon and DLaw getting caught inside and not setting the edge, Crawford getting blown off the ball. Then you look at the next level with LVE and Jaylon. I've seen especially early on where for example Poe was double teamed leaving Jaylon 1 on 1 with a back and Jaylon hesitates and gets burned for a 5 -6 yard run that should have been 2 at the most. LVE not picking the right Gap with Lamar Jackson's TD run.
Those things are not the fault of the playcaller. Also we need to be realistic about the players and how they play. DLAW freelanced à bit. If you notice he dips inside quite a bit on runs and doesn't set the edge all the time. More often than not it works in his favor though, but if a lesser player does that it's not gonna work out well. There are plays where DLaw dives inside gets in the backfield and hits the RB and gets a 5 yard loss, but if he sets the edge then the RB cuts back right into the LBs for no gain. But if DLAW misses when he ducks inside then that back now has a nice lane outside with the LBs being out of position.
My point is I've seen Nolan do several different things but the results are the same. If you recall the game against the Ravens was telling. The last TD featured a gut run and the RB was barely touched. There lineman said "easy money". A gut run in a goal line situation should NEVER be easy money. Is that Nolan's fault?
If he is fired and someone else is brought in, how do we know that the players won't pull this same nonsense then? I ask, is it Nolan's scheme? Is it a Talent deficiency? Lack of effort? Or all of the above?
The answer I think most of us would give is yes. But I'd like to know why. I "DO" want Nolan gone, but my reason is because I want an aggressive 4-3 DC, but that's about all I got. And a DC the players are willing to work with.
When I look at the defense we should rightfully be getting torched in the air, we knew that from the start of the season. Lewis, Awuzie, woods aren't needle movers, Diggs is a rookie and Wilson is a good run defending, underneath type safety. But statistically our passing D is middle of the pack. Why?
Because our run Defense is the worst in the league. But that's where the household names were. Poe, Smith, DLAW, Gregory, Griffen. In Marinelli's Scheme you could one gap and go. In this Scheme it's not like that. I've scene Nolan even go to a 5man front and yet runs up the gut and around the corner are still happening. I don't necessarily believe at this point it's a lack of understanding, but a lack of effort. Aldon and DLaw getting caught inside and not setting the edge, Crawford getting blown off the ball. Then you look at the next level with LVE and Jaylon. I've seen especially early on where for example Poe was double teamed leaving Jaylon 1 on 1 with a back and Jaylon hesitates and gets burned for a 5 -6 yard run that should have been 2 at the most. LVE not picking the right Gap with Lamar Jackson's TD run.
Those things are not the fault of the playcaller. Also we need to be realistic about the players and how they play. DLAW freelanced à bit. If you notice he dips inside quite a bit on runs and doesn't set the edge all the time. More often than not it works in his favor though, but if a lesser player does that it's not gonna work out well. There are plays where DLaw dives inside gets in the backfield and hits the RB and gets a 5 yard loss, but if he sets the edge then the RB cuts back right into the LBs for no gain. But if DLAW misses when he ducks inside then that back now has a nice lane outside with the LBs being out of position.
My point is I've seen Nolan do several different things but the results are the same. If you recall the game against the Ravens was telling. The last TD featured a gut run and the RB was barely touched. There lineman said "easy money". A gut run in a goal line situation should NEVER be easy money. Is that Nolan's fault?
If he is fired and someone else is brought in, how do we know that the players won't pull this same nonsense then? I ask, is it Nolan's scheme? Is it a Talent deficiency? Lack of effort? Or all of the above?
