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this is not a "sky is falling" post but
for those who are saying this was "good loss" or "just an off game", this was not.
This game just exposed our weaknesses which many of us have pointed out again and again on this forum.
DEFENSE:
1. We have a pass rush that is anemic. For a so called "physical defence" we dont hit the QB or sack him.
2. We cant defend the screen pass. Peyton knew that and that is really what the saints did against us: screen pass, screen pass, screen pass, and when we back off , deep pass. this is what the giants did to us, what the saints did to us, and why westbrook has big games against us.
3. Our safeties are very poor in coverage and basically have 4 SS or rookie FS who cant cover and take bad angles and drop passes.
the long and short of this is that we cant defend the deep pass and cant defend the short pass .... so what exactly can we defend?
for this i have to blame the defensive scheme more than anything else..GROZ
OFFENSE:
1. we cant run the ball consistently or effectively. what i mean by that is that when we need 3-4 yards on third down we have to throw because we cant run it. i know JJ broke the long one last night but take that out and we didnt run effectively or consistently. people will say well we fell behind. i say we fell behind because we didnt do this.
2. romo has to stop trying to be a gunslinger and to "manage the game". there were many poor decisions in the game yesterday whre he should have taken the short dump off to keep the cahins moving but he took a shot downfield. romo has to go back to being a more patient passer from the pocket. i think he can be but until he proves it to opposing defences that will keep him in the pocket.
OVERALL:
THis team does not play with "heart" and lacks a certain "intensity" that someone like ray lewis or merriman brings. someone like that is sorely missed on this team IMO. Did any of the players look like this beat down was personal to them? i saw none of that emotion.
unless we fix these problems (and i dont know if we can) we will see the same from Philly in 2 weeks and then from whoever we see in the playoffs and will get bounced in the first round.
for those who are saying this was "good loss" or "just an off game", this was not.
This game just exposed our weaknesses which many of us have pointed out again and again on this forum.
DEFENSE:
1. We have a pass rush that is anemic. For a so called "physical defence" we dont hit the QB or sack him.
2. We cant defend the screen pass. Peyton knew that and that is really what the saints did against us: screen pass, screen pass, screen pass, and when we back off , deep pass. this is what the giants did to us, what the saints did to us, and why westbrook has big games against us.
3. Our safeties are very poor in coverage and basically have 4 SS or rookie FS who cant cover and take bad angles and drop passes.
the long and short of this is that we cant defend the deep pass and cant defend the short pass .... so what exactly can we defend?
for this i have to blame the defensive scheme more than anything else..GROZ
OFFENSE:
1. we cant run the ball consistently or effectively. what i mean by that is that when we need 3-4 yards on third down we have to throw because we cant run it. i know JJ broke the long one last night but take that out and we didnt run effectively or consistently. people will say well we fell behind. i say we fell behind because we didnt do this.
2. romo has to stop trying to be a gunslinger and to "manage the game". there were many poor decisions in the game yesterday whre he should have taken the short dump off to keep the cahins moving but he took a shot downfield. romo has to go back to being a more patient passer from the pocket. i think he can be but until he proves it to opposing defences that will keep him in the pocket.
OVERALL:
THis team does not play with "heart" and lacks a certain "intensity" that someone like ray lewis or merriman brings. someone like that is sorely missed on this team IMO. Did any of the players look like this beat down was personal to them? i saw none of that emotion.
unless we fix these problems (and i dont know if we can) we will see the same from Philly in 2 weeks and then from whoever we see in the playoffs and will get bounced in the first round.
