Remember this guy. Let's hope our new picks pan out
Mo's mental makeup didn't have anything to do with his play. His health is the reason he is no longer here. No need for revisionist history to prop up the young pups. When Mo played, he played quite well. I wish Mo had Carr's durability but alas he didn't and as a result he is no longer here.
Certainly, there will be press coverage. But I think these moves were more about zone coverage than man coverage. Furthermore, turnovers are actually more likely in zone, since the play is not focused on man, but the quarterbacks eyes.
Your the second person I've seen bring this up. And, if we sober up a little, I suspect we can all acknowledge that this defensive overhaul could certainly yield poor results in the immediate future. But to be honest, I don't see us being any worse than last year, which would kinda be a little encouraging because with such a young defense, you have to believe the needle will be pointing up as the season progresses. So while I don't see a dominating defense, I do see a defense capable of being opportunistic; kinda like the Saints a few year's back, where they weren't necessarily shutting people down, but they created so many turnovers that they ended up looking alot better than what they really were. That's the defense I think we all can hope for. And if the offense can pick up where they left off, it will force offenses to take chances they wouldn't normally take. This backfield has the speed and athleticism to make them pay, something that was sorely lacking from the previous group.
I agree that these younguns can't be any worse than the overall group last year that could'nt generate ANY pass rush or force hardly any turnovers. There will be growing pains, but I believe these guys can be at least as good as bend but don't break.
If you follow this team closely, that has been the discussion for years. Claiborne and Carr are excellent man corner, but they struggle in zone. And Marinelli did his best to make it work and in many games got just enough out of this team to seal the win. Now that Marinelli has exactly who he likes, I suspect we will see some immediate dividends, albeit their ceiling as a group is likely years out of reach. This new, youthful, speedy defense has a Seattle feel to it. Not to the point that they create their own identity, but perhaps a year or two before they put it all together. I doubt we get that impression early in the year, but as the season progresses and the offense keeps putting the opposition on their heels, we could start to see something very special from this collection of youngsters.
