No one has answered the question..
I hope BB will inspire a better defensive result.
It's a good group out there...they need a solid game to get their confidence back. Just imagine them doing to Rivers/Roethlisbooger what they did to Foles early on.. and keep imagining... it'll happen!
who knows why the defense is so bad. probably a lot of things. the whole game of three and outs just gave the opposing teams more drives to run up the score. if your scoring as well, or atleast sustaining drives you are at least giving them less drives and chances to score.
not to mention the pressure the defense is probably playing under, give up more than ten points and the game is lost. while the opposing offense isnt exactly under the same sort of pressure, since they have faith in their defense and themselves being able to put up points. players are human, and they know themselves and their opposition very well. think players are oblivious as to the state of their teams or who they are playing?
Missed tackles.
Missed assignments.
Complete lack of discipline.
Not filling gaps.
Players trying to compensate for the mistakes of the guy next to them getting out of position.
Total confusion by the safeties and outside linebackers at times.
Those are the things I've seen happening more in these three games than they did in around six games last season. The regression is somewhat baffling, and while the scheme has weaknesses and the roster lacks speed and/or talent at certain spots, this seems to be primarily lack of execution.
If the coaches aren't able to get this group to tighten up, we might see some shake-ups among the defensive position coaches during the offseason.
Quote:What defense??
That was my first thought...
The team is ranked last in the league in almost everything on the defensive side... except sacks the team is tied for 1st with 10 total sacks and Andre Branch is tied for 3rd place with 3 sacks (2 ff).
Quote:Missed tackles.
Missed assignments.
Complete lack of discipline.
Not filling gaps.
Players trying to compensate for the mistakes of the guy next to them getting out of position.
Total confusion by the safeties and outside linebackers at times.
Those are the things I've seen happening more in these three games than they did in around six games last season. The regression is somewhat baffling, and while the scheme has weaknesses and the roster lacks speed and/or talent at certain spots, this seems to be primarily lack of execution.
If the coaches aren't able to get this group to tighten up, we might see some shake-ups among the defensive position coaches during the offseason.
That all screams coaching as the major problem maybe Gus needs to inject himself more on the defensive this week during practice & in the game ... to show the importance of it...
Quote:Serious question. I heard we want Blake chants right from the beginning. He came in. Showed flashes of promise, but some bad rookie mistakes.
I don't understand the rational of fans who put blame on Henne. He is pedestrian we all get that. But blaming him when this Defense is horrendous.
First 6 possessions and Colts score.
My question is..why? This is our experienced group. Added some missing pieces, and they are absolutely the worst I've seen...especially with a decent line up...on paper anyway.
Why are they getting smacked around so bad?
Opening day. 20 th anniversary, and they looked like a deer in the headlights. Coaching? Don't care, no heart? So far I can see why Seattle thought Bryant and Clemmons were expendable.
Frustrating. Again.
I'm truly at a loss.
The 'blame Chad' game isn't as simple as it seems.
#1.Chad might not have been getting the 'heat' he took if there wasn't a first round draft pick quarterback sitting on the sidelines who had shown flashes of excellence during the preseason.
#2. the lack of production from our offense (record setting failures to convert third downs and stay on the field...) has a direct impact on the ability of the defense to play with energy. If the defense stays on the field for an extended amount of time (as ours have) they get tired...'gassed'. Exhaustion leads to mental errors and blown coverage. Result; we get 'blown out' by double digit scores.
#3. Football, like almost any other physical activity, has a 'mental' aspect to it. It's very hard to keep yourself 'up' and enthusiastic about being on the field if you believe from experience that your offense isn't going to help you at all. You're tempted to 'give up' and not put out your best effort. Why kill yourself if you think you don't have a chance to win anyway? With Chad behind center, that 'chance' seemed very small indeed, and the players know it...
#4. We're hoping that the change took place at the start of the third quarter in the Indy game. Bortles has the ability that Chad didn't to keep plays alive instead of just getting sacked. He has the athleticism to do this. He brings energy and enthusiasm... (hope) to a team that was just 'dredging' through the motions while Chad was the quarterback. It's not that Chad is/was a bad quarterback either... but he never was starter quality. The 'energy' Bortles brings is a direct result of his ability to make plays instead of just fold and get sacked the way Henne did. Our defense sees this and it gives them a mental 'boost' because now they see someone who has the ability to extend plays on offense.
#5. bottom line: We were just getting beat too, too, easily on offense, which killed the defense. The rest of the season starts this Sunday...