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Giants - 114 total rushing yards - but 68 given up on one play by Barkley
Patriots - 82 total rushing yards - Michel leading rusher with 34 yards.
Titans - (LOSS) 150 total rushing yards
Jets - 34 total rushing yards
Chiefs - 126 yards, including 87 by Hunt
Cowboys - 206 yards - 106 by Elliott, 82 by Prescott
Texans - 141 yards, 100 by Miller.

Which specific players on defense aren't do their job?
The defensive calls are encouraging overpursuit. The LBs are in the wrong gaps. Every game looks like the Jets game last year.
(10-21-2018, 06:05 PM)JagFanFirst Wrote: [ -> ]Which specific players on defense aren't do their job?

Any 11 that are on the field.
It doesn't help that the WRs are catching everything no matter how good the coverage.
(10-21-2018, 06:07 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: [ -> ]The defensive calls are encouraging overpursuit. The LBs are in the wrong gaps. Every game looks like the Jets game last year.

Bingo
Fair question. Breakdowns at every level is what I been noticing.
As a previous Lamar Miller owner in fantasy football, I can attest that he has been awful all year (their offense at least not being in sync at least). I dropped him this week and then he does this.
the defense is making average to below average players look like probowlers. no matter what we do with the offense we will still lose with this kind of defense
(10-21-2018, 06:22 PM)JAGFAN88 Wrote: [ -> ]the defense is making average to below average players look like probowlers. no matter what we do with the offense we will still lose with this kind of defense

I get what you're saying.  But let's be honest.  If an offense can't score 21 points in today's NFL, it's kind of pathetic.

But I agree, too.  The defense has not played as billed.  There's no excuse for getting run on.