(12-25-2017, 10:03 AM)irontrooper83 Wrote:

(12-25-2017, 09:38 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I think Marrone can get them refocused.  

They have time to address the defensive mistakes, the Bortles bad decisions, and maybe they even rest a few banged up guys in week 17.

It was the worst performance they've turned in this year, but they can bounce back.

That's my hope as well.
Honestly though, even if what disturbed me the most last night was the attitude/effort of the team, what worried me the most was the defensive gameplan, Shanahan owned us, just like Arians did.
It seems like we struggle against QBs that get rid of the ball quick, without doing too much but just taking advantage of our zone and that Wash in those games has a hard time adjusting.
I hope they can fix that.

The zone scheme is part of it, but it looked to me like much of that was on the players and not the scheme.

The safeties, the LBs and even Bouye seemed to struggle to read and react many times throughout the game and were often caught taking bad angles or reacting too late. 

Whether the fix involves simply playing less zone, adjusting responsibilities and positioning within the zone, or specifically drilling the mistakes in the coming weeks, they'll need to sort it out somehow. 

Shanahan was certainly smart in attacking the defense, but they were caught flat-footed in responding to it. They'll absolutely need to be able to respond to a smart OC and quick-release QB much more adeptly if they hope to advance in the post season.

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