(04-28-2020, 09:29 AM)JAllen#41 Wrote:

(04-28-2020, 12:54 AM)icey14 Wrote: Respect is earned, but also in our franchise history we have never been bad enough to have the 1st pick.

Last year we won 6 games with a rookie. This great he will be better and so will our defense.  I see us finish adding 7-10 wins.

I'm not sure this year especially with the defense.  Let me say this though, I think talent wise the defense is much better than it was 3 weeks ago.  I also think we have three premium young guys and a really good Inside Linebacker in Joe Scho.  The thing I worry about in relying on Chaisson, Henderson, Hamilton is that without a full training camp, without the installs in mini camps, we are going to finish worse than our talent level would suggest.  I said this to one of my Panthers fans as well.  I think the Panthers also drafted well and restocked their D.  But I think because of the current social situation with Covid, these teams will finish on defense worse than their talent level suggest.  So with that, I think the team is in good position for Lawrence, UNLESS, the Patriots are trying to get the #1 which I doubt.

This is where I think Wash could save his reputation as being a pretty [BLEEP] box coach and schemer. BECAUSE of the delays this year and this summer. He might actually be better served keeping the defense as simplified as possible. 

Instead of trying to pigeon hole players into positions and roles they're not fit to be in right now he should just play up to their strengths. Based on the guys they selected in this year's draft I would be led to believe that they're leaning more towards man-to-man coverage and more front seven blitzes and stunt packages to fill in these gaps against the run and get after the QB. 

I am fine by that. Live by the blitz. Die by the blitz. I can live with that. Just don't let me catch you going into a 5 - 7 yards off the LOS zone scheme on 3rd and 3 against a veteran QB that will take those odds all damn day. Don't make it easy. Just make an offense work for it or at least pay the price for it. 

I would love to see Ngakoue bring his sorry [BLEEP] on back but I doubt it. But at this point just pin the ears back on Allen, Chaisson and Jack and let your best athletes on the football field effect and impact the most important aspect of the football field which is the passing game.

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