(09-14-2022, 09:08 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(09-14-2022, 09:02 AM)Talented Kalamari Wrote: I have this sinking feeling that Matt Ryan is going to have a career game vs our booty secondary.

I don't. I think they'll be looking to run Taylor right at us to keep Ryan from putting the football on the ground four times, throwing an INT or take multiple sacks in this one like he did the opener against the tinhorns. 

Caldwell just has to be aggressive and get creative out there. Need to disguise a few blitzes here and there. Williams should be better in this contest. He didn't play at all during the preseason. 

Lloyd also had his first real NFL game last week. He should also be better. Wouldn't be surprised actually if it ends up being Lloyd forcing a fumble and Williams nabbing an INT at some point.

Agreed.

two things:

I think one of the reasons Caldwell kept it vanilla with the pass rush was letting Lloyd and the Oluokun just try to get honed in on playing gap sound football and knowing their spots in coverage. New scheme for both starting ILBs and they clearly haven't settled in as a unit yet. (he did send a DB blitz twice IIRC, but we need to send five more often and more creatively) 
The back seven on defense in general needs to be more confident in their assignments. 

Secondly - the last sentence above transitions to the secondary. Jenkins and Cisco were guessing at times and other times caught trying to help someone out and getting out of their spots. Add in Griffin just getting beat multiple times and Campbell giving up the TD with an old bad habit resurfacing, and it was a rough day. Not sure we have a fix for Griffin, and Jenkins is what he is, but  Campbell and Cisco should grow in this defense beyond what we saw Sunday. And Williams just need to shake the rust and settle in at the nickel spot.

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