(09-25-2023, 05:55 PM)Mississippi Jag Wrote: Jacob Harris was taking Tim Jones snaps on ST. He lost contain and couldn’t catch the fullback. Watch what TJ does in that spot. What he doesn’t do is lose contain.

Dude, it's a complete failure by the entire squad.

Harris is the biggest culprit.  But Tre Herndon slows down and then hesitates, and doesn't keep contain, then makes a crap effort at trying to tackle.  Just no effort by a guy that used to go all out.

Then there's Shaq Quarterman, instead of going all out to pursuit, he take offense to a Houston blocker and starts a fight with that blocker instead of chasing down the slow FB. 

Chad Muma get's a slight shove and decides that good enough for him to stop pursuit...

But no worries!!!  We have Cisco (5), Wingard (42), and D'Ernest Johnson (25) all in pursuit with proper angles to make sure we get him down near the 50...

Except, wait!!!!  All 3 of these guys, these 3 guys that are baller.  2 of them, Cisco and Wingard were the heart of our Defense and the passion of the team last year!!!  Those 2 and D'Ernest, just jog towards the runner.  They are visually slowing down!!!  They think the play is over...  Instead of making sure to attack the runner and ensure there is no error, they all slow down...

And there he goes, he uses the kicker to basically block 83, who, by the way... Jacob Harris...  Wow...  A WR absolutely got smoked by a FB.  That's embarrasing.

But Cisco, Wingard, and Johnson (5, 42, 25) all should have been running at full speed to cut the angle that they had when Harris made his first break to the outside.  But all 3 just loafed it back like the play would end on it's own volition.

Absolutely embarrassing.  This lack of effort was not around last year.  Last year these dude I named, while maybe not being the most physcially talented gave 100% effort.  Quarterman, Cisco, Wingard, Herndon...  It's as though there's just no reason for them to care.  A team that was supposed to be fighting for a chance at beating the Chiefs and making it to the SB.  

Yeah, we can blame these players.  I blame the coaches.  These players were primed last year.  These players all were here last year and gave their soul to this team.  Now they just don't care?  What's changed?

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