(01-14-2024, 11:27 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(01-14-2024, 11:01 AM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: I don’t think it was just defensive performance down the stretch. You add in the comment from Wingard about guys “not playing assignment football all year” and it sounds like he was allowing guys to get away with playing undisciplined.  That would solely be his responsibility to fix, if we’re taking Wingard’s comments at face value.

The same things was happening with the offense.  Running the wrong routes missing blocking assignments etc.  That would solely be on Press then right?  It's the same thing.

two things:

The implication on defense is that players were freelancing outside of their assignment -
Conversely on offense - guys were making mistakes on routes and communication - while doing so with a hurried QB behind a craptastic OL 

It also could be that Pederson - over the course of the past two seasons - has become disenfranchised with the coverage schemes Caldwell had settled into and is seeking a philosophical change 

It would appear that the brass feels confident that many of the issues on defense had more to do with adequate talent not receiving the best coaching -  while offense likely had more to do with a playbook being woefully limited by a dysfunctional line - the fact that many analytics support the offense's overall good efficiency help as well. 

A defense that fell apart in the latter half of the season in multiple metrics is with minimal injury changes is going to register some changes when they drop games to multiple backup QBs and miss double digit tackles in multiple games. 

Maybe Caldwell and his assistants are just scapegoats, but I think it is more likely Doug has a vision for exactly what he wants to change regarding player gap discipline and coverage schemes.

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