(09-12-2024, 10:21 AM)cland Wrote:

(09-11-2024, 07:23 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Doug's comment referred to one play.

One play.

Context matters.

It was two plays, according to the article:

"Pederson met with the local media the Monday after the loss. He said that the defense must be coached better when asked if they didn't expect the 63-yard completion to Jaylen Waddle in the middle of the field.

"We were in Cover 2," Pederson said. "Unfortunately, I'll say this, I'll never do this. We have to coach to play better."
Later, when told that Tyreek Hill's 80-yard touchdown reception looked like good play designed, Pederson once again said that they had to coach it better."

But the point is that criticizing your brand new DC after his first game is pretty darned odd, particularly when "your" side of the ball scored 0 points in the second half.  Not to mention that the defense held the highest scoring offense in 2023 to 20 points.

Cool. Two coverage plays out of 37 pass attempts made in week one of a newly installed defensive scheme. 

I applaud his honesty. 

He isn't gonna let his newly acquired defensive staff off the hook like he did the last one.
They seem like the kind of guys who will respond with more work and attention to detail. 
I dig it. 
Ryan Nielsen and Kris Richard won't take that as anything more than a challenge to buckle down this week. 
They seem like some of most hard-nosed coaches we've had on our sidelines in some time.

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