(10-27-2024, 05:52 PM)enigma Wrote:

(10-27-2024, 05:48 PM)carp8dm Wrote: I wonder what this D would look like if Caldwell was still here...

In all honesty, probably still [BLEEP]. Maybe slightly less, but regardless still very bad. I remember our defense getting GASHED 10-15 yards down the middle of the field constantly, during Caldwell's reign.

The players are simply not as good as we think they are - outside of a couple players that I mentioned in a previous post.

Also, both sides of the argument regarding the defense can be true. The coaching sucks - but so do our players too.

Pass rushing can be taken down to the granular level where you can simply observe a 1v1 - and our guys lose that battle almost EVERY time, minus the rare coverage sack once in a while.

I'm not completely disagreeing with you.  But if we had a 3rd season with Caldwell, maybe this D would have played more instinctively.  Instead, you can tell that the Secondary is completely lost out there.  There are so many times when receivers are completely wide open.  

Eh, it's not like it matters.  I was just wondering if maybe, keeping Caldwell would have at least kept some consistency to at least keep the D cohesive in tight spots.

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