Quote:It's players and plays...


While talent will help, the concern about adjustments at half and why we seem to get out played in the 2nd half will remain until it's addressed.


I think it's a valid concern to question the coaching at this point.


I'm not sure there is any crowning or crucifying going on.


It's just a debate regarding the coach's progress up to this point.


This Sunday gives them another opportunity to show how much the players have progressed.


It also gives us a chance to see how the coaches have progressed.


There's no witch hunt going on here.


There's no coronation ceremony going on either.


And I think that's fair

 

I think it's all personnel, just look at the linebackers and secondary, how many of those guys would start for other teams? I can only think of Poz and Cyp, and Poz (at best) is a two down linebacker. Geno Hayes and Dekoda Watson are career backups, Laroy Reynolds and JT Thomas are just guys, Telvin Smith is a raw rookie. Alan Ball and Will Blackmon are career backups, both have been abused by QB's while with their former teams, Dwayne Gratz is second year 3rd round pick, our FS situation is laughable. The only area of this defense that has improved is the line play, and that's because David Caldwell invested a lot of money into it, that unit has produced 12 sacks. The linebackers and secondary are atrocious, there isn't enough talent on either of those units to compete, that has nothing to do with Gus Bradley, if we played man or cover 2 it would look just as bad.

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