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FS, maybe… Evans is not good and this scheme demands a stud at FS. No maybe about it IMO. 


 

The CB's were only beat by lucky throws that were right on target.  By "seasoning" I meant seeing essentially the same young guys with another year of experience under their belt. 


 

Babich is pushing all the right buttons in terms of Defense and the scheme to play with the talent we have.  Babich had them in too much soft zone early in the season with the corners playing off very often.  It looks different in the past few weeks. The commentator today mentioned that Bradley had divulged that he began taking a more hands on approach with the defensive play calling and pressure schemes a few weeks ago.  I wouldn't call that "pressing the right buttons"  by Babich. 


 

The D is legit. It is legit. I'm suggesting it could be elite next year with the changes I envision. 


 

The offense on the other hand has been stuck in the mud in neutral gear for the entire season.  That is the area that needs focus. It needs focus. It also needs to mature. 6 rookies starting is really unusual. 


 

 

Oh, and special teams is going in reverse… Easy fix IMO.  Simple scheme tweaking. 


 

 

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Well, yeah...  The D is obviously gonna be the beast of the AFC.

 

As for the excuse of "rookies on offense", I'm over that.  I can't let that excuse exist anymore.  We're in week 9 now.  If they can't figure it out, then get them out.

 

Our D has youth as well, but they are making leaps and bounds while the offense is the same it's been since week 1.  I can understand giving the offense a pass because of inexperience if/when they make mistakes here and there.  But this isn't that.  The offense is inept.  It's not the rookies that are the issue.  It's the scheme and the play calling, along with the QB which the OC has no confidence in.

 

 

The offense is a dumpster fire and having rookies is not the issue at all.

 

Also, I'm sure ST's is an easy fix, if you have a good coaching staff.  But the issues on STs should have been addressed already, and yet here we are, watching them pee the bed for yet another week.

 

At some point, accountability must be recognized at the coaching level.  Cutting players is one thing.  Now it's time to cull management.

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