Quote:I'm skeptical of Bradley. If there's no major  improvement this year I'll be calling for a new head coach. The excuse for the defense is that the offense hasn't exactly run up the time of possession for them to catch their breath, but a lot of the defensive breakdowns last season occurred on the first two possessions after the half. The defense did improve significantly in the 2nd half of last season after Bradley took over the defensiv e play calling.

 

I think you and are on the same line of thinking here...  One thing I want to remind us all of about last year...  We played very soft D at the beginning of last year.  The CB's played way off the LOS and we rarely blitzed.  Towards the 2nd half of last season, I think Bradley took more responsibility and the LBs and Secondary became more agressive which allowed us to stay more competitive.

 

If Bradley allows the 2 new OCs/assistant HCs to worry about the offense, and Bradley has more of a hand on the D, we might very well have a good thing going.  If Bradley hasn't figured out how to put his fingerprints on the D while managing the overall success of the team, we could very well be in for another 0-8 start...  Which would be bad.  Very, very bad.

 

I'm hoping Bradley has figured out how to be a HC in the NFL and is properly delegating to his coordinators while still keeping the team positive and focused on his brand of competition.

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