Quote:Defenders were taking horrific angles, not wrapping up tackles, and getting caught completely out of position way too much yesterday.  We got almost no QB pressure when it mattered.  I'm convinced a team could have 3rd and 99 and they'd be able to convert.  3rd and long is usually a time when defenses pin their ears back and go after the QB.  Not our guys.  They fall asleep after rolling out the red carpet.

 

I've edited your post to just focus on this one thought you had...

 

I think this is the ultimate indictment of the Jaguars coaching staff.  We are just so damn close.  And yet, when things matter the most is when we look the most lost.  To me, the angles lost, the lack of pressure, the lack of placing players in best positions comes full square to coaching.

 

Again, I'm not gonna say that the talent is not lacking.  We have holes all throughout the defense.  The DL is a level of terrible that it kills me.  But then-- why rush 4 only, when you know they suck?  And when you do decide to blitz--  Why not bring Poz to blitz and let Telvin drop into coverage?  I mean there are simple fixes here.  Fixes that would have changed the outlook of this entire season...

 

It's hard to re-watch this game.  It really is.  There were so many plays where the D just looked like they had no concept of what the situation was.  That's on the coaches.  If you want to keep Gus around...  You better get rid of Babich.  But hey, at the end of the day, if the staff doesn't realize they gotta change the defensive philosophy, what does it really matter?

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