Quote:This right here is wishful thinking.  did you watch the loafing going on out there by starters?  The 80 yard TD run by Marriotta has at least 2 players that were going half speed as MM was flying past them.  Colvin especially was jogging towards the play.  

 

The D lacks drive.  The D lacks motivation.  The team lacks hustle.  

 

Zone defense makes players lazy.  Repeating to your team that the process is what is important and winning isn't make players lack focus and lack toughness.  We see this every week.  But we all try to tell ourselves that it's the talent that is lacking.

 

Maybe the talent is lacking because the coaching sucks.  I mean, isn't that at least something to consider?

Colvin had a sore ankle and didn't start the game. Had the tackling and play of the replacements/backups not been absolutely atrocious he wouldn't have seen the field this week at all. He was forced into action despite not being 100% because they needed to get something going on defense.

 

We need better players with solid fundamentals. they also need to be healthy Ex: Colvin, and im sure some need conditioning but the real problem on that 87 yarder was that we rushed 6, couldn't maintain lanes or get pressure. that's alarming and kinda speaks to my point about the talent level, if we sign Irvin, draft a pass rusher in the top 3 rounds and get Fowler back this defense could look vastly improved especially with Marks at close to full strength. that can't be undestated as well.

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