(11-18-2019, 12:21 PM)JAllen#41 Wrote:

(11-18-2019, 11:12 AM)JagFan81 Wrote: Watching the Rams Bears game last night, LA were rushing all night, Bears switched to a 6-1 front, completely shut it down. So when I see Marrone saying they tried everything possible yesterday to stop the run I'm wondering. So many times I feel he doesn't know what play the O are running so well just run a soft zone.

I agree injuries are not helping but LB was a worry coming in to the season.

Adding to that, I also watched the Bears vs Rams and one thing I noticed about the 6-1 look for the Bears, they had 4 Dlinemen and 3 linebackers.  Sometimes they would drop the safety on the 2nd level to make it an 8 man front.   They ran this a lot when the Rams were in 12 personnel.  You know what I noticed from our game vs the Colts?  We were trying to defend 12 personnel with nickel personnel at times.  Also, it wasn't helpful that Goode was/is everything opposite of his name.

This is it. The Bears Dline knew they could bully the Rams Oline so the Rams tried to go run heavy and hit them with PA. Rams had 8 first downs going into the 4th Q and 1 in the 3rd Q. A McVay O?!

Sometimes I think coaches can get lost in playing scheme against scheme. I've seen so many teams have success just sending 5 or 6 as it becomes a numbers game. Can the 5 blockers win all 5 blocking battles. Just need to win one to pressure the QB, It can be that simple to get pressure. But I agree with the nickel, Hayden has done a nice job at nickel but he shouldn't be your run D guy. 

It's one of my main complaints against Wash, for a guy in his 4th year, I see so little innovation or creativity. The playbook feels exactly the same. Not utilising players or skillsets enough.

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(11-18-2019, 12:26 PM)Kane Wrote:

(11-18-2019, 12:23 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: On that 3rd and 19 screen

“That was actually really funny because Nyheim (Hines) was supposed to be in for that and there was a miscommunication," Reich said in his postgame press conference. "It doesn’t really matter how it happened and Jonathan’s (Williams) was out there for the play."
As Reich would go on to explain, Williams carved up the Jaguars' defense on a play he had not run prior to Sunday.
"As coaches we’re talking about, ‘Jonathan’s never run this play. I’m not sure he knows what to do,'" Reich said. "This was truly just a Nyheim play and then he ripped that off. That was pretty funny.”

Now coaches are openly laughing at our coaches and players.

Damn.

Add this to the Panthers players laughing how they ran the same play over and over.

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