(12-05-2019, 08:36 PM)Eric1 Wrote:

(12-05-2019, 08:02 PM)Caldrac Wrote: My concerns on defense this year overall were right back in May. Jack struggled. Now he's on IR. And the lack of experience in the back seven has led to a franchise record of four games allowing over two hundred yards on the ground.

I'll admit I was ignorant regarding a few things. One, not fully understanding Ryan's injury and two, Pady Fisher not really living up to the off season hype at Northwestern.

We absolutely need LB help going into 2020.



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He's struggled at times, but there's very few on this Defense who haven't. The DC can't adapt to save his life and is a problem. 

There's been a revolving door at WLB next to Jack, whether due to injuries or poor play. Seemed like there was a new starter at WLB every other week. That'll effect any MLB, doesn't matter who it is, especially when we play Nickel some much.

Ngakoue and Allen are our best players, but they play on the edges. Our best run stuffing DL has been out in Dareus. It certainly looks like father time is slowly catching up with Campbell. 

We don't have the beef in the middle to keep guys off our LBs (which is kinda the point of this scheme, so our LBs can run and flow) and Wash is too stubborn to try and adapt around that. It's a full circle of suck and has very little to do with one player.

We built the defense on speed. A D that was supposed to play with a lead, force turnovers, and rely on teams having to throw to score and keep up. That works if you have an offense like KC, GB, or the like. We, um, how do you say it, don't.

Couple that with speed meaning dookie if you are out of position or not wise enough to anticipate where the ball is going, and you are pursuing, rather than disrupting.

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