Pass D

What the hell is going on with this coverage unit this year?? Besides the long run by Sanders the run D has been excellent but man this pass D is getting shredded even by no name WRs. Is it lack of pressure or did this group get old and slow in 1 year?

 

Like I said in another post, Fitzpatric is a liability in the secondary now. Something is wrong with him, worst tackler on the team, dosent cover or react. When was the last time he has made a decent play in the last 4 games. Some of it may be scheme but when he has a chance he fails in tackling or covering.

 

Guy was so awesome last year I was thinking he would be the new Troy. LOL

 

I was hoping for the next Troy also, but he is playing worse then Edmonds now. By the way watch Edmonds and Fitz on that long run from Sanders, both got tangled up by the blockers and couldnt get off their blocks.

 

Maybe Fitzpatrick has some strange voodoo curse on him. He plays lights out with backup QBs like Rudolph and Hodges, but plays like crap with a franchise QB leading the team.

 

He also got quiet halfway last season. Still better than what he had before, just not a playmaker right now. Playmakers win games

 

Maybe "you" doomed him!

 

If I had that kind of voodoo power, I would have doomed Brady 10 years ago.

 

Did you try?

Do you have that power over other teams?

Is your power limited to the Steelers?

Is your power limited to negative against the Steelers?

 

I repeat and, again, something is amiss here with the corners. Joe Haden has looked slower this season. As for Steven Nelson, I believe he bought into his own hype a bit too much. Mike Hilton really could not do a better job against Travis Fulgram if he tried.



Again though, Terrell Edmunds has been the best performing Defensive Back throughout the quarter mark. I repeat, Terrell Edmunds has been the best performer.

 

That is scary

 

I think Edmunds was being held on that long Sanders run.

 

Eagles played dirty

 

Dude, that avatar is just ...... well ..... it's .......

It's like a fat girl in spandex, you don't want to look but..................

 

It’s November Ben

 

We have our offense up to speed. We don't need playmakers on defense to win games right now (although we may, at some time). We just need enough plays not to lose games.

 

This is the same secondary as last year. Very little has changed. Our front 7 took some time for the league to catch up with. It wasn't "quite" as dominant down the stretch last year. This year, schematically, it's geared a little more toward stopping the run. Maybe it's better with Tuitt back, or maybe all just by design. But the times it doesn't get pressure, just like last year, the secondary is exposed. And all this crap about selling out the secondary to stop the run is just that, crap.

Tomlin says that it doesn't need fixing. Says that would do a disservice to the teams we face. The other teams, apparently, work hard just like we do and getting beaten is to be expected. His words, not mine. He says all the team needs to do is to acknowledge how bad it feels to get beaten defensively and therefore, nothing will, or needs to, change schematically, based on performance to this point.

Man, that sounds like a coach I would want to play for. Not.

 

Ugh right when I want to start giving him some credit he says something like this and I’m reminded of his thick head.

 

No worries, you aren't good enough to play for him

 

Butler says we have to do a better job of coaching. Ya think? We are at a 50% conversion rate on 3rd downs, one of the worst in the league.

 

I personally think it has just come down to their gameplan vs the teams. So far we have focused on run stopping and blitzing... keeping our dbs in more man coverage and having our safeties stay back to avoid big plays. the big plays they have made were good reads and throws by the qb and the wr making a big play. When we start playing better teams with better qbs I am sure the gameplan will adjust. These first 4 weeks have allowed the D coordinator to just play a pretty simple game plan

 

I still feel that its not the talent on the field that holds us back. Seems there is always something missing and never a complete package in any given year. Years we have had awesome offensive firepower, our defense was atrocious. Then we have defense allegedly improved and the offense (last year) was holding us back. Now we have the offense getting some momentum but now the defense is being exploited by the pass. I know every team has strengths and weaknesses but once in a while it would be nice to tie it all together and look the part of a real contender. Being undefeated is great but deep down in the gut I am wondering how much longer we will be. The Stains are coming after our axxes in a big way (Hunt says the game is being dedicated to that idiot Garret) so we'll see if this week we can bring in all together or not. If not, we lose. Talent wise, we're as good or better than anyone so it has to being something other than talent that is holding us back. JMO

 

Right after Thanksgiving!

 

I'm not good enough to play for anyone.

We had even better talent and did less with it. It's not talent that's the issue. Every team has talented players. It always boils down to coaching. Dark Hoodie cheated more...I mean...won more with lesser talented teams than anyone. The Browns have had one of the most talented rosters the past few years, and that talent won them a few games on its own. But their coaching sucked, and so they weren't relevant. Now that their coaching is rounding out, their talent is producing more. They might not be over the hump yet, but they're getting there.