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Seems like most folks are leaning one way or the other. Just my opinion, but I think a better pass rush would make the defense stronger.
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Seems like most folks are leaning one way or the other. Just my opinion, but I think a better pass rush would make the defense stronger.
You're right, we don't have the talent in the secondary, that's why it runs me hot to watch third and longs turn into first downs against us. But, pressuring the QB with our front four is something we rarely accomplish and is something we must get better at doing.
You're right, we don't have the talent in the secondary, that's why it runs me hot to watch third and longs turn into first downs against us. But, pressuring the QB with our front four is something we rarely accomplish and is something we must get better at doing. I wouldn't dislike the Landry pick, but would love for Gaines Adams to fall to eight.
I hate those 3rd and longs.
There's a legit arguement for DL or Secondary...that's the beauty of being a bad team.
I'd like to see us develop our Defense somewhat evenly.
1. Dunta CB
2. T.Johnson (lol) DT
3. Mario DE and Demeco LB
4. hopefully Landry FS
then next season we can do something like...
5. DT/CB
6. DE/LB
instead of ...
Babin, Johnson, Williams, (okoye/anderson/branch/adams), and another DL next season.
I can see a lot of our improvement along the DL. But I don't see too much of a higher ceiling in the secondary; Earl is decent at SS, but CC needs to go (Hello, Laron Landry!) and Faggins is a good nickel, but not a good #2
Earl is decent at SS, but CC needs to go (Hello, Laron Landry!) and Faggins is a good nickel, but not a good #2 (notice how both of Lee Evans' 83-yard TD's were against both Faggins and CC). I also agree that D-Rob, as our #1 corner, needs to be lined up against our opponent's #1 all game, instead of being on one side of the field; this only allows the opposition to exploit our weaknesses.
Seems like most folks are leaning one way or the other. Just my opinion, but I think a better pass rush would make the defense stronger.
Absolutely.... But we really need to get our LBs to participate in the pass coverage. Our LBs didn't do well early in the season covering the underneath routes.
I need to get the numbers, but I know our defense played much better at the end of the year, than we did at the beginning. Even against the Patriots, we didn't do as bad as it looked like we did. 4 turnovers in the first half can really make you look bad, and put a lot of pressure on the defense.
I'm not saying that we are set, or overflowing with Talent. But I think we have enough starters, that Kubiak can start developing players like they did in Denver, and not have to sacrifice a winning season to do it.
Coverage will always look bad until pass-rush is established.
I think that we gave up to many runs in the middle thank goodness demeco was there to stop them after about 5 yds. My point is we need a big body DT to clog the middle of the line. I would like to see Branch fall to the 2 or 3 round and pick him up then,I don't think he is worth #8.
Branch in the 2nd, let alone the 3rd, is a pipe dream. The guy is going top 15 in the 1st.
I Still believe those third & longs were given up by the poor coverage of the LBs....
I don't have a problem adding more talent to the Secondary... I''m fine with taking Landry at 8... But I think getting our LBs to play better would help our defense more than adding Landry to the secondary.
I just don't think there is that big a difference between the best safeties in the league, and the avg safeties.
Yea, our LB's do need to do a lot better in pass coverage....but for this thread..I don't think there is a LB worthy of the 8th pick. I love me some Patrick Willis but there are plenty of other positions i'd pick over LB at 8. Willis would be my only option this high and he isn't superb in coverage. It's actually been one of his con's..but i think is better than he's getting credit for. Esp. w/ us getting 2 FA LB's..it's not quite the need it was and there will be a better pick available.
How do you think the additions of Clark and Barber will help our LB's...as far as coverage goes?