There was about a 10 minute period there in the 3rd quarter

[tiger7_88]

Where our defense was aggressive as hell, going after Dalton and messing up his timing and creating turnovers.

 

Why, after that, did we go back to mostly only rushing four and playing soft zone?

 

Was there a particular defensive injury I didn't notice that could account for that soft-defense philosophy after using an aggressive, attacking D that worked?

[Rags]

MCDermott over adjusts. Idk what to make of this guy. 

[UpstatePanther]

MCDermott over adjusts. Idk what to make of this guy. 

 

yea he looked like a genius last season. i wonder what the issue is this season.... truthfully i dont know. i am curious

[shreddingdefense]

Maybe i'm wrong here, but doesn't it look like our defense is slow to swarm to the ball, secondary in particular?  I don't think our cbs and safeties are fast enough.

[Riverboat Ron]

What's killing us are the new rules. Our secondary is mediocre like last season, but they aren't athletic enough to cover without being physical. Pair that with the loss in run defense and pass rush from Hardy and you have the answer.

Get back Hardy and this defense improves greatly. Hoping the Green Bay game is the last game he's out.