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Is this the least Talented Defensive Unit in the NFL?

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NO

 

This team without Hardy and a weakened Secondary from last year should've dropped from Top 2 Defense to Middle of the Pack in the NFL.  Instead they have become the worst Defense in the NFL and its not even close, while having plenty of talent on the roster.

 

They started the Season well but then the National Media poo storm happened and Richardson and Rivera threw Hardy off the team effectively.  Since that moment, this Defense has not looked the same while they have the talent to at least be middle of the road Defensive Unit.

 

We need better players in the secondary, but that alone is not why this is now the worst Defensive Unit in the NFL.

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I think it might be scheme based. There comes a time when the same ol cover 2 no longer works.

I've also noticed it in Tampa. Lovie's tampa 2 is getting picked apart.

Maybe offenses just know how to beat it?

Problem when we run man we get beat as well because we don't have the talent to run it.

I think we play a lot cover 3 as well. Which is a scheme that protects against deep routes, but it's weakness is intermediate sidelines and short passes.

The thing is, it's not really long plays that are beating us (in the passing game) I think the one to Nelson today was the longest of the year. Teams are marching down the field on us, and it's not just Rogers, it's Flaco and Dalton and Big Ben and Cutler. Not to mention Stafford looked pretty good too its just that the Lions self destructed like they always do.

I just have a hard time believing it's the players, not when you get beat like this over and over. It has to be scheme. To go from #2 defense to #32, that has to be a scheme issue right? Maybe I play too much madden.

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We're one of them.

 

Bad DL. So-so against the run and no pressure to speak of. Short is the only guy who looks anything near above average. I really, really hope Star is having a soph slump, because he's been JAG all year.

 

One good LB. TD is missing a lot of tackles/plays. Blackburn/Klein is about as meh as can be.

 

Easily the worst secondary in the league. Cason is pretty bad, Godfrey needs to be launched into the sun, DeCoud is afraid of contact and is just Downy-soft all around. Harper is garbage. The entire unit is molasses-slow and flat out can't run or recover outside of maybe DeCoud.

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