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Worth remembering about the defense...

Mr. Scot

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They're adjusting to a new boss, which means a new system.

Yes, Wilks worked under McDermott, but that doesn't mean he's going to call things the way he did. You've probably changed bosses within a job before. Were there ever two exactly alike?

Overall, I'd say they've been pretty good starting out, which leads me to ask the question of how good they could be once they're better acclimated.

Granted, could still go either way, but for now I'm encouraged.

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I'm not worried yet about the defense. They've dropped some interceptions that they should have caught.. Even Luke has. 

Hoyer completed 24 passes and had less than 200 yards so he was throwing short and checking down. 

Tyrod sucked until the final drive. 

Brees and Brady are Brees and Brady. They're hall of famers for a reason. 

We'll be fine

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4 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

I'm not worried yet about the defense. They've dropped some interceptions that they should have caught.. Even Luke has. 

Hoyer completed 24 passes and had less than 200 yards so he was throwing short and checking down. 

Tyrod sucked until the final drive. 

Brees and Brady are Brees and Brady. They're hall of famers for a reason. 

We'll be fine

Neither am I.

Just pointing out something to consider, something which has the potential to be a big positive.

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I am a tad worried. We have played 4 games, two of which had good quarterbacks and two of which had sub par quarterbacks. Against New England and New Orleans the defense has given up 33.5 points per game. Against the 49ers and Bills the defense is giving up 3 points per game.

The New Orleans game in particular was a disaster. It felt as though New Orleans knew exactly what was coming and they were playing without both starting OTs. Hopefully, it was an outlier and not a foreshadowing of future games.

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Just now, thefuzz said:

Noticed that too, but we are a fairly old defense to be honest.

Yeah Im not super concerned, but if we aren't going to be able to generate turnovers then we may end up in a few precarious positions in the fourth quarter. Could be a stressful season.

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So far, they've had two dominant games and then two games when they struggled a bit against elite QBs. That's gonna happen. Guys like Brees and Brady are gonna put up points. In those games especially, our offense has to come prepared to pull their weight. That's what happened against the Pats.

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38 minutes ago, Daeavorn said:

I'm wary of the pass rush, it seemed to run out of gas in the fourth quarter. Very reminiscent of 2015.

I really don't like how old we are on the edge. Peppers is 37, Johnson is 31, Addison is 30 and Horton is 27. Hall didn't even look close to ready in the preseason and now he is injured. Still mad about passing on Ogbah last year and Lawson this year.

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1 minute ago, Bartin said:

I really don't like how old we are on the edge. Peppers is 37, Johnson is 31, Addison is 30 and Horton is 27. Hall didn't even look close to ready in the preseason and now he is injured. Still mad about passing on Ogbah last year and Lawson this year.

That is an area of concern. Peppers is playing great but I am worried if he can keep it up all season long. I'm actually glad we have a late bye week this year. Hall was known to be a very raw prospect however.

 

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46 minutes ago, Daeavorn said:

I'm wary of the pass rush, it seemed to run out of gas in the fourth quarter. Very reminiscent of 2015.

I think that has more to do with what is being called by the coaches.  We get a lead, like Sunday, and we get really conservative.

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