3-4 will kill us

[Ricky Spanish]

It was the preseason and we held the defending champs to 10 points.

I'd be more concerned that the offense only scored 3. 

[Eazy-E]

It may not have been perfect but the defense only allowed 10 points. They’re the least of my worries.

[Shocker]

When Ron mentioned a hybrid defense he meant he waxed his Prius.

He and Washington have enough trouble running a standard defense 

[Palmetto]

13 minutes ago, SetfreexX said:

So now we have bums on defense...

Have you been watching?

Defense has been overrated for a while now

We give up big plays in the run game. Rbs get through the first level without getting touched

And the secondary gets torched all the time

That's not going to happen to a group of great players. 3-4 , 4-3 , new coordinators won't help the bad play on the field 

 

 

[MountaineerChemist10]

Guys, it's the preseason. Calm the fart down.

[JawnyBlaze]

Seemed we were in 4-3 a lot of last night. I mentally noted it during the game, but I dunno how true the observation was

[Palmetto]

13 minutes ago, MountaineerChemist10 said:

Guys, it's the preseason. Calm the fart down.

It is but when the same problems from years gone shows up in pre season games it's a concern 

[DeAngelo Beason]

6 hours ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Almost every good 3-4 defense has a stud NT. We have below average NTs - until we solve that problem, it will be tough to stop run plays.

 

We have 3 pro bowl NT.  The issue is scheme.

[TheRumGone]

Uhh was everybody watching Sony Michel juke the absolute fug out of our defense? Because that was the main issue, not gap assignments or getting blocked out of gaps. But tackling. 

The only thing I’m truly worried about on defense is ILB depth. If Luke or shaq go down we don’t have the backups to come in and make plays. They will get abused.

[Actionman0z]

4 hours ago, OriginalPantherDan said:

Games are won and lost in the trenches, and the OL looks like a trench that was turned into a latrine. 

If you have anything French on your team, you are bound to lose. I’ve seen it a 100 times. 

[BrianS]

You know what, after going back and looking at the stats, I am not nearly as down on our defense.

The Pats had almost twice as many offensive plays as we did.  We had SIX DRIVES that were 3 and out!  That's plain horrific!  You cannot put your defense on the field for twice as many plays - against the defending champs no less - and expect to do well.  Our defense played a terrific bend but don't break game all things considered.

Oh, and Brian Burns is the (*&$@ing TRUTH.  I'm not sure why he isn't starting.

[JARROD]

I don’t know how much it can be posted, linked, read but football is football. Putting players in the best positions to win and of course coaching them to their strengths overrides any “scheme” 

3-4 or 4-3, 5-2, 46... all of that is irrelevant to the rest of it. The thinking is too mechanical and doesn’t adjust for strengths and flaws inherent in all humans.

the personnel we have are still being coached up,.. adjusting to having different responsibilities inherent to a scheme.

at the moment it looks like they are not being helped or being put into the best places for their own individual talents and also don’t look largely motivated,..

that last part just says to me that if we get 3-4 games in and it still looks the same way we will be looking for a new coaching staff....

 

[ncfan]

2 hours ago, DeAngelo Beason said:

We have 3 pro bowl NT.  The issue is scheme.

Still sceptical on Poe.

 

No doubt he was a stud a few years in KC, but he took a sharp decline after getting injured.  Heck Atlanta after his 1 season there was not quickly to even get him a offer.  And actually their fan base, a Rival fan base of ours.  Came and warned us about him after we signed him.  We all lauged it off then came out and had a subpar season last year getting pushed out if the way even on some single teams

 

 

Was wishing with him being back in a 3-4 like in KC that he'd look like a stud again, but im still holding my breath waiting for it to happen

[Bronn]

We'll be fine, lol.

We aren't even showing our true defense right now. I saw Obada with his hand in the dirt a lot. Obada will end up being more of an Edge than a DL5T.