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Wanted: Players and coaches with heart!!


TANTRIC-NINJA

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Watching the Eagles Defense smack the Giants in the mouth shows me what we lack on our defense: A heart.

Other than Beason, Harris and a couple of others.....There is no desire or ability to destroy and dominate the opponent. Brian Dawkins and gang smashed the Giants in the mouth and are still alive. Seeing Dawkins basically break down in his walk by interview shows the man puts it all on the field....HEART! I think we have more talent than the Eagles Defense but talent gets you so far.

Our secondary pitter- patters in zones (The same zones that Tampa prospers in, by the way) our DEs run past the play, no DT push in the middle, ineffective blitz schemes it just lets opponents stay in the game. Coaching-BIG YES.....Players-BIG YES

We never have an answer for the most average Qbs picking us apart (i.e. Joey Harrington last season, Garcia, Culpepper this season) let alone Pro-Bowl level QBs. We all blame Mike Turdvac, and I most of all do not wish him back next season....but there are a couple of guys on the defense that seem to get too many passes because of their stats.

I call out problem number 1.

He looks good....other people say he is great...He has great stats...but....

Julius Peppers: 14.5 sacks and 5 forced fumbles is a GREAT statical year....but does he dominate his man? He had a whole season of Back up left tackles...Tight Ends.....Basically take him out of the game more than the other way around. Sure he got his sacks but outside of 6 games maybe I did not see where he would wreak havoc in the pocket freeing up other guys for sacks. I do think in another scheme or with some other coaching Peppers will dominate at another level. It just does not look like he wants to do it here and also we do not seem capable to develop him correctly. Do not be the needy girlfriend/boyfriend....just let him go(sign and trade of course.) Holding on to someone who has "checked out" mentally will reap frustration and sadness...in every aspect of life..get the most value for him now or it could get ugly.

Thomas Davis-Na'il Diggs: Thomas Davis is real good...he played the best series of games this season but I though he was kind of ineffective the last 5 weeks of the season. I think teams have schemed for him and he is a little inconsistent. His tackles were down and forcing turnovers were all but gone from a play-making position.

Na'il Diggs aged before our eyes and quit making plays. I thought our root problem was the LBs and DEs not making enough plays which of course exposes any secondary.......poor Ken Lucas.

Just get some heart guys! Long enough.

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