Request: Can someone do a deep dive on our Defense?

[CanadianCat]

I know we have a few film study people in this group.. 

Last year was infuriating (with no players) this year you can start to 'see it' coming together.. and like Mr Scott said, Evero is likely here to stay.

Can someone do a deep dive in the philosophy of this defense and how its supposed to work?

.. the deeper the dive the better

[h0llywood]

Short Deep Dive: The return of and the emergence into an All Pro, Derrick Brown changes the dynamics of the Carolina defense.

Edited 2 hours ago by h0llywood

[csx]

I would look on YouTube. I dont believe I have ever seen any x and o analysis on the Huddle 

[kungfoodude]

43 minutes ago, CanadianCat said:

I know we have a few film study people in this group.. 

Last year was infuriating (with no players) this year you can start to 'see it' coming together.. and like Mr Scott said, Evero is likely here to stay.

Can someone do a deep dive in the philosophy of this defense and how its supposed to work?

.. the deeper the dive the better

You mean just Evero in general?

[gakonline]

After allowing 21 points in the first half, the defense held the Ram to only 7 in the second. Looks like Evero made some halftime adjustments. 

Unfortunately, the D was not prepared at the start of the game. Without the two picks the score could have easily been 35 - 10 at halftime putting the game out of reach. 

[woahfraze]

4 minutes ago, gakonline said:

After allowing 21 points in the first half, the defense held the Ram to only 7 in the second. Looks like Evero made some halftime adjustments. 

Unfortunately, the D was not prepared at the start of the game. Without the two picks the score could have easily been 35 - 10 at halftime putting the game out of reach. 

Part of the success in the 2nd half was that the offense kept the ball for 13:10 of the 3rd quarter. Credit to the defense for forcing a 3 and out on the Rams’ only possession of that quarter, but when the other team only has the ball for 1:50 of a quarter, of course the points scored for the half is going to be limited. 
 

But yes, further credit to the defense for in the 4th quarter, standing up and forcing their 2nd turnover in the red zone to prevent the Rams from taking the lead after having gotten gashed both through the air and on the ground on the prior possession. 

[cranky]

33 minutes ago, gakonline said:

After allowing 21 points in the first half, the defense held the Ram to only 7 in the second. Looks like Evero made some halftime adjustments. 

Unfortunately, the D was not prepared at the start of the game. Without the two picks the score could have easily been 35 - 10 at halftime putting the game out of reach. 

To be honest, I do not think any teams defense has been ready for the Rams in the 1st half of games. Until Sunday, I think they had outscored the opponents 63-3 over the past 6 games or something. 

[jtm]

Horn and Brown are having All Pro years and this has been the difference for sure.  Plus, this team has young talent versus last year they were basically pulling people off the streets to play on defense.  

[CanadianCat]

45 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

You mean just Evero in general?

More so on what his overall philosophy is. Like how he likes to use the line and LB's. How he runs his zone coverage. Why he keeps Horn only on the sort side of the field..

That kind of thing. We have some X and O guys here.. was looking for an informed football discussion. 

[Jackson113.2]

I would rather it stay a mystery,  we don't need to do other teams homework for them. Just keep winning,  and I'm good.

[CRA]

1 minute ago, CanadianCat said:

More so on what his overall philosophy is. Like how he likes to use the line and LB's. How he runs his zone coverage. Why he keeps Horn only on the sort side of the field..

That kind of thing. We have some X and O guys here.. was looking for an informed football discussion. 

Canales has addressed Horn on a podcast I think.  Basically boils down to actually have Horn shadow someone means they would need to play a lot of man coverage.....and while Horn can do it, they don't have the talent to ask the rest of the secondary to also be in man that much. 

[kungfoodude]

9 minutes ago, CanadianCat said:

More so on what his overall philosophy is. Like how he likes to use the line and LB's. How he runs his zone coverage. Why he keeps Horn only on the sort side of the field..

That kind of thing. We have some X and O guys here.. was looking for an informed football discussion. 

That's what I mean, so basically more on Evero himself.

Let me see. There was a good breakdown of this on a podcast from a Denver podcaster in a collab effort when Evero was hired on. I don't remember the podcast, though. Nor if it is even around anymore. Might have been @ellis's podcast, maybe??

[PleaseCutStewart]

One of the bigger differences from last year to this year is that we are actually getting turnovers on D (especially the past 2 games). Think we have already forced more turnovers than last year.

[LinvilleGorge]

It's basically bend but don't break which has really become the go to defensive model in the NFL. That's why you see so many short passes. Defenses are allowing small ball while trying to take away the chunk plays figuring the more tines the other offense has to roll the dice (run a play) the more opportunity they have to screw up or for your defense to make a splash play knowing that the field gets easier to defend as it gets shorter.