How can we improve our pass rush?

[jarhead]

I think this is the single biggest deficiency that will keep us out of the playoffs? We simply do not have the talent pool to keep pressure on the qb in a 4-3 defense.This is the opportunity to show your defensive intellect.I doubt there will be an option in FA so your answer cannot be trade for JPP. Can a team use blitzes alone? Would some funky version of a 3-4 work? Can we rush 4 Des? Can we use TD as a pass rusher ?

Please do not say give Hardy more time to develop as your answer.

[KARASMATIC444]

we already do use 4 DE, some. and Hardy is going to need time. All of the solutions you mentioned are really the only ones. Its not like there are a ton of options. you either find a free agent that can do it, or you wait till guys in house get going. In the mean time you sprinkle in some blitzes to try to get the other teams line confused. I actually see some improvement in our line this year. i understand we didnt get any pressure on the JETS QB's, but they have a good line. The problem we have is we never get coverage sacks, we need to work on our coverage skills and correct that. With the lack of DE pash rush ability we currently have on the team and the inability to cover well, this is what you get. We know this is our issue, but its something we will need to grow out of with small roster changes and time on the field to develop our identity. It will come, remember know one was scared of our D last year, but with Beast back in there we will be full of emotion, and it will start to show. Once we get the part of our team that is good flying around you will excite the guys like hardy and you will see their play get better.

[Untouchable]

I'll worry in the regular season if its not working when we aren't so vanilla

[carolina-chuck]

Easy. Move Keiser or Applewhite ahead of Hardy and move that fat@$$ of Hardy to DT.

[La Pantera]

Easy. Move Keiser or Applewhite ahead of Hardy and move that fat@$$ of Hardy to DT.

Yeah! Lets make the run D worse....

[Khaki Lackey]

I think a couple hundred more redundant threads would get Rivera's attention. He will then trade our entire draft next year for the highest DT on the board and trade Cam for Suh.

[Panthro]

As soon as Josh Norman proves he can be a decent man to man corner we can start blitzing 7

[teeray]

Yeah! Lets make the run D worse....

So you think Hardy is actually good against the run?? If I recall correctly he struggled setting the edge last season.

[Udogg]

From my watching this year .. Hardy has looked a lot better setting the edge. But it's preseason. I think his additional size(weight) will help in that category where as it may hurt his pash rush. However I only really saw us run stunts the second preseason game and we seemed to get a lot of pressure with those. I think good defensive coaches can generate pressure without having pro bowl DE's. Being able to stop the run/play action passes was our achilles heel last year. Hopefully with the play recognition abilities of Beason, Keuchly, and Davis we won't get destroyed so much. I think we gave up something like 58% completion against play action last year which is atrocious.

[La Pantera]

So you think Hardy is actually good against the run?? If I recall correctly he struggled setting the edge last season.

And he's looked waaay improved so far. Using two passrushing specialist sure as hell isnt going to help. And if Hardy is such a liability in run support, why would you want him at DT, like suggested???

[Jackofalltrades]

Trade for JPP and BJ Raji.

[Udogg]

Also keeping people out of the endzone and touchdowns will be the best our defense can hope for this year. We averaged something like 26 points per game last year, but gave up 27 per. If we can drop the points against down to 22 where in the playoffs. Just 1 less touchdown. Our defense doesn't have that far to go to be much better than last year(as far as results).

[Frizzy350]

Attach bright colored alcoholic beverages to the opposing QB's waists. Hardy will get them in no time.

[Inimicus]

Use shock collars on all of the DLine.

No pressure= a sharp jolt.