fredp45 wrote:we don't need smoot and bailey...we need a dline that makes plays and two linebackers...washington is the only linebacker on the roster...don't know about rocky, they won't play him.
I do NOT blame our back 4 this year...they worry that their front 7 won't make a play or tackle so they're covering the entire freaking field.
I agree. We need some D-tackles and D-ends that can get a pass rush and take on blockers on running plays
I notice Griff isn't in the game, is he inactive? When he doesn't play we don't have good interior dline play.
I'm possibly the only guy on this board that doesn't think AA is a problem. Give us a better pass rush, give us a good solid mlb and play rocky (he's gotta be better than Holdman) and AA becomes a guy that isn't asked to cover guys all the time. He can roam around and disrupt, blitz, cover for runs that get beyond the front 7, etc.. He was, and is, NOT a cover safety...he's probably no slower than Lynch on Denver but they cover his slow of foot weaknesses by getting a rush and not requiring him to cover a lot. He plays smart, hits hard, does the stuff a good defense wants.
fredp45 wrote:I notice Griff isn't in the game, is he inactive? When he doesn't play we don't have good interior dline play.
I'm possibly the only guy on this board that doesn't think AA is a problem. Give us a better pass rush, give us a good solid mlb and play rocky (he's gotta be better than Holdman) and AA becomes a guy that isn't asked to cover guys all the time. He can roam around and disrupt, blitz, cover for runs that get beyond the front 7, etc.. He was, and is, NOT a cover safety...he's probably no slower than Lynch on Denver but they cover his slow of foot weaknesses by getting a rush and not requiring him to cover a lot. He plays smart, hits hard, does the stuff a good defense wants.
I think the money we gave him is a problem. That's money that could be used for a great pass rusher. Definitely o-line and d-line has been horrible. Too many holes everywhere though.
I'm not supporting all the money they threw around but I did hear, the best DE out there was Carter. Teams are getting smart and signing their stud players before they hit free agency.
