Danno

And thats also why I question any 3rd party grading system. If the players were unsure of who was supposed to do what, how can some grader not associated with our team know it?

There were also lots of passes completed just over our LB's. Did the LB not cover deep enough? Were the safetties playing too deep? Did the LB/CB not cover their zone correctly?

xan

I have to agree with some of the argument that scheme plays a huge role in how a player performs. I also agree with some of the questions on the rating system. One would have to know FOR EACH PLAY, what the individual player's responsibility was and compare it to the offensive call. I cannot believe that, as well as some review tapes, that they have that kind of insight into the play-by-play tactics. It takes 3 staffers breaking down the tapes 2 days to review the 80-odd snaps for each unit for each player on the field.

My bet is that there was an incredible amount of confusion and lack of off and on field communication. This was the culprit, not the athletic and recognition skills of the players.

I have to hope that the new staff's communication and organization skills will make getting on the same page more of a possibility for this same group of players. Just keep in mind that a 10% improvement will still make this unit one of history's 5 worst defenses. It's going to be a monumental effort to become simply below average.

Calvin: "I wish I was a Tiger."
Hobbes: "Common lament."

TheOak

When players are under a bad coach they generally return to bad habits that good coaches broke them of long ago.

darstep

At some point there is STILL some personal accountability.
Missed tackles (IMHO) are personal, or should be.
Dropped picks are also personal, but you kinda have to be in position to drop one.
Not being able to run a tightend down after he gets a step is just sad.
Being 5'11" across the back doesn't help either.
We were slow to react, slow at the top-end, and just slow.
3-4 requires even more sideline to sideline fleet-of-foot from the box.
I don't care how they stop the leaking. Our offense just deserves better help.

**SaintSince67**