Byrd

Danno · 09-30-2014, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by billyt81

. I've been waiting for teams to attack Vaccarro cuz he's slow and they have been with much success. . No one will mention it cuz he's our golden boy but he ran the same combine 40 as Harper. Just saying.

Vaccaro has looked as bad or worse than Harper ever did. Vaccaro is an in the box safety similar to Harper. Play him too deep and he'll get exposed. Keep him in the box and he's probably a pro-bowler.

Byrd has looked bad, but that's what happens to safeties when you don't have a solid pass rush or a good front 7.

dizzle88 · 09-30-2014, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

Vaccaro has looked as bad or worse than Harper ever did. Vaccaro is an in the box safety similar to Harper. Play him too deep and he'll get exposed. Keep him in the box and he's probably a pro-bowler.

Byrd has looked bad, but that's what happens to safeties when you don't have a solid pass rush or a good front 7.

Vaccaro has looked terrible, but then what player on our defense has actually looked good?

Corey white stills grades out as our best DB, I still see him trying every week, I can't say the same for the others

rezburna · 09-30-2014, 09:32 AM

Keenan Lewis did an excellent job on Dez Bryant. Man to man. No help from the safeties. He did his thing. Vacarro did well playing nickel corner and covering people last year. I don't know what the issue is. Everybody on our defense looked great last year. Maybe it's because teams didn't know what to expect. They've got a year worth of film. They know exactly what they want to exploit.

Mardigras9 · 09-30-2014, 10:03 AM

I heard a ridiculous statistic yesterday (sorry can't qoute it, maybe Oak can help) about the number of solo tackles made by our DB's and safeties against Dallas. This of course means they were the last chance to tackle because the Dallas player had gotten past the front 7.

Until the front starts getting some pressure and playing at the level we all thought they were capable of, it just doesn't matter if it's Byrd, P-Rob, White, Charles Woodson, or Ronnie Lott. They are going to get picked apart every week.

captainshawn · 09-30-2014, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Darren Sharper did...

Well, let's go get Sharper out of jail and put him on the field then.

dizzle88 · 09-30-2014, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by captainshawn

Well, let's go get Sharper out of jail and put him on the field then.

Not saying anything about the fact that he's a rapist, because he deserves to be in jail and never come out

I'm talking strictly on the field, when sharper lined up 20-25 yards back he still managed 10 picks

I wish we could mimic the bills defensive scheme where Byrd was so successful.

lumm0x · 09-30-2014, 10:49 AM

Byrd has been one of 4 defenders I see making efforts. Only he, Keenan, White and Lofton are playing. Everyone else is awol. We overpaid for him but in fairness I saw him as the last piece of the puzzle that was an excellent defense last year. I figured with him as a realistic upgrade over Malcolm Jenkins we could play more one high safety coverage and allow Vaccaro to be disruptive at the line.

I truly do not understand what is wrong beyond lack of effort, ignoring basic fundamentals of defense and perhaps our scheme becoming stale. We have been atrocious on defense overall and it's shocking and frustrating.

ClintSaints · 09-30-2014, 11:49 AM

All I can say is we better f**king beat Tampa Bay into oblivion.

Lord_Saint83 · 09-30-2014, 12:44 PM

Vacarro last year was very solid in guarding te's and wr's in the slot and was a beast in run support. Idk what it is this year, imma go with no pressure and scheme same with Byrd having to babysit cb's instead of roaming like he did in Buffalo. Seems like Rob and Sean are trying to reinvent the wheel and out smarting themsleves in the process

Audiotom · 09-30-2014, 12:47 PM

Byrd totally wiffed on the last defense on some critical plays against the Cowboys

coming from 20+ yards deep to stop someone from taking it all the way still results in a 10 yard gain and first down

I would rather see us gamble and play tight

Byrd has been laying some hits on occasion but he is just being totally inappropriately utilized

09-30-2014, 08:52 AM	#21
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Re: Byrd Originally Posted by billyt81 . I've been waiting for teams to attack Vaccarro cuz he's slow and they have been with much success. . No one will mention it cuz he's our golden boy but he ran the same combine 40 as Harper. Just saying. Vaccaro has looked as bad or worse than Harper ever did. Vaccaro is an in the box safety similar to Harper. Play him too deep and he'll get exposed. Keep him in the box and he's probably a pro-bowler. Byrd has looked bad, but that's what happens to safeties when you don't have a solid pass rush or a good front 7. dizzle88 likes this.

09-30-2014, 09:24 AM	#22
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,357	Re: Byrd Originally Posted by Danno Vaccaro has looked as bad or worse than Harper ever did. Vaccaro is an in the box safety similar to Harper. Play him too deep and he'll get exposed. Keep him in the box and he's probably a pro-bowler. Byrd has looked bad, but that's what happens to safeties when you don't have a solid pass rush or a good front 7. Vaccaro has looked terrible, but then what player on our defense has actually looked good? Corey white stills grades out as our best DB, I still see him trying every week, I can't say the same for the others

09-30-2014, 09:32 AM	#23
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 7,935	Re: Byrd Keenan Lewis did an excellent job on Dez Bryant. Man to man. No help from the safeties. He did his thing. Vacarro did well playing nickel corner and covering people last year. I don't know what the issue is. Everybody on our defense looked great last year. Maybe it's because teams didn't know what to expect. They've got a year worth of film. They know exactly what they want to exploit.

09-30-2014, 10:03 AM	#24
Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	Re: Byrd I heard a ridiculous statistic yesterday (sorry can't qoute it, maybe Oak can help) about the number of solo tackles made by our DB's and safeties against Dallas. This of course means they were the last chance to tackle because the Dallas player had gotten past the front 7. Until the front starts getting some pressure and playing at the level we all thought they were capable of, it just doesn't matter if it's Byrd, P-Rob, White, Charles Woodson, or Ronnie Lott. They are going to get picked apart every week. ClintSaints likes this.

09-30-2014, 10:20 AM	#25
captainshawn Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Lake Hermitage, La. Posts: 289	Re: Byrd Originally Posted by dizzle88 Darren Sharper did... Well, let's go get Sharper out of jail and put him on the field then.

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09-30-2014, 10:27 AM	#26
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,357	Re: Byrd Originally Posted by captainshawn Well, let's go get Sharper out of jail and put him on the field then. Not saying anything about the fact that he's a rapist, because he deserves to be in jail and never come out I'm talking strictly on the field, when sharper lined up 20-25 yards back he still managed 10 picks I wish we could mimic the bills defensive scheme where Byrd was so successful. ClintSaints likes this.

09-30-2014, 10:49 AM	#27
lumm0x Resident antediluvian Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026	Re: Byrd Byrd has been one of 4 defenders I see making efforts. Only he, Keenan, White and Lofton are playing. Everyone else is awol. We overpaid for him but in fairness I saw him as the last piece of the puzzle that was an excellent defense last year. I figured with him as a realistic upgrade over Malcolm Jenkins we could play more one high safety coverage and allow Vaccaro to be disruptive at the line. I truly do not understand what is wrong beyond lack of effort, ignoring basic fundamentals of defense and perhaps our scheme becoming stale. We have been atrocious on defense overall and it's shocking and frustrating. K Major likes this.

09-30-2014, 11:49 AM	#28
ClintSaints 500th Post Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 603	Re: Byrd All I can say is we better f**king beat Tampa Bay into oblivion.

09-30-2014, 12:44 PM	#29
Lord_Saint83 100% Blunt Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Saint Gabriel, La Posts: 2,754	Re: Byrd Vacarro last year was very solid in guarding te's and wr's in the slot and was a beast in run support. Idk what it is this year, imma go with no pressure and scheme same with Byrd having to babysit cb's instead of roaming like he did in Buffalo. Seems like Rob and Sean are trying to reinvent the wheel and out smarting themsleves in the process

09-30-2014, 12:47 PM	#30
Audiotom 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,094 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Byrd Byrd totally wiffed on the last defense on some critical plays against the Cowboys coming from 20+ yards deep to stop someone from taking it all the way still results in a 10 yard gain and first down I would rather see us gamble and play tight Byrd has been laying some hits on occasion but he is just being totally inappropriately utilized

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