Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 691938)

Kikaha play changed when Allen took over. He had more run stopping responsibility than he did under Rob.

Besides he had the ankle issues also and i wonder how much that played into it. he dropped to 10 against lions then went to 22 Jags followed by 32 against Atlanta.

He does set a solid edge something Cam does not excel at. Rob Peter to pay Paul kinda thing. look forward to the day they can feed off of one another again. Vaccaro and Browner were not the best combination as back ups. Browner was a huge head ache for Kenny I am sure, despite the tackle totals. That goose egg for INT and only 5 PDs jump out at me. Little to old school SS play IMO. But how much blame can you place on him with Browner play? back on topic

Kikaha production fell but Dennis is old school. stop the run first. get him some help at the second level or try a new combination back there, then i think Dennis will turn him loss again. whatever the reason it worked enough to get some Ws over those final 4 game.

Kikaha is definitely better at attacking and making plays behind the line

Originally Posted by SloMotion (Post 692154)

I honestly thought Carolina's O/L was going to be able to handle Denver, and as the game went on, I kept waiting for Denver's D to run out of gas ... didn't happen, :neutral:.

15pts on turnovers and a 14pt margin of victory says it all, :).

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 692190)

The way the Broncos interior defensive linemen occupied and plugged up the Panthers running lanes and push the passer's pocket back, right into the outside rushers, well, reminded me alot of our Dome patrol days...

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 692151)

Well, Denver put on a clinic on how to run the 3-4 defense...

Broncos hoping switch to 3-4 defense creates another Orange Crush - The Denver Post

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 692224)

Yes they did. But Carolina's 4-3 looked pretty flawless also.

And Wades 3-4 is really just a 4-3 under, which we run quite often. We just don't have a Von Miller rushing the passer.

This Superbowl showed me that today's NFL is more about speed on defense than in previous years. We need speed. Our 2015 draft is a good start, but we need more.

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 692224)

Yes they did. But Carolina's 4-3 looked pretty flawless also.

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 692422)

Looking at the Defensive Coaching Staff, only area not upgraded was the defensive line...

Giunta looks like a good mentor for both Dennis Allen and Aaron Glenn...