When you have a bunch younger guys on the field it is harder to do more than just line up and play. They tend to think more than play.
Same goes for when you have players comming into a new scheme or players that arent used to communicating and playing with each other.
We have had both in abundance the last two years. The first few games two years ago were horrible. 400 yard passing for a few teams. This was because Smith was trying to do more with the scheme, the inexperience of the players on the field and in the scheme killed it and they adjusted to more base def. We saw it again last year after losing starters and depth all around in the secondary.
I expect us to start pretty basic out of the gate this year again. If our secondary lines up Bennet, Demps, Brown, Reeves it may be a bit more than the basic def we saw all last year until the end of the season. By the time Drob gets back I hope that we see more and more of the def play book though.
Dont forget that in theory just by looking at the def you wont know what they are lining up to do, and watching it on TV probably wont give you a great view of their shifts post snap. At the game it will be easier to focus on the def and see exactly what they are running once the ball is snaped.
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