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Originally Posted by painekiller

Pointing to another fact we thought to be true. Kubiak is the one holding this defense in conservative mode, he needs to let the players play to their strengths.

I've wondered about this too. This quote from Kubes bothered me:

"(on if the aggressive defense was because of an inexperienced quarterback or if it just worked better) “I think it’s probably a combination of both. Naturally, (when) you’re playing a quarterback like (QB) Peyton Manning, which we did two weeks ago, and you’re aggressive with him all day long, sooner or later, he can probably make you back for it big-time in some situations"

I understand that and even agree with it to some extent, but when your not doing anything but acting as a speed bump on the Colts way to the end zone you might as well turn it loose. Maybe he was just making excuses for his coach, I don't know.

I think Head coaches can tend to be conservative on the side of the ball they are less familar with, defense in the case of Kubiak. Maybe he doesn't have enough faith in his inexperienced coordinator. Maybe Smith told him I'm fighting for my job, you've got to let me loose. Maybe Kubiak will encourage more aggression now. I have no idea if Kubiak is the reason for the conservative defense, I just hope it gets sorted out.