Defense

[mussop]

Originally Posted by painekiller

A few points to make .

Isn't it nice to have 2 real safeties in the game at the same time?

Mario had a throwaway quote that hit me.

They are coaching the read 1st for the DL as we expected, and that is going against the strengths if this line. You draft perpetrators and then ask them to read 1st? I say way to go Mario, just go then read. BTW if the rest of team tackled like Mario, Dunta and Demeco then we would not be having the coaches vs players debate.

Lastly, Do any of you think Kubiak will allow Richard Smith to run the more aggressive defense the rest of the season?

perpetrators? YOu mean penetrators right? It was nice to see a couple of blitzes thrown at Quin from different angles Sunday. Makes you wonder if Smith is still the one calling the plays on D.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by mussop

perpetrators? YOu mean penetrators right? It was nice to see a couple of blitzes thrown at Quin from different angles Sunday. Makes you wonder if Smith is still the one calling the plays on D.

dam I hate when I do no read the spell check. corrected

[Arky]

Originally Posted by mussop

perpetrators?

That would be Cincinnati, eheh.

I see the defense a little bit like building a hot rod. The mechanic(s) start off with the motor and build it up. Add one of these, add one of those. Tweak this, tweak that and then start it up. Rev it up and see if it's running right. Tweak some more. Fret about one thing, worry about another... Wonder if it will fail but you really won't know until you get it out on the track and open it up....

I think that's what happened yesterday. The defense finally opened it up, consequences be damned. If there is a breakdown, then hey, you fix it.... This particular jalopy just took a long time to get out of the garage... We'll see...

[KJ3]

Originally Posted by Arky

I think that's what happened yesterday. The defense finally opened it up, consequences be damned. If there is a breakdown, then hey, you fix it.... This particular jalopy just took a long time to get out of the garage... We'll see...

seriously though, how often is weaver (or ANY DE) going to get a pick? even when you send him back there 3 times a game? the only jalopy is the defensive philosophy. the most coverage a DE should ever get involved in is a flat zone to cover screens and such imo. blitzing is great though, i'm glad the texans have decided to play football.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by KJ3

seriously though, how often is weaver (or ANY DE) going to get a pick? even when you send him back there 3 times a game? the only jalopy is the defensive philosophy. the most coverage a DE should ever get involved in is a flat zone to cover screens and such imo. blitzing is great though, i'm glad the texans have decided to play football.

I was on the way back from Oklahoma, and haven't had a chance to watch the DVR yet. I did see the highlight of that pick, and I think they actually brought a blitz on that play. That would be the difference from all the other times we've dropped lineman into coverage this year. There was never a blitz in our zone blitz.

You can get away with it if you keep mixing things up....come from different angles. drop different guys into different places. If it was just a case of them sending another d lineman into coverage with a three man rush...then Smith just got lucky and that will probably validate that coverage in his mind and we will be stuck seeing it again...until he gets fired.