04-30-2018, 08:39 AM
(04-30-2018, 07:09 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: My question has always been, though, why do we play so much off coverage when we invest so highly in the CB position? If we want guys that never make plays underneath and they are just there to avoid giving up anything over the top, we could use later round talent for that. Put them on an island and attack with the rest of your defense.
What our CBs do is much more difficult than you give them credit for. Over the last 4 years (Guenther's OC stint) we have the NUMBER ONE pass efficiency defense in the entire league. We were numbers one in interceptions and number two in fewest passing tds allowed.
We accomplished this without any great cover safeties or LBs and a pass rush that was far from elite.
If teams could get these type of results with "later round talent" at CB then they would all be doing it. But the fact is our CBs are required to do a lot more than you undrestand. And they do it very well.
