Defense (Deep-Dive Analysis using PFF Ratings)

[*bengalfan74*]

(11-04-2018, 10:24 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Actually, I do hold Austin accountable for the secondary's inability to cover.  What, you think they all just suddenly forgot how to play football?  He's got them playing zone, when they all did well in man.  Obviously, Austin isn't communicating the principles of his game plan to the players properly.  Haven't you seen the way they look at each other when a coverage is blown?  That's them, not knowing who's responsibility it was to cover that man.  

If Austin can't get his message across, when it's already halfway through the season, it's time to go back to what the players know and are good at.

^This^

I very strongly feel there's a lot of confusion among our DB's and backers in pass coverage. Whether it's last second audibles they're not getting, the overall plan is to complicated, they have multiple responsibilities and don't understand which one to go to for what ? I dunno ?

But you can tell they're not on the same page on several plays.

Is just bad play part of it to ? sure

But I feel not being on the same page contributes greatly to the "bad play" they're just not buying into the system.