Biggest problem with defense this season

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(12-27-2018, 11:35 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The biggest problem on defense this season was and still is the inability to stop the run.  There are several factors that lead into that problem, like poor tackling by sub-standard LBs, and the ineffectiveness of the DTs to fill holes and take up space.  When teams can run at will, a defense fails to control what the offense does.  When a defense can stop the run effectively, offenses can pass when they want to, rather than being forced into a one dimensional existence.

When a defense can stop the run regularly, with authority, they can then not fear the run and go all out on pressuring the passer.  Plain and simple.

Spot on.