05-31-2019, 12:45 PM
(05-30-2019, 04:23 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I still don't have high hopes for the defense even though I'm excited to see the offense flourish.
Why? We added Tem our new Linebacker coach and Germaine Pratt a 3 down, fast Linebacker that can cover and tackle very well. The LB's were the main problem last year, Haslett has been a terrible LB coach and our LB's were injured all year and Burfict fell off a cliff. We are not that far off from what i am seeing, i just think our guys need to stay healthy and tackle well.
I hope Lou is really concentrating on tackling up and down the Defense.
If Lou is a bad DC i guess the Defense could struggle, but i think we have a lot of good to great players for him to work with and we are pretty young. I hear we are playing really fast and the players are loving these uptempo OTA's.
Also if the Offense is flourishing it will only help the Defense stay fresh.
(05-30-2019, 05:11 PM)McC Wrote: I believe the defense won't be top notch this year but it will be good enough to not sink the ship. Next year, with a couple more additions, it will be top notch.
Might take a bit for the new coaches and players to mesh, i could see this or Lou isn't good.
Lou has done good with talented players but as a whole he doesn't have the best resume, i guess this is where i question the Defense. The players will have to be put in good positions and we need to play aggressive with more blitzing, more man to man and be unpredictable.
(05-30-2019, 07:03 PM)Catmandude123 Wrote: Probably comes down to them reading the defense differently. There is no connection between them. The receiver and QB have to read the same thing. Put Ross in the same room with Dalton at camp and let them build some kind of connection that gets them on the same page.
That definately could be the biggest reason, still think a QB has to get used to a really fast Receiver. I was seeing how Goff was really putting that ball way out in front of Cooks and letting him go get it last season and that is the way Dalton needs to throw the ball to Ross. Atleast on those go routes.
