01-18-2021, 03:42 PM
(01-18-2021, 09:16 AM)Au165 Wrote: Wade Phillips wasn't all that great in LA with the most dominant pass rusher in the league. They got a new DC this past year and they instantly became the #1 defense in the league. In reality, Wade Phillips hasn't run defense in close to 20 years that didn't have an elite pass rusher on it, so I am not sure what he could possibly do better here without having one.
I think it's easy to shit on Lou, and maybe is deserved at times, but we lack talent in terms of a pass rush. There was a stat that basically said we were one of the best in the league in coverage when we couldn't generate pressure, which is nice to quantify relative to other teams, the issue is we created pressure so infrequently it still put us in trouble. The idea of scheming pressure is a bit of a misnomer. You can sometimes catch guys with an exotic look here or there, but the real scheme is getting elite rushers one on one to beat their guys...we don't have any of those guys.
Unless we find some elite pass-rushing talent we are going to be bad. It has been obvious for the last few years but people were so caught up with the issues on Oline, and the names we had on D line, no one wanted to acknowledge we just don't have guys that get to the QB.
If it were just issues with getting to the QB, it would be a little easier to give Lou somewhat of a break...but over his 2 years, they're not only dead last in sacks, but also dead last in rush yards allowed, and have given up almost 5 yards a pop.
It's one thing to not be able to get to the QB or to not be able to stop the run, but when you can't do either - it seems like there's a troubling combination of issues going on...from players, to coaching, to scheme, to fundamental execution.
