09-12-2021, 09:19 PM
Mad props to Lou Anarumo and the Cincinnati defense!
The tackling was absolutely stunning today: Physical, certain, and confident. I didn’t see anyone try to tackle by tripping, shouldering, or grabbing the ankles. I saw impact aimed at the center of mass, wrapping up, and driving the ball carrier to the ground — and often backwards.
Physical defense wins games late in the game and late in the season.
The linebacker play was vastly improved by several orders of magnitude. Germaine Pratt is going to be solid. They did much better moving laterally and shutting down the Vikings when they had to.
Now were the linebackers and secondary out of position a lot today? Oh yes. They most definitely were. However, scheme and execution are more easily fixed than bad tackling fundamentals. Lou will fix this issue.
The tackling was absolutely stunning today: Physical, certain, and confident. I didn’t see anyone try to tackle by tripping, shouldering, or grabbing the ankles. I saw impact aimed at the center of mass, wrapping up, and driving the ball carrier to the ground — and often backwards.
Physical defense wins games late in the game and late in the season.
The linebacker play was vastly improved by several orders of magnitude. Germaine Pratt is going to be solid. They did much better moving laterally and shutting down the Vikings when they had to.
Now were the linebackers and secondary out of position a lot today? Oh yes. They most definitely were. However, scheme and execution are more easily fixed than bad tackling fundamentals. Lou will fix this issue.
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