05-15-2019, 11:53 AM
(05-15-2019, 10:57 AM)PAjwPhilly Wrote: Except the thread is about how to use our existing defense. Anyone can write an answer... intercept the pass every time, sack the QB 100x. You cannot control these things, and it is every team's goal. It is an easy answer that really doesn't need to be said.
How can you scheme with our existing defense to make it legitimate? The best answers I have seen: clog up the middle on running downs, blitz more often, rush 5 on pass downs, improve tackling, more aggressive LB play...
Also... getting our starting unit together would (hopefully) not make this such an issue.
I would say that it depends on what the strengths and weaknesses are this season. I would guess that with minimal changes to personnel, those would be similar to last season. In that case, I will stick with running the ball and keeping them off the field as much as possible.
I don’t really know what to expect from Captain Lou but I hope that they will attack more rather than sit back and let the offense dictate to them. Mix it up, be less predictable, and overall just give the offense something to think about other than exploiting the same mismatches for chunk gains.
