(10-08-2018, 11:00 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: He did ok

I'm not sure what his snap count was but I don't think it was real high. He did have one really good run stuff at the LOS but it was negated by a personal foul on MJ. Little rust I'm sure

(10-08-2018, 10:55 AM)George Cantstandya Wrote: He did okay. Stats show he had 4 tackles and 3 assists. It looked like he might have been a little rusty at times. One play I recall he missed pretty bad on a tackle he should have made in the backfield. Other than that I didn't notice too many errors but I didn't see every defensive play.

(10-08-2018, 10:50 AM)Tomkat Wrote: Wasn't able to watch the game.  How much did he play?  How well did he perform?

(10-08-2018, 11:00 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I'm not sure what his snap count was but I don't think it was real high.

(10-08-2018, 11:14 AM)George Cantstandya Wrote: Just looked it up on pro football reference.  They show 34 snaps which put him at 53% of defensive plays.  So that's rather low compared to his usual work load from last year where he averaged about 80%.  

(10-08-2018, 11:08 AM)Au165 Wrote: Played 50% of the snaps. A couple of his bigger plays weren't even recorded on the stat line. There was one jet sweep where Burfict read the play and blew up the LT knocking him five yards into the back field rerouting the runner inside. Now the trailing backer missed the tackle and it was an 8 yard gain, but those are the kind of things he brings to the table. There was another play where he was in zone and he abandoned his zone to pick up a back who was completely uncovered that Tannehill was trying to get the ball to. Instead Tannehill had to eat the ball and throw it out of bounds.

(10-08-2018, 11:22 AM)3wt Wrote: LOVE Tez!   He's just such a smart player.   Just wish we could get him a 3 down middle backer who's got similar quality.    I honestly would trade up to get a premier one.   It's so key to this defense getting into the top ten range.

LB and OL in 2019.  Two biggest priorities.

(10-08-2018, 11:22 AM)thillan Wrote:  WHY ARE OUR LBS STILL ON AN ISLAND AGAINST RBS?!

(10-08-2018, 11:19 AM)corpjet Wrote: The stat line may not have been impressive but our defense is better with him out there.

He jumped Hardy Nickerson a** on one play for not making the tackle.

He is the energy and enthusiasm we need on defense, give him time this was his first game back

I also think he played smart and under control, almost like he's well aware of the new rules and that he's got a target on his back

(10-08-2018, 11:22 AM)thillan Wrote: You definitely can feel a change in intensity with him out there.

Also - our defense overall played a good game IMO. Even though our front four were yet again not getting much pressure until Tunsil went out, the only offensive TD they scored is when Kenyan Drake beat Nickerson. WHY ARE OUR LBS STILL ON AN ISLAND AGAINST RBS?!

Gore ran well, so run defense is still a bit of an issue. But man, the only other TD they scored is when Grant returned it for a TD on a punt. D locked down after the first TD.

(10-08-2018, 11:35 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Funny you mention that. After we Johnson's TD I told a friend, "it looks like big Mo has shifted", then on 3rd and 23 Drake took a dump off and ran by 3 players to get a 1st down. I thought for sure it was going to take the wind out of us, but to our credit it didn't.

(10-08-2018, 11:35 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Funny you mention that. After we Johnson's TD I told a friend, "it looks like big Mo has shifted", then on 3rd and 23 Drake took a dump off and ran by 3 players to get a 1st down. I thought for sure it was going to take the wind out of us, but to our credit it didn't.

(10-08-2018, 11:31 AM)Au165 Wrote: You can't double everyone, and you never double a HB in pass coverage. All we hear around here is we can't play "soft" zone defense (hilarious in itself) which means everyone wants man. Well when you go man you leave your backers on an island with HB's and TE's. Zone actually keeps the HB's in front of multiple people or with corners down field, but it's too "soft" for people here apparently. I tried explaining that man was not this magic bullet everyone wanted to pretend it was but you still see it thrown around a lot here. Defenses are multiple in scheme and every defense you run has holes, it comes down to your players abilities and the QB's ability to diagnose and deliver before getting hit.