10-30-2024, 10:11 PM
On offense, I believe the scheme is absolutely the issue. The quality of the personnel is far too good to be this predictable. Scripted plays are solid on opening drive, but after that we're subject to Zac's on the fly decision making. This team has a guy that is capable of being the best player in the league and are paying him to be that or thereabouts right now. Throw the ball downfield. Put the game in Joe's hands. Find a new way to convert 3rd and short. Hell, we just watched a team curb stomp them that all but guarantees 3rd and 1. It's a copycat league. At like it.
On defense, I don't think they have the horses right now. Trey is a great player and the linebackers are pretty solid. God bless BJ Hill for outperforming expectations nearly every week. Mike Hilton is one of the better nickel corners in the league.
Only Trey is borderline elite in this discussion. The corners are maddeningly inconsistent. The safeties are either slowing down or soft. Battle barely plays.
They don't have the talent in the secondary to hold down coverage when the opposing qb has forever and a day to throw. I'm not sure many teams do, tbh. There is zero pressure from players not named Hendrickson. Hubbard is old and banged up and Murphy has a lot to figure out.
IMO lack of d-line talent is the main culprit in this season being in the toilet. A real pass rush would fix most problems that they have. Not sure that's fixable in-season, regardless of scheme.
On defense, I don't think they have the horses right now. Trey is a great player and the linebackers are pretty solid. God bless BJ Hill for outperforming expectations nearly every week. Mike Hilton is one of the better nickel corners in the league.
Only Trey is borderline elite in this discussion. The corners are maddeningly inconsistent. The safeties are either slowing down or soft. Battle barely plays.
They don't have the talent in the secondary to hold down coverage when the opposing qb has forever and a day to throw. I'm not sure many teams do, tbh. There is zero pressure from players not named Hendrickson. Hubbard is old and banged up and Murphy has a lot to figure out.
IMO lack of d-line talent is the main culprit in this season being in the toilet. A real pass rush would fix most problems that they have. Not sure that's fixable in-season, regardless of scheme.
