01-05-2025, 12:47 PM
(01-05-2025, 12:01 PM)Sled21 Wrote: I have always been a Lou fan, and have been somewhat torn this year on if I wanted him to move on, or if he is being hamstrung by lack of talent. I've pretty much landed with wanting Lou to stay, but to clean out the DB coaching room and D-line coaching rooms and get better position coaches. The main problems this defense has is not concept (Coordinator) it is with fundamentals like tackling and being on a WR when the ball arrives.(Position coaches)
People complain about Lou but who does he have on defense besides Hendrickson? He lost Reader and we replaced him with a guy that isnt good against the run. A guy that has missed a bunch of the season and only had 1 sack. Behind him we have counted on 2 rookies. One that missed most of training camp because of an injury and started the year on the IR. The other rookie was also injured and started the year with a broken thumb and club on his hand. We do have BJ Hill who is an above average DT but he is nowhere near elite.
You have Sam Hubbard who has fallen off a cliff. Behind him you have a 1st round pick that was never great rushing the passer in college but somehow people are surprised when he ends up with zero sacks for the year. Ossai finally had a productive year but even then his play has been mediocre which seems like an improvement when compared to Hubbard and Murphy but still not all that great.
In the secondary we are counting on a bunch of young guys that just arent there yet. They have made a bunch of mistakes in pass coverage. We have dealt with injuries to Dax Hill, DJ Turner. Hilton has been good against the run and on blitzes but is a liability in pass coverage. We have a few guys that have made some plays in the secondary but overall they are not great.
I dont have a problem getting rid of Lou and bringing in a different coaching staff for the defense but no matter who you bring in, the talent on the defense needs to be upgraded. The defensive struggles are not entirely Lou's fault.
