Defense growing pains

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(10-04-2018, 02:23 PM)thillan Wrote: Basically this:

2014 they did really well. 
2015 and 2016 they were not a good squad. In fact, looking at the numbers, they looked like a bottom 10 defense (from my observations).
2017 was OK, not as good as 2014. But, you will notice that in 2014 and 2017, they did really well in turnovers.

Overall, we brought him in to create turnovers.. but he doesn't exactly have the strongest pedigree even when he was hired. 

If so, that's dumb.  It is ok to emphasize their importance, and to be prepared to make a play on them but the overall scheme has to CREATE turnovers, not hope for them.  With no pressure and too big a cushion in the back side, there is no chance to force turnovers.  I heard something staggering about Atlanta:  It was something to the effect of "Teams that have over 36 points and don't have any turnovers are 400-4-2 and two of them are the Falcons this year".

Hoping for turnovers is not a strategy.  He needs to tighten up the back end and stop giving away the easy completions or the offense will have to score 35 or more every week.