11-30-2018, 04:41 PM
(11-30-2018, 03:44 PM)Wyche Wrote: Good point, and I agree.....I feel Nelson was the general in the secondary, and Pacman was the emotional, firey type of inspiration. I always viewed Reggie as the "Silent Assassin".
I remember in the preseason one of the defenders, I think it was Kirkpatrick, said something to the effect of things were better this year because they didn't have players yelling at coaches and stepping out of line. I think that may have been a reference to losing Jones. Maybe the defense just doesn't have anyone unhinged enough to get in their faces when they start backing off. Might have something to do with Vontaze's drop-off, too. Those two fed off of each other's aggression, for better or for worse.
That Njoku touchdown last weekend where he bulldozed his way into the end zone was a pretty stark display of want to vs lack of it.
