06-06-2020, 04:49 PM
(06-06-2020, 03:13 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: I think ZT has great football knowledge and strategy. I laugh at the teams mentioned who collected talent with no direction. When you get too many egos on the field, IMO, it get's tough to get cohesion. It has to be about team, and not about me, aka Patriots. I'm pretty confident that we have a plan in place and although it hasn't been pretty at first, it will pan out and the dividends will start rolling in.
Focusing on retooling the defense through FA and the draft was a great start. We got hammered last year and as the saying goes, "Defense wins championships," they also prevent you from winning as well. We had a sloppy defense last year that couldn't prevent 1st down conversions and huge yardage. The few times we made an offense go 3 and out was becoming like watching "Ripley's, Believe it or not?"
Leadership is about accountability. That's why ZT went for leaders in the draft. I'm excited to watch this team come together this year. It may be sloppy for awhile because cohesion doesn't just happen on the practice field or locker room. Mistakes will have to be made to learn each others rolls. Yet, I bet they get it together rather quickly. It's going to be fun.
(06-06-2020, 04:16 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I agree, as your thoughts on football seem be parallel with mine. I can understand why they chose to upgrade the Defense through free agency, rather than the offense. Typically, defenses gel faster than offenses, and if you're bringing in veteran players who have never played together, it makes sense to do it on the side of the ball where cohesion happens quickest. It's true that the defense needed more help than the offense, but I don't think it was a matter that we had terrible players in place, more of a situation where their particular strengths didn't fit well with what our new coaching staff was asking them to do.
The theme of drafting leaders, with captains patches in their history makes absolute sense. They are used to and accustomed to setting the example, the tone of attitude, and holding those around them accountable to the team. With physical talent being relative at the NFL level, I think it very wise of Zac Taylor to target guys with exceptional personal traits and high football IQ's. Playing smart and knowing how to be in the right place at the right time won't always win over the rare, exceptional talents with instincts to match that are found at the professional level, but I think that it's a great way to build the core of a strong team.
Great posts brothers, couldn't of said it any better, reps.
