Did we really?

Our defense does not guard the middle of the field. It's a cover 2 shell that a fourth grade madden player can figure out. It's absurd...that's why Gates and Fasano are wide open on every play. I don't know how we expect to win games like that, but that's the issue. Theres about a 8 yard diameter circle right behind our line with no one guarding it. We better figure something out or Manning will ear our breakfast lunch and dinner at the end of the year.

 

How many times did we go 3 and out in the first half? I can think of three times we had the ball at midfield and went three and out. Didn't even score a single field goal off of those opportunities. That effects the defense for the rest of the game. They play hard, get the ball back, and are back on the field less then 5 real time minutes later. On consecutive possessions. You don't just 'rest up' during a 6 minute drive when you've been running your @$$ off for the past 2 hours.

 

oh boo-freakin'hoo the D is on the field. Don't give up 13 yards on 3rd and 12 and you are off the field, what was the fish on thrd downs like 9 of 16 something like that. And against the bolts the D was just as bad on 3d

 

No doubt. We put them in a third and long hole then run away from the middle of the field as soon as the ball is snapped, letting their TEs and backs catch check downs and get enough YAC for a first down

 

That lost was on the D 100% no way no how you let 3 Qbs and a wildcat beat you.

 

Hope definately needs to be replaced after this year. Maybe Myron Rolle will come on or something.

 

I'm with Big Kahuna, there is no excuse for giving up those big gains on 3rd and long. It gives me flashbacks of the days of Lamont Thompson and Reynaldo Hill.

I like Tulloch a lot, he has a lot of heart and gives his all but his all just isn't enough to cover legit TEs in this league. He's too slow. McRath is good too but is still raw. Witherspoon is a trooper but he's also too slow to keep up in pass coverage. I think that Thornton could really come in and help us out in that area, if for no other reason just having a fresh body in there.

Our line is playing solid but still inconsistent. Hope is clearly the weak link in the secondary. We need to tune things up because it's not gonna get any easier for us here down the stretch.

I'm not gonna panic even though I know we've got a lot of work to do to.

 

Our problem is that most of our defenders have the heart of a lion and the body of a sheep. Cortland is constantly going head-to-head with a receiver that towers over him. Hope is in the box pretending to be a linebacker then getting killed by TE's. Jason Jones is 276lbs and taking on 320lb lineman. Tulloch is tiny, but packs a solid punch, IF his donkey legs can get to you. I'm not saying we need to get bigger, but we need to use our speed, wits, and depth to win ball games. We're getting pushed around a little too much, especially in the 4th quarter.

 

Giving them that ball on our own 20 twice had nooooothing to do with it.