Please Get #28 And His Dreadlocks Out Of The Starting Defense

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  1. Vigsted

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    There was bad play by individualy defenders, that you can't blame Schwartz for and the blitz was a good call (although I wouldn't be surprised if Finnegan wasn't supposed to blitz but did so anyway :brow:).

    However repeatedly through the game we saw too little pressure on the quarterback and too big cushions for the receivers and generally poor coverage. Once in a while that can be attributed to bad play by the players, but this consistently it has to be the scheming.
     
  2. TitanJeff

    TitanJeff Kahuna Grande Staff

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    Gotcha.

    So Schwartz is responsible when our front four can't get pressure on Pennington for stretches at a time?
     
  3. Vigsted

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    Yes. At the very least he's responsible for not calling any blitzes to help the front 4 get pressure. You can't always rely on your 4 linemen to get pressure, just like you can't rely on your dbacks to have coverage if there is no pressure.
     
  4. TitanJeff

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    I saw a number of blitzes Sunday. Some worked. Some didn't. I suppose those that did are due to players making plays and those that didn't are due to Schwartz. ;)

    BTW, if the Titans front four can't get pressure without the blitz, they'll never be a top defense.
     
  5. LT21Titans27

    LT21Titans27 Tebow Apostle

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    you guys are right, lets have DONNIE NICKEY as our #1, how could we be so stupid, or heres a better idea, lets move pac man to saftey


    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
     
  6. Vigsted

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    No, if a blitz works I credit Schwartz for calling it and the player for executing it, if it doesn't work it depends on the situation whether it's Schwartz fault for calling a wrong blitz or if it's bad execution by the player.

    And name me 5 teams that get consistent pressure without blitzing? Atlanta and Jacksonville were on my list until injuries, I honestly don't know who else.
     
  7. Fry

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    atlanta, jacksonville, carolina and tampa bay. im sure there are a few others.
     
  8. TitanJeff

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    I see a lot of situations where the Titans are in the perfect defense and a player melts down and the finger gets pointed at Schwartz.

    Play a game with me here. Give me any big play from last week you feel was Schwartz's fault for calling the wrong scheme.

    Every top pass defense has a DL that can get pressure without bringing a blitz.
     
  9. Vigsted

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    I don't have the game on tape so I can't tell you exactly when it happened, but no a couple of their redzone visits our cornerbacks gave 5-7 yards cushions to receivers with the ball at the 5!!! As another poster pointed out, we're lucky they didn't just audible to a quickslant for an easy 6! That is one example of bad scheming. Also I believe we should have blitzed Pennington a lot more than we did, certainly Bulluck and Thornton should be able to get pressure on the edges, but I didn't see it.

    You still didn't name me 5 teams that can consistently bring pressure with only the front 4.
     
  10. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    :wave:
     
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