Why are the Titans so bad against the run?

Unless Klug is great at DE then swapping him with Jones won't do anything. Both are good DT and I doubt we keep Jones just for depth.

 

you do realize he said unless klug is great at de then switching them would be pointless right?

 

Morgan, Witherspoon, the lack of a real strong safety. Ruud was a run liability.

Ayers has not been a stout against the run as we hoped. Smith was a total fail as a big inside run stopper. Jones is only average against the run when they hoped he would be a beast.

We have 3 rookies starting in our front 7.


We didn't bother to sign Babin because he was seen as a run liability but he wasn't any worse than Morgan has been and it cost our pass rush significantly. Babin has 18 sacks this year!


Obviously a major fail for Grey and the organization as a whole. This was a primary objective of this defense.

 

No penetration.

Everyone gets pushed around, then once every 100 plays Klug or Jones will get free. Morgan has been a bust (thus far). Jones has had a good year. Klug has been a surprising pick, but seems to be just a situational pass rusher. I agree that he could be switched to strong side DE. Casey has also been solid, again though he's a rookie & will make mistakes.

We need some penetration! Look up Devon Still, that's who we need in the 2012 Draft.

 

Because we've haven't tackled since 08.

And then there's Mike Griffin, who gets stiff armed/trucked/burned/takes bad angles 12 times per game. And he looked like he was going to be the next Ed Reed his first 2 seasons.

 

Our run D has been bad since the departure of Haynesworth.

It really sucks to see some of the runs the no name RBs get on us in critical moments.

 

Griffin is a free safety and you expect a 200 lb FS to get knocked around some. What we don't have is a stout hard hitting SS to fill holes and be almost like another linebacker the way Blaine Bishop was.

Hope for a few years was that type of guy but he isn't any longer and Babineaux is more of a FS/NB type guy.

We need a real SS with good instincts who likes to hit people.

Witherspoon is almost nonexistent in our run defense at the line of scrimmage. Seriously, how many times in the last 6-7 games has he stopped a back at or near the line of scrimmage? He doesn't pursue well down the line either. I don't think he is 100% healthy. You need linebackers who fly to the football and the will backer is often not blocked if the play is going to the right of center.

Spoon won't even get 70 tackles this year total.

I think the D-line except for Morgan is playing better than some think. Marks is not terrible against the run and Jones is capable and runs sideline to sideline.

I think the safeties and linebackers are at least as big a problem as the line.