Maine-iac

100% this. I honestly believe if we could cover this line will put up some good sack numbers. Am I wrong in thinking our coverage used to be better? I'm not sure if we gambled more and played less soft coverage. I feel like we blitzed a db more often. Maybe our DC's just aren't good at timing or are too predictable. Whatever the case you are absolutely right. They call the right play against our 3rd down defense all the time. We're either too soft and an easy catch and run or some type of screen or a jump ball for a big gain we just couldn't knock to the ground.

I thought the starter plus Solomon were more than adequate. They were after the QB a lot. Our coverage on the other hand left a lot of open guys and easy quick throws so the ball was out. After the starters and the 2nd string it got considerably worse. Jackson had a pretty rough go and without looking at film I'm guessing Carter was invisible.

Warning this turned into a rant. I did feel better after writing this. It might happen again in the future based off our secondary play. Might I add, it kills the pass rush. If you get someone to 3rd and 9 and you know they have to pass your Dline can pin it's ears back and go after the QB. Then you play everyone so soft that the QB has an easy out to the RB who is essentially uncovered or with one guy there at best and he runs easily runs for the first down. I think the RB's had well over 10 catches against us and well over 100 yards receiving not to mention a walk in TD. Also how are we so bad at jump balls. We seemingly give up a hail mary a season. Arizona and the Jets for example. A few years ago vs the Vikings and last year vs the Chiefs (playoffs). For as long as I've somewhat lamented the pass rush the coverage has let us down at key times and more recently all the time. It is probably top of my list as far as things that need to be fixed. Tighten up the coverage. No more easy short throws. Figure out a way to not lose more jump balls than you win. Give the pass rush some coverage so they can get to the QB. When McD came here defense got us to the playoffs and defense was the staple. Am I missing something? Where the hell did that go?

All of that said if that Hawkeye thing had given us a first down on Allen's run vs the Chiefs i would still be singing it's praises.

Logue > Carter am I right?

This is going to sound crazy .............. I'd love to see some defense here.

If 56 is Solomon someone had him around the neck with a handful of jersey.

Secret plan to beat the us ....... just throw to the running back all day long.

He seems like he cares about his players but I would not want to be on Beane's bad side. The guy looks pretty intense all the time.

What is Reich up to now a days? Where's he coaching?

Jackson fits a mold that's for sure. Outside of Solomon we love to draft big stiff DE's who project to have 6 to 8 sacks on a good year.

Solomon collapsed the pocket nicely and Jackson lost contain

I get it that it's 3rd and 9 but you can't give up a 3 or 4 yard catch to someone and then have only 1 guy withing ten yards of that player. It's the coaching on crap like that.

For all the times Couch's name has been called he's doing all right.

IF Davidson could catch half as well as he tackles ....................

Strong with the coverage on 3rd? Looked good.

Unless something happened I didn't see White had some catches in front of him but tackled everyone that caught it. Dane got abused. I didn't see anything bad from Hamlin or Lewis but that's not to say they don't have low ceilings. I just didn't see them get abused in this game.

Honestly I might rather have the rookies on the roster. They'll get better and offer more raw physical ability. Dane is too small and too slow and time in the system doesn't matter if he still can't cover or tackle.

Pretty sure Dane was directly responsible for 2 huge plays. One a TD and another missed tackle for a huge gain.

I already forgot, do we get the ball first 2nd half?

Make it or not Shavers is doing everything he can to get a roster spot.

You're right .............. didn't catch that. Went back during the commercial. Eyes aren't what they used to be.

Still want him to catch it but this is exactly right. The defender slapped it out.

No complaints about the Dline here. Coverage and tackling might be another story. Think they're mixing in a lot of back ups so maybe that's it but guys are open and running our defense over after the catch.