Buffalo Barbarian Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Wilson should be in there, He and Scot were studs last year and should be in there now. BTW where is Scot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 I hope that Byrd's play this year is explained by his health, but I said even last year that I thought he was overrated. I still think so, but again I hope I'm wrong. What is killing the secondary is a inherent lack of pass rush this year. Last year they had a semblance of PR due to the presence of Schoebel and that resulted in some risks being taken by our secondary and the extra INTs. This year has been a different story. The opponents have been able to run the ball and convert on 3rd and longs due to a lack of pass rush. The pass rush has improved significantly over the past few games and hopefully the INTs will continue to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 What is killing the secondary is a inherent lack of pass rush this year. Last year they had a semblance of PR due to the presence of Schoebel and that resulted in some risks being taken by our secondary and the extra INTs. This year has been a different story. The opponents have been able to run the ball and convert on 3rd and longs due to a lack of pass rush. The pass rush has improved significantly over the past few games and hopefully the INTs will continue to come. I agree with this assessment. Edwards has been more aggressive calling blitzes the last few games and has taken Kelsay out of pass coverage and put him back into pass rush and both have obviously led to more pressure. Wilson got a pick in triple coverage of TO. That was just a horrible decision by Palmer. A few more turnovers a game will lead to more Ws. That was sorrely missing through the first 6 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Byrd got lucky last year being in the right place for bad passes. He hasn't this year. He made a name on "ball hawking", as a safety he needs to do more than just catch badly thrown passes, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Byrd got lucky last year being in the right place for bad passes. He hasn't this year. He made a name on "ball hawking", as a safety he needs to do more than just catch badly thrown passes, imo. Playing Delhomme and Sanchez helped out a lot too. I like Byrd but I was worried about a drop in production coming into this season. I think he got 4-5 picks in those 2 games alone. George Wilson is fundamentally a much more sound player. Thats why I say keep Wilson in for most of the game and put Byrd in and let him Ball Hawk. INTs are extremely valuable if you have a Ball Hawk let him Ball Hawk. I'd say Byrd made his own luck, its something you have a feel for. Let him follow his instincts a few plays a game and see if he can grab a few INTs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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