Mark80 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) I thought Preston looked very good last season and seemed to have potential of being a very good MLB for us. But this year? What the hell happened to him? He misses tackles consistently, on that long run before halftime he was right in the hole where the HB was clearly heading and he overshot it by 2 yards and didn't even touch the guy. Tackling and playing your hole are not the coaches fault. He is there to make plays, but just doesn't do it. Not to mention his inability to man cover anyone really hurts our D too. Quick read passes are quite often to the guy he is covering. These are not just issues from today, it's been going on all season. We need to make a concerted effort to get a legit, starting MLB to lead a defense and I think it's our biggest area of need on the whole team and it doesn't seem like anyone is even talking about this. Truly elite defenses almost always have at least one great LB on their team, we have none that are even close to being great. Edited December 20, 2015 by Mark80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 He took terrible angles and missed many opportunities today. He is not a sideline to sideline player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroi Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Doesn't fit the scheme. Like 90% of the roster. Great knee jerk hire of Rex. Imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87168 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 what a difference, a scheme makes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 He is awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Doesn't fit the scheme. Like 90% of the roster. Great knee jerk hire of Rex. Imo Can't believe I'm quoting you, but I agree. He can't be very good one season in the pros and terrible the next season UNLESS something changes in how he's supposed to fit in a scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Doesn't fit the scheme. Like 90% of the roster. Great knee jerk hire of Rex. Imo what a difference, a scheme makes! I don't think it is scheme at all. He is there, he is in the right spot to make a play, but too many times the guys outruns him to the sideline, he over-pursues, or just misses the tackle. None of those things have anything to do with scheme, that's the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 He looks fat and out of shape to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Nickell Robey Preston Brown Nigel Bradham Marcel Dareus Last year these players were amazing in Schwartz's defense. Bradham and Brown filled gaps and destroyed RBs. Robey flew to the ball and could get to the QB with well timed blitzes. Dareus was a monster against the run and still could rush the passer. This defensive system is ruining their careers with us. Blame should go to Ryan and Thurman. Edited December 20, 2015 by Fixxxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I wouldn't be too hard on most of the defensive players. We look out of position consistently at all positions. This Rex defense is not working for anyone except Gillmore and Darby - who have just played lights out individually. Imagine how many turnovers those guys would create with a front 7 putting pressure on the QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Nickell Robey Preston Brown Nigel Bradham Marcel Dareus Last year these players were amazing in Schwartz's defense. Bradham and Brown filled gaps and destroyed RBs. Robey flew to the ball and could get to the QB with well timed blitzes. Dareus was a monster against the run and still could rush the passer. This defensive system is ruining their careers with us. Blame should go to Ryan and Thurman. Yes. I agree. Add in a healthy Kyle Williams. Brown looks really bad in this Rex Defense, whatever it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Preston was a lot better on the outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 He looks fat and out of shape to me. Yea but doesn't fit the scheme is more PC...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Preston was a lot better on the outside It better suits his athletic makeup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 what a difference, a scheme makes!This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 could brandon spikes have been any worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 He played will last year not Mike...maybe that is part of the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Dude Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I thought Preston looked very good last season and seemed to have potential of being a very good MLB for us. But this year? What the hell happened to him? He misses tackles consistently, on that long run before halftime he was right in the hole where the HB was clearly heading and he overshot it by 2 yards and didn't even touch the guy. Tackling and playing your hole are not the coaches fault. He is there to make plays, but just doesn't do it. Not to mention his inability to man cover anyone really hurts our D too. Quick read passes are quite often to the guy he is covering. These are not just issues from today, it's been going on all season. We need to make a concerted effort to get a legit, starting MLB to lead a defense and I think it's our biggest area of need on the whole team and it doesn't seem like anyone is even talking about this. Truly elite defenses almost always have at least one great LB on their team, we have none that are even close to being great. Graded out as the worst starting inside LB, the guy cannot make plays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananathumb Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Brown is representative of the Ryan defense, so yes, he's awful...this year. Last year he was pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Last year he was good, this year not so much. What changed? Hmmm.... I know #Badol can be controversial at times, but he has brought this up a few times this year about the players and the scheme, especially the LBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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