Kirby Jackson Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 To try to answer the question, I think that the safety play has been awful since AW went down. Those guys have left plays on the field and it's hurt the d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I find it hard to believe the defense is struggling this much because AW is done. Or are we missing the other future HOF Searcy that much too? AW is very good and Jonathan Meeks is very bad. It isn't just that Aaron Williams is a good NFL player, it's that the guys behind him couldn't play in the CFL. The gap between Williams to Blanton/Meeks is a chasm. Ihedigbo looked like he had a pulse so Maybe he is an upgrade. That has really hurt the defense though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gun Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I don't understand. He finally had a healthy front 7, and before Darby got hurt only 1 player missing in the secondary this is a healthy defense. Why does he still leave the corners 1 on 1 How come our Dline barely gets pressure on the QB anymore. What the hell is going on?? Why does Rex get 3 years to fix this defense when it looks worse every single week? Is his scheme outdated, has it been figured out? What happened to the exotic formations and blitz packages that confuses QB's, we play the most vanilla defense ever. Is that bc the players suck or Rex can't coach anymore? His defense was awful in NY the last 3 or so years there. They blamed the players, he comes here and it looks no different..maybe even worse with our bad run defense If we had a top 10 or even 15 defense we would easily have 2-3 more wins. Jets, Miami, Seattle games all come to mind. From what I seen today the defense was ranked 12th and after today should be ranked higher. If we had middling pass attack, like 20th, we most definitely would have a couple more wins. Whole lot of passing TDs left out there each and every week and yes it is affecting the outcomes of the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 AW is very good and Jonathan Meeks is very bad. It isn't just that Aaron Williams is a good NFL player, it's that the guys behind him couldn't play in the CFL. The gap between Williams to Blanton/Meeks is a chasm. Ihedigbo looked like he had a pulse so Maybe he is an upgrade. That has really hurt the defense though. Big time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I agree. The safety's behind AW are a joke, but if the defense is so predicated on strong safety play they !@#$ed up royally thinking Aaron Williams would be good all year. However, I don't think the defense being average to this point is because they lost AW. I think the scheme/coaching underperforming has a lot to do with it. I agree for sure. There are multiple factors (I'm not a fan of Rex's defensive philosophy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 From what I seen today the defense was ranked 12th and after today should be ranked higher. If we had middling pass attack, like 20th, we most definitely would have a couple more wins. Whole lot of passing TDs left out there each and every week and yes it is affecting the outcomes of the games. how should they be ranked higher? They gave up over 20 points to a mediocre/bad Jags offence that was able to run well on them. Ranking them higher then 12th would almost put them into the top 3rd in the league, they are not top 3td in the league.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Odd day today for the defense. Need to be better on 3rd down next week but the couple of big plays that really hurt were Bortles scrambling. However, the secondary continued their upswing for the most part, Dareus has a monster game and we made some crucial plays at the end. I just worry next week how we will get Oakland off the field. If it turns into a shootout we can't keep pace with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLbills Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I'm bringing up solid facts It's funny bc you fans are so delusional you can't even bring up good counter arguements All you do is tell me to stop posting, which shows what I'm saying is 100% correct I wonder if the slide in defense has anything to do with Rex giving up play calling duties to DT. Maybe it's not so much Rex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Troll? Tebow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Rexs entire defensive scheme is based on safties and what they can do. From Aaron Williams hurt to Duke to Blanton to Meeks to the last three have been terrible. Ihedigbo comes in off the street and starts, I'm hoping he will round into playing better as we go. Take Meeks off the field we win 28-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 you should become a defensive coordinator. your knowledge of the game is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Go away. All you do is whine...even after the team wins. So negative. Always crapping on threads you disagree with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The gameplan today was the problem. They just didn't account for Bortles scrambling. I would've played more zone to keep that in check plus, Bortles throws it up for grabs a lot and I'd rather have my DBs facing the quarterback. But what do I know. Oh also, something seems off with Hughes the last two weeks, like I wonder if he's hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 So negative. Always crapping on threads you disagree with. You again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 they gave up 21 points and they won. The safety play has been a mess for two years. I am a Whaley fan but he has to go out and use some resources this offseason on the position . I am a Whaley supporter. Safety seems important for Rex for many reasons. So, I was dissappointed in the offseason and still am with not bringing in more options for Safety. I know you can't predict injuries and you can not be deep at all positions. But, Aaron Williams played half the season and is out. It was quite possible he wouldn't even play one game. IMO we were in a very bad position with Safety. AW is the only quality safety on the roster and Graham is serviceable. The others are below average or bad. An this is an important position and we don't have two legit starters when everyone is healthy. What would our record be if AW never played a game this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbalaya Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Is Donte W available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The gameplan today was the problem. They just didn't account for Bortles scrambling. I would've played more zone to keep that in check plus, Bortles throws it up for grabs a lot and I'd rather have my DBs facing the quarterback. But what do I know. Oh also, something seems off with Hughes the last two weeks, like I wonder if he's hurt. That thought crossed my mind, but I noticed that he's only rushing the passer from left side of the formation against the RTs. It's like his rushing mechanics are better when he's lined up against the left tackle, as odd as that may sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Is Donte W available? He's in Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty McFly Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I find it hard to believe the defense is struggling this much because AW is done. Or are we missing the other future HOF Searcy that much too? This. Graham is/was great as 2ndary depth but we never replaced Searcy or A Will and its hurting the Def Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 yeezy fails again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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