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re: Top Five Contenders For Best Defense
Posted on 6/30/14 at 9:53 am to expenditionta
Posted on 6/30/14 at 9:53 am to expenditionta
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Posted on 6/30/14 at 9:57 am to Melvin
Yeah the Jets game showed us how bad the LBs were at stopping the run. People get too wrapped up in pass rush because it's a passing league, but if you can't stop the run you simply can't win. That's the only way to beat a team like the Saints - run the ball, keep the Offense off the field.
This post was edited on 6/30/14 at 9:58 am
Posted on 6/30/14 at 10:12 am to bountyhunter
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Yeah the Jets game showed us how bad the LBs were at stopping the run. People get too wrapped up in pass rush because it's a passing league, but if you can't stop the run you simply can't win. That's the only way to beat a team like the Saints - run the ball, keep the Offense off the field.
Vilma looked terrible in his snaps that game. Our safeties really did a good job last year of hiding that weakness, along with the emergence of Hicks and Jenkins
Posted on 6/30/14 at 1:10 pm to bountyhunter
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Meh, that's a strong statement. I expect Butler will be in rotation with Galette; him playing more as the base SAM LB and Junior on 3rd and longs or obvious passing plays. After rewatching a lot of the games last season, Galette has a TON of work to do on not over-committing to the pass rush and playing the run.
We'll see how Rooks pans out but he's green and it takes a long time to be a good all-around LB in the NFL. And no I'm not saying that the FO should have done anything differently in regards to LBs this off-season; FA didn't produce any viable options and really I wasn't impressed with many of the LBs in the draft this year. Last year was a good one for LBs, but hindsight is 20/20.
As far as the MLBs, I really hope Lofton and Hawthorne improve as they continue to transition into the 3-4.
Its not like I said our LBers are great. I just said that we are deeper than last year which is true. We have everybody back but now with a healthy Butler and the two rookies. I don't expect much from the rooks but they provide more depth than we had last year.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 6:35 pm to tzimme4
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It must be June-July
Thank You
Lets see who we have after preseason before we start giving the rankings. We went into last years training camp and preseason thinking we were a 34 defense. Then the injuries came.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 6:37 pm to BTRDD
What would you rather us talk about?
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