re: The official OC/DC are really bad thread ( merged)
O'Brien is horrible, we sorely miss McDaniels. YOu can't have a rookie OC learning the ropes of the NFL in the middle of the season, you need an experienced guy calling the plays. Some of the decisions and playcalls this guy makes just boggle my mind. I do not want a rookie OC calling plays for us in the playoffs. Brady did not play well, but we have not performed well in the 2nd half of games on offense. That shows the inexperience of O'Brien and his inability to make good halftime adjustments.
Pees and BB are both at fault for this horrific defensive performance. YOu can't sit back in a read and react, keep it in front of you, control the gaps defense and expect to win in this league anymore. This defense was great when the NFL was still run first but BB has got to change up his philosophy. The new NFL is all about defending the pass, and you don't defend the pass by dropping 7 or 8 guys into coverage everytime. You bring heat, mix up your blitzes, confuse the o-line, and attack. You can't sit back and give QB's time to survey the field, you have to pressure them and force them into quick decisions. No QB likes being hit. If you are going to sit back and play this passive defense you are going to get PICKED APART by good QB's. Manning had 300 yards on us, Brees almost 400, Flacco 265, even Kyle Orton 300. The defense looks good and works against guys like Sanchez and Edwards and Henne and Collins and Johnson because they are going to make mistakes and beat themselves. But against a team with a good QB, your team is going to get picked apart.
Especially on 3rd downs. I hate when it's 3rd and 7 or more and we rush 4 guys and drop 7 and we give up a first down. Perfect example, 3rd and 5 Butler is playing 7 yards off the WR and the complete a short little 5 yard pass. What are you doing? Get up in the guys face and press him at the line.
I'm sick of this two gap garbage. Let's start shooting some gaps and cause some chaos on defense, attack the other team, force the issue. As someone else smartly pointed out, we always think new blood coming in will solve our pass rushing issues (Adalius, Burgess, etc.) but they never do. BB and Pees just drop them into coverage. I just don't get what BB and Pees see in this style of defense. As the game changes, your schemes and system have to change too. There is a reason the Steelers and Ravens have been the best defenses over the last 10 years. They force the most turnovers and give up the least amount of YPG. Lebeau's defense and what was Ryan's defense up until this year come after you and attack you. Pressure is key. Look at the trouble we had in 07 vs the Ravens and their attacking style, we barely escaped that game. The Saints this year are comparable to our offense that year, so why not try to use the gameplan that was used against us and gave us trouble?
