DonBlackmon55
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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Seems to be that the switch was made to 4-3 to become a more attacking Defense. However, despite that scheme change, combined with all the personnel moves, the "personality" of this defense remains unchanged - passive.
There is no leadership on the field with this defense, anywhere. Just 11 guys running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Back then with Vrabel, Rodney, Bru, law, even if the team was not as talented "on paper" with the defensive stud athletes, they played smart and had mental toughness.
Last few years of adding average players like TBC, Burgess, now pick your litter of others, combined with poor drafting has caught up. Rather than adding impact players to a good group of vets and make this Defense absolute terror, BB gambled away picks for more depth type average players like Butler, Brace, Spikes, Cunningham, Crable, McKenzie, Willhite, wheatley, merriwether......list is unending. Either they were busts or could not be coached up.
So, what we have left today is a Defense with no impact players, identity, or even a threat the other teams need to account for. A defense that has no key cogs to be able to play 3-4, or terrorize other Offenses with pass rushing 4-3 DT/DE's
Gonna be a looooooooong season.
They way Raiders are kicking Jesters around, Pats are in for one heck of a streetfight next week. and then.......Plaxico vs. McToasty, uuuggh
There is no leadership on the field with this defense, anywhere. Just 11 guys running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Back then with Vrabel, Rodney, Bru, law, even if the team was not as talented "on paper" with the defensive stud athletes, they played smart and had mental toughness.
Last few years of adding average players like TBC, Burgess, now pick your litter of others, combined with poor drafting has caught up. Rather than adding impact players to a good group of vets and make this Defense absolute terror, BB gambled away picks for more depth type average players like Butler, Brace, Spikes, Cunningham, Crable, McKenzie, Willhite, wheatley, merriwether......list is unending. Either they were busts or could not be coached up.
So, what we have left today is a Defense with no impact players, identity, or even a threat the other teams need to account for. A defense that has no key cogs to be able to play 3-4, or terrorize other Offenses with pass rushing 4-3 DT/DE's
Gonna be a looooooooong season.
They way Raiders are kicking Jesters around, Pats are in for one heck of a streetfight next week. and then.......Plaxico vs. McToasty, uuuggh