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wv wrote:
I dont like him much either,
but he was in charge of other
defenses besides the Saints.
So, if we are gonna look at history
i think we have to consider Buffalo
and Washington too.There ‘are’ people out there
who think the league has
“figured out” GW. I dunno.Personally, i have to wait
and see how he does in the second
half of the year.He’s flunked the first half.
w
vHe didn’t have the personnel in New Orleans but still made it work best he could and one year was even top 5. I don’t count Buffalo because he wasn’t the coordinator. Either way, he has had top 10 defenses his whole career.
And, I don’t think anyone figured him out. So now the Rams lead the league in tackles for loss and they only lose because they make incredible game-turning mistakes, but their defense has been figured out? (?)
Unless injuries completely undermine them, they’re just going to get better on defense. What they need to just STOP is the boneheaded errors resulting in huge big plays. But that’s execution. It’s coaching if it’s the EXACT SAME errors game in and game out, but these guys just keep coming up with new ones.
Personally, when it comes to liking or not liking Wms, I think he did his time and gets another chance. People can disagree with that and I completely understand.
As far as ‘figuring him out,’ ive read some comments
that his blitzes just arent working. The blitzers
aint disrupting anything.Now there could be a million other reasons for that
(if its trut) — but one reason could be,
the league has ‘figured out’ GW.
Your position is the league
has not figured him out.
Mine is, I dunno.w
v36 minute mark on is worth listening to. I’d even
call it a Must-Listen —S.Savard:
“where do you think your run defense is right now?”Fisher:
“I think the perception is, we are a difficult
team to run against…”w
vI believe that Gregg Williams bears the lion’s share of the blame for the condition of this defense. It was a young, promising defense last season, and expected to be among the league’s best this season. The cast is largely the same, minus Chris Long (but add a talented Aaron Donald), and another year of experience under their belt. Enter Gregg Williams and they can’t find their asses with a mirror. I think we need to stop labeling the draft picks as mistakes and apply that label to Williams. He was a horrible hire and has set this defense back to where it was two or three years ago. I think he is an egomaniac who constantly feels the need to demonstrate his genius and has over-complicated everything. He needs to go. He has his own good in mind and not the good of the team. The season is essentially over, so I see no reason not to fire him now. Bring in someone who is driven to put his players in a position to succeed, not to put himself in a position to succeed.
Well…i feel ya.
But i think zn’s notion is worth considering.
They may still be adjusting to a new system
and they ‘may’ start ‘getting it’. The future
will unfold 🙂 We’ll see. Nine more games.Its the Rams so what will probably happen iz,
the defense will improve….as the offense
collapses.w
vhttp://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000419401/article/buccaneers-trade-mark-barron-to-rams?campaign=twitter_atn_sessler
Vid on the trade“barron will play the R.Harper role with the rams”
w
vTavon Austin is starting to look like a completely blown pick.
I haven’t given up on him entirely, but he isn’t the contributor we thought we were getting after trading up to the #8 spot to draft him. He’s just a guy. Who apparently can’t get separation or break tackles. Which doesn’t bode well.
Yeah, I’m not happy about Tavon,
or Brockers for that matter.But in some ways i feel pretty
optimistic about this team.Its a weird combination of
talent and youth and boneheadness
and injury-proneness and mystery.Bottom line though — another
year of double-digit losses.
Hard to take. Year Three,
and another year of double-digit losses.Next year, if i am Kroenke,
Fisher HAS to win.w
vwv wrote:
So what can we expect now,
from a team that was struggling on defense,
and that has now lost three starters
on the OLine ? And maybe Quick as well.
Not to mention Hayes on defense.Nine more games.
O dear.
Two more wins?
w
vThis is 2011 redux.
BTW it Hayes is hurt, so is Westbrooks. That means they have 3 injured left DEs.
They have lost or currently have injured:
1 WR
2 QBs
3 OL
3 left DEs
2 free safeties
3 CBs, including one on IRBecause of shifts and replacements, that has an effect on:
CB1, CB2, FS, left DE, LOT, LOG, OC, ROG, WR, & QB.
10 positions.
I don’t know how many of the injured come back when so who knows about how long this will last.
3-4 positions with replacements? That’s just the NFL. Beyond that? It’s not the same team.
And the defense was a mess before all that.
I hope they can at least show some heart,
play with pride, be scrappy.Looks like another top six pick next year.
Maybe they trade down a bit and pick up
some O Linemen and LBs. Or maybe they
take a QB high. I dunno.I doubt if AustinD finishes the year
healthy.w
vKendricks: “We struggled all across the board. It was loud out there. We couldn’t get the signals out. We couldn’t get the personnel out. So the game wasn’t really flowing for us as it may have for them. But that’s on us. We’re professionals. We play ball, too. We have to be ready for that type of stuff. I just don’t think we were ready for everything they threw at us.”
Well, i didnt see the game yet
but that dont sound good.Looks like youth and injuries
played a big part. Ah well.w
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