I would be all for a complete gut of this defense and the coaching staff. Yeah, you'd have to replace a bunch of starters...but it's not like the starters are doing much right now anyways. Clear the coaching staff and switch to the 4-3.
Houston? Pay cut or leave.
Berry? Pay cut or leave. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jcarp:
Defense is so embarrassing, I don't think the NFL wants such a defense to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. This is really a bad situation.
Chicago is my bet to win it all based on their latest DEFENSE - it's so impressive!
Originally Posted by The Pest:
I would be all for a complete gut of this defense and the coaching staff. Yeah, you'd have to replace a bunch of starters...but it's not like the starters are doing much right now anyways. Clear the coaching staff and switch to the 4-3.
Houston? Pay cut or leave.
Berry? Pay cut or leave.
Given that they're dead last, and expected to be our downfall in the playoffs, perhaps this could be the message to them this week. I think many of them, including Berry, know that being picked up by another team isn't realistic, so they either play their hearts out and defy the critics, or this is more than likely their last time playing in the NFL. A 17-14 loss would NOT enact this defensive apocalypse, but a 54-51 loss would.
It's up to them if they want to sacrifice what's needed to win, but to not simply has them seeking a new NFL job, or puts them in the traditional job market. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GloryDayz:
Given that they're dead last, and expected to be our downfall in the playoffs, perhaps this could be the message to them this week. I think many of them, including Berry, know that being picked up by another team isn't realistic, so they either play their hearts out and defy the critics, or this is more than likely their last time playing in the NFL. A 17-14 loss would NOT enact this defensive apocalypse, but a 54-51 loss would.
It's up to them if they want to sacrifice what's needed to win, but to not simply has them seeking a new NFL job, or puts them in the traditional job market.
Not one of them is thinking about any of this. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Not one of them is thinking about any of this. :-)
Oh I don't know, I'm sure some of them are worried about their jobs simply because they're pretty-much the worst D in the league. You might be right, then again if none of them is thinking about this, it's a good reason we're working on year 49... [Reply]
Originally Posted by GloryDayz:
Oh I don't know, I'm sure some of them are worried about their jobs simply because they're pretty-much the worst D in the league. You might be right, then again if none of them is thinking about this, it's a good reason we're working on year 49...
They’re all thinking “we have Mahomes and if we get even marginally better, we’ve got a shot at a ring”. They’re A LOT smarter than the majority of the gas bags here. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Houston doesn’t know the scheme he’s been playing in for 5 years? :-)
Houstons problem has been inconsistent effort. And that is really unusual to him. Might be a sign of frustration.
Hitchens is a veteran who clearly doesn't know gap responsibility.
Scandrick and Fuller are veteran enough to know where they should be.
Veterans look totally lost out there. Our consistent warriors look defeated. It's not like we're too slow or too small to make plays... Our biggest problem is our players don't know where to go and they aren't putting in effort. That is primarily coaching. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
They’re all thinking “we have Mahomes and if we get even marginally better, we’ve got a shot at a ring”. They’re A LOT smarter than the majority of the gas bags here.
At best I'd say they're banking on it as their last chance for a ring. [Reply]
