Because when we know the answer to this question, we will be able to comprehend just what may be needed before the deadline.
Clark= He had a good rep before he came here of stopping the run
Okafor= He too seemed to hold up well against the run from what I remember
Jones= We all know it's not his strength
Nnadi= Last year folks said he done well against the run, this year? Looks like he's regressed
Williams= Had a decent grade against the run in Zona...not sure he's lived up to it here
Kpass= He's tall and has length, but he's never had a reputation of stopping the run from what I remember
Ogbah= Not sure what his strength tbh
Saunders= Known as more of a pass rusher in college
Lee= His strength has been in coverage, not run defense
Hitchens= Really what is he best at?
Wilson= Not impressed thus far as far as stopping guys
Neimann= No chance
Ragland= This system was never his favourite but some Chiefs media folks believe he's decent against the run but garbage in coverage
DOD= Against dump offs maybe but not anything else
So that's pretty much the list right now. Folks say Mcclain is decent so we'll just have to wait and see once he gets on the field. But the bottom line is we really don't have many proven guys In that front seven who are known for being good run stoppers, do we? Nnadi may well be another Veach bust tbh and Jones is gonna do what Jones does. A DT and LB who are proven run stoppers may be what's needed before the deadline I think. [Reply]
I feel like eventually we'll get better at stopping the run. At least to the point of not being historically bad. Then we'll be right back to complaining about how we can't stop the pass and have no pass rush. [Reply]
Ogbah is good against the run. I think if we have guys like okafor, ogbah, McClain out there... We'll get terrible qb pressure but our front 4 should hopefully be adequate against the run. I still think adding Pennel or peko makes for a solid run front.
If we land Zach brown and bump hitchens outside our LBs could actually be passable vs the run. I'm also surprised Brandon Marshall is still out there. Sucks in coverage but a decent run lb. All 3 or 4 moves would cost nothing to add.
It will be frustrating that we'll be worse in pass D. But right now we can't stop the run or pass. If we can stop the run we can maybe get creative with blitz packages and take some gambles. More importantly we'd stop getting pummeled in TOP. [Reply]
Of the defensive lineman, Clark has been the best against the run, at least through the first 5 games. Statistically, runs to his side average less than 3 yards per carry. Everywhere else on the DL, rushers average more than 4yds/carry.
Nnadi was decent against the run last year. He's been good most of the time this year, from what I can tell. But he's had some bad plays as well. Of course, he's in his second or third year? Second system? Still a lot to learn.
None of the LBs played particularly well in the middle against the run on Sunday. 50 and 54 apparently have never played against the run before. 50's recognition skills seemed pretty slow against both the run and pass. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Lee:
Be up 3 scores early and the opponent gives up on the run game. It's almost like the D was built with this line of thinking.
So it's really the O-line's fault that we get gashed by the run? :-) [Reply]
It really doesn't feel like we're lacking that many capable players to be at least average. But stopping the run takes a team effort and it seems they aren't playing well together. Pretty sure Matthieu alluded to exactly that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Molitoth:
I think Spags is shit.
These players were good on their previous teams.
That many players don't just all of a sudden suck shit because they "lost talent".
Exactly. I refuse to believe all of our freaking players are so woefully inept at playing football that they happened to end up on the same team. At some point there needs to be serious skepticism pointed towards the coaching staff. [Reply]
Originally Posted by FAH-Q:
Exactly. I refuse to believe all of our freaking players are so woefully inept at playing football that they happened to end up on the same team. At some point there needs to be serious skepticism pointed towards the coaching staff.
Most of the time, Spags has them 1-gap. Players are in position to make a play, they either don't get off the block or are slow getting to their gap. There is also some confusion I see with mis-alignment, especially when the offense motions a tightend or Hback. I think its a combination of players not being aggressive with their assigned gaps and Spags not bringing more in the box or sending people. [Reply]
