Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
They don't play hesitant - they play stupid.
I saw this clip earlier this week and it's the single best example of seen of how un!@#$ing believably braindead our defense is.
Why does the run defense suck? #1 -- Having a box safety that won't attack a block with three players in the same gap and they all get in each other's way, allowing the running back to spin out with no backside pursuit. pic.twitter.com/VkMmDeF0WG
Look at Hitchens there - he's 'attacking' he's just attacking into a hole that A) Isn't his responsibility and B) he has no chance of actually getting to.
The mind-numbing stupidity and complete lack of discipline in this play is hilarious. If the guy just stands in his !@#$ing gap, this is a no-gain. And people complain about how complicated the scheme is - that's basic 'flow/fill' stuff. That's all he has to do; flow and fill his gap. He just refuses to do it and instead dives into a gap that already has 2 other guys in it, they all manage to take themselves out and there's a WIDE open cutback lane.
And as a cherry on top, look at that pussy Ron Parker just standing there waiting for someone to come get him. Nice work, bud. Way to really bring the lumber and blow that play up.
And this happens every single week. They just keep blowing the same basic stuff. These are defensive designs that should work but these guys are playing with their heads firmly wedged up their asses.
Eric Berry, help us.
At this point he’s the only one who might start holding some of these fuckers accountable. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
If we are getting Bob Sutton shipped off to a gulag after the season, please make it a two-for-one deal and get this motherfucker to go with him.
I am so sick of seeing Murray miss easy tackles. It’s every single week.
Sutton is the one that trots him and Parker out there when Jordan Lucas is sitting on the bench. [Reply]
Watching that Hitchens clip brings me the same kind of perverse pleasure rage that the Hill uncovered up the seam in the playoff loss to Pittsburgh GIF does.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Watching that Hitchens clip brings me the same kind of perverse pleasure rage that the Hill uncovered up the seam in the playoff loss to Pittsburgh GIF does.
I mean c'mon - how does that even happen?
I'll give Hitch the benefit of the doubt in that I saw him not do that in Dallas. Something is going on the with the coaching here.
They just play so damn passive. it's like they're feeling their way around instead of just playing. To me, that's a coaching thing, especially when I've seen said players not do that else where. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
They just play so damn passive. it's like they're feeling their way around instead of just playing. To me, that's a coaching thing, especially when I've seen said players not do that else where.
It's the opposite, IMO.
Hitchens got where he was supposed to be and rather than be patient, do his job and let the game come to him, he just ran out of there. He even settled down into his gap and then decided "Nah, fuck that - I got tackles to get..."
This is a great example of why "Hey, he's up there leaguewide in tackles" is a terrible defense. Y'know what - maybe he should worry less about racking up tackle stats and more about just staying in his damn gap.
Well I mean, Parker's being passive. But that's not coaching - he's just being a pussy. [Reply]
That's also a play where Jones immediately stands up and gets blown out by a single player.
I don't think he can play in the 34 fronts consistently if they're gonna give him a big money deal. Just transition to a 43 style and be done with it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by The Pest:
Parker is playing like he doesn't want to get hurt and lose his job for good.
I guess you can do that when the only way to lose your job for good IS to get hurt.
The blind spot that Sutton has for Parker is my biggest gripe with him and there's not a close 2nd. I'm not sure if playing one single guy who has no business on the field anymore is a fireable offense, but if it is, I can't think of a better example of Ron Parker being out there.
I mean fuck, what is it he actually DOES? Are we just playing with an arm behind our back to sandbag teams in January? It's the best answer I've got at this point... [Reply]
Originally Posted by OKchiefs:
You'd think this would be an eye opener for the dumbasses who still think Sutton is a good coordinator and the fault is 100% on the players. He isn't the first qualified person to question what the hell is going on with the defense.
You just described literally nobody here.
Nobody thinks Sutton is a good coordinator and nobody thinks it's 100% the players.
There's a few "dumbasses" here that think it's 100% Sutton though. [Reply]
