3rdand12 Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Darby has been the most consistent, standout defender thus far, IMO. The secondary has been struggling mightily especially the BU safeties. Quoth the Raven has no clue. The whole defense has room for improvement but the secondary has been lost at times. execution of communication. and then execution of the play called Just to be clear, Mario is still a very gifted player. In no way am I taking that away. The fact that you could even look at him at OLB is ridiculous. I'm simply stating he is the most gifted player as a 4-3 DE and he is being paid a lot of money. The really sad thing is, we face the exact same thing with Dareus. Dareus is not a 3-4 NT. If anything he is a 3-4 End. Neither Mario or Dareus fit this system in it's current state and in the commonly looked at way regarding the defense itself. The two highest paid players on the team and two best defensive players we have. Just doesn't make sense. how did he do when moved out to a DE in the 3-4 under? He just wants to penetrate. like Kyle should. disrupt and let the LBs and safeties clean up whatever wiggles out. de set the edge and funnel plays to the mlb. sound familiar?
stinky finger Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Just to be clear, Mario is still a very gifted player. In no way am I taking that away. The fact that you could even look at him at OLB is ridiculous. I'm simply stating he is the most gifted player as a 4-3 DE and he is being paid a lot of money. The really sad thing is, we face the exact same thing with Dareus. Dareus is not a 3-4 NT. If anything he is a 3-4 End. Neither Mario or Dareus fit this system in it's current state and in the commonly looked at way regarding the defense itself. The two highest paid players on the team and two best defensive players we have. Just doesn't make sense. ^ Yep. Rex needs to adjust to his personnel.
stinky finger Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 The secondary has been struggling mightily especially the BU safeties. Quoth the Raven has no clue. The whole defense has room for improvement but the secondary has been lost at times. execution of communication. and then execution of the play called how did he do when moved out to a DE in the 3-4 under? He just wants to penetrate. like Kyle should. disrupt and let the LBs and safeties clean up whatever wiggles out. de set the edge and funnel plays to the mlb. sound familiar? I agree with your overall assessment. It doesn't bode well for the D the fact that Darby stands out to me.
3rdand12 Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I agree with your overall assessment. It doesn't bode well for the D the fact that Darby stands out to me. true enough but Donnie is a CB whisperer. just ask Leo
Chandler#81 Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I don't remember James Harrison or DeMarcus Ware dropping into coverage much. Your rationale stinks to be honest. He's a helluva player that's excelled in both 3-4 and 4-3 fronts. Rex's scheme just ain't helping him much. Nor Bruce.
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