He could properly set the defense and improve our coverage in the middle of the field. I think it would elevate the defense to at least mediocre. Butler and Martin could play safety under Forrest gets back
He could properly set the defense and improve our coverage in the middle of the field. I think it would elevate the defense to at least mediocre. Butler and Martin could play safety under Forrest gets back
The biggest thing hurting us in the middle of the field is JDR calling for Cover-4 every damn key play and Curl at MLB doesn’t help that at all.
I like him at Buffalo/SS and love how we sent him on a blitz
Zone coverage is the answer when you have LBs that can’t man up with TE’s. When we run cover 1 (like we did against Seattle) teams will get smart and create a mismatch with one of our LBs. Zone is the answer but we just don’t have guys executing.
The issue comes down to not coaching proper technique IMO. Somehow we have NFL linebackers who can’t pass off crossers because they have zero eye discipline. Step 1 of learning zone coverage is knowing where your eyes should be and they regularly are caught looking at the wrong keys. If you are picking up a crosser, you need to immediately be eyeing for a mesh concept so the LBs can pass off the crossers and keep good leverage. This is something that any LB from high school up should be able to do without even thinking.