Here’s where we stand on offense and defense after 3 weeks.
September 26, 2023
Here’s where we stand on offense and defense after 3 weeks.
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Pass defense 💀
The defensive line is the only unit on our entire team that looks like they belong in the NFL. The good news is with Jeff as the anchor of that unit, we should still be in good shape there even 2-3 years from now when we should be on the better end of the rebuild.
I thought about it this morning, it really feels like we either watching the Jeff fisher Jared Goff Rams or like really watered down Art offense.
I can’t remember a time under the Vrabel when the secondary played at a decent level there has been a number of players in and out of the scheme, and I’m starting to think that maybe vrabel’s scheme may put too much on them and kind of hangs them out to dry.
So looks like last year. Yawn.
Basically we’re terrible at all the things you need to be good at in the modern NFL.
Thank God the NFL isn’t a passing league. We’d be in trouble if it was.
I don’t think we’re in the Williams battle but are we in the maye or Harrison battle??
😂
Looks like the “elite” defense that we thought would keep us in games is just average at best. Sigh. One thing I have noticed is that while the line does get pressure, it’s not consistent. The Saints game for instance, I don’t think we really affected the QB after the first half. The chargers have a good o-line but we were able to confuse Herbert with some last minute safety / coverage rolls, which resulted in some coverage sacks. The Browns o line is pretty good, but we got early penetration and just weren’t able to bring Watson down and never really got to him after that.
The secondary is also bad. Idk what it is because I like 3/4 players that we are rolling out, but ever since 2020, we consistently give up x-plays in isolated situations on the boundary. It’s so frustrating. Then we have to listen to Shane Bowen / Mike Vrabel at press conferences every damn week say the same thing: “we have to limit the explosive plays.” It’s been three years of the exact same thing, that should tell you something.
I don’t ever want to hear about the Titans run defense again. I don’t care how many yards per carry we held them to when teams don’t care. Yeah great you stopped Kareem Hunt, but let Amari Cooper waltz in for a TD.
The offense is currently just disgusting. Literally putrid. Because of personnel, we literally have zero margin for error. A false start is a death knell for any drive, which is just embarrassing. If your offense can’t overcome a 5 yard penalty, it stinks. The jury is still out on Tim Kelly because we aren’t really able to see what kind of offense it is. I wasn’t exactly impressed on Sunday. D hop in the backfield on a crucial 3rd and 2 where he slips and a critical possession early where we were in 13 personnel with NWI as the only receiver is just … yikes. Tannehill isn’t the problem but he’s also has zero mobility, zero creativity, and negative 3 pocket awareness. When he is in the pocket, if there is any pressure he is done. When he does roll out, he either misses Treylon or Treylon drops it. The o-line doesn’t help Tanny and Tanny doesn’t help the o-line.
Who on earth is worse?
2023 is just another 2022 at this point, awful OL and pass def, elite run D, difficulties on offense.
Horrendous numbers all around. I don’t see how we turn this around.
Also should note that the team in dead last in pass defense is the Chargers, our only win and the only game where our pass offense looked like much of a threat. Tannehill threw for 266 yards that game, Tua in week one put up 466 yards in the air against them, Cousins last week put up 367.
They are terrible. The fact we had them for one of our three games and we’re still ranked 30th in pass offense is not good.
15 comments
Pass defense 💀
The defensive line is the only unit on our entire team that looks like they belong in the NFL. The good news is with Jeff as the anchor of that unit, we should still be in good shape there even 2-3 years from now when we should be on the better end of the rebuild.
I thought about it this morning, it really feels like we either watching the Jeff fisher Jared Goff Rams or like really watered down Art offense.
I can’t remember a time under the Vrabel when the secondary played at a decent level there has been a number of players in and out of the scheme, and I’m starting to think that maybe vrabel’s scheme may put too much on them and kind of hangs them out to dry.
So looks like last year. Yawn.
Basically we’re terrible at all the things you need to be good at in the modern NFL.
Thank God the NFL isn’t a passing league. We’d be in trouble if it was.
I don’t think we’re in the Williams battle but are we in the maye or Harrison battle??
😂
Looks like the “elite” defense that we thought would keep us in games is just average at best. Sigh. One thing I have noticed is that while the line does get pressure, it’s not consistent. The Saints game for instance, I don’t think we really affected the QB after the first half. The chargers have a good o-line but we were able to confuse Herbert with some last minute safety / coverage rolls, which resulted in some coverage sacks. The Browns o line is pretty good, but we got early penetration and just weren’t able to bring Watson down and never really got to him after that.
The secondary is also bad. Idk what it is because I like 3/4 players that we are rolling out, but ever since 2020, we consistently give up x-plays in isolated situations on the boundary. It’s so frustrating. Then we have to listen to Shane Bowen / Mike Vrabel at press conferences every damn week say the same thing: “we have to limit the explosive plays.” It’s been three years of the exact same thing, that should tell you something.
I don’t ever want to hear about the Titans run defense again. I don’t care how many yards per carry we held them to when teams don’t care. Yeah great you stopped Kareem Hunt, but let Amari Cooper waltz in for a TD.
The offense is currently just disgusting. Literally putrid. Because of personnel, we literally have zero margin for error. A false start is a death knell for any drive, which is just embarrassing. If your offense can’t overcome a 5 yard penalty, it stinks. The jury is still out on Tim Kelly because we aren’t really able to see what kind of offense it is. I wasn’t exactly impressed on Sunday. D hop in the backfield on a crucial 3rd and 2 where he slips and a critical possession early where we were in 13 personnel with NWI as the only receiver is just … yikes. Tannehill isn’t the problem but he’s also has zero mobility, zero creativity, and negative 3 pocket awareness. When he is in the pocket, if there is any pressure he is done. When he does roll out, he either misses Treylon or Treylon drops it. The o-line doesn’t help Tanny and Tanny doesn’t help the o-line.
Who on earth is worse?
2023 is just another 2022 at this point, awful OL and pass def, elite run D, difficulties on offense.
Horrendous numbers all around. I don’t see how we turn this around.
Also should note that the team in dead last in pass defense is the Chargers, our only win and the only game where our pass offense looked like much of a threat. Tannehill threw for 266 yards that game, Tua in week one put up 466 yards in the air against them, Cousins last week put up 367.
They are terrible. The fact we had them for one of our three games and we’re still ranked 30th in pass offense is not good.
Damn man. Same shit just a different year
Bengals are about to dunk on us.