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That isn't a hot read which is what you go to when the defense blitzes. That is presnap manipulating the defense getting the right matchup for example Christian on a linebacker by audiblizing. So Darnold knows where he is going to go and waits for Chrstian to clear. That is very different from what you imply which is that he is staring down down receivers giving the defense time to cover. Why in the world would you look deep when you know the coverage is swung that way and you have a miss match. As for throwing into a tight window that criticism only applies if he tries to squeeze a ball in while another guy is left wide open and he totally misses it. With the lack of receiver quality the Jets had and the porous line I bet many of Darnolds throw the last several years had to be in tight windows. That is all he had.

Defensive play design is very different than offensive play design. Defense is more read and react while offense is usually more cerebral. For example many times a corner who doesn't have anyone on his side will crash down and blitz unless he is playing man and the corner follows the receiver. It is an automatic read and react. It is chess for sure but usually the offense is more controlled and scripted while the defense is give em he'll and get after it.

Actually many of the guys are also back from last year but playing much better in a better scheme. Sure we have better talent but I don't think last year's scheme maximized the talent we did have. And that is all I am going to say about that ..

Because of the results on the field not the culture. Which was my point.

Rivera was great with culture too but that only goes so far on the field.

I already conceded that. What I didn't see was big adjustments as the season progressed which should have occurred if the only issue was lack of practice. We ran a prevent all season long. But again not going to focus on the past. He is running a great scheme so far.

You think the scheme we ran last year was Tepper's choice??

I agree to a point but not totally. I think he brought a lot of college stuff like the 3-5-3 and played conservatively given the lack of practice due to Covid and learning a new system. But he found out that pro quarterbacks eat up zones unless you get pressure. I think he saw last year what really worked for other defenses and we drafted players and acquired free agents to run a more aggressive scheme and he adapted things accordingly. We can say that he had this all figured out last year and just didn't have the people but that negates a lot of scheme problems that were apparent last year. I think Snow learned a lot as well in his first season as DC which he is putting in place. Just my 2 cents and I could be wrong

The defensive line scheme is very good but not that unique. The Ravens and the Steelers have run variations of this for years. It is exactly what I have been advocating for the past year. I doubt it is chance that we are running schemes like the Steelers and Tepper was part owner of the Steelers. I imagine he let's coaches do their thing but I think he had a say in the overall scheme and how aggressive he wants them to be.

This offense and Darnolds adjustments are designed to create mismatches for specific guys on specific plays. So Darnold tracking a receiver he knows is in a favorable matchup is smart and what QBs do. If that isn't available then he goes down the progressions if he has time or dumps it off. Given he is getting the ball out in about 2.5 seconds how many progressions should he cover especially when he knows who is going to be open most times??

So only thin people watch their steps or go to a gym. Everyone has to start somewhere. For all we know she could have lost 50.lbs and still be large. I hate Saints and their fans but this thread is embarrassing. This is junior high humor and not funny.

Not necessarily. If you are trying to get better you might play your scheme and even though you get burned alot the guys learn in your scheme and improve. Other than Horn we have many of the same guys in the secondary the first 2 games. It wasn't like the zone we used was effective either especially with the lack of any pressure. We have surely played better with average to below average safeties and corners in the past. But enough of the past. I am excited for the present.

Not so sure we were that much better in the second half. In our last 5 games we gave up 28 points, 32 points, 24 points, 13 points and 33. Even against Green Bay we gave up 24.

I think the defense and particular the secondary was very different between Green Bay and the Saints. One was a prevent shell while last week was a primarily man cover often cover 0 pressuring receivers off the line preventing the quick hitters. I hope we keep the man and retire the prevent defense of last year. Especially since we now have the guys to run a man scheme.

I didn't think Donte would be playing this well. I am happy to say that Snow is running the exact defense I hoped he would after hearing on his arrival how aggressive he liked to be.

It will come down to stopping the run and managing screen plays which Houston will use to slow down the rush. A great run game is a rookies best friend. Coupled with a short passing game to get the ball out quick and it will come down to tackling and solid technique. Teams will figure out that you have to beat us by nickel and diming us down the field trying to negate our pass rush.

So who have we had that didn't have one or two boneheaded plays per game? Cam had plenty and so did Jake. And plenty of guys in between. What I look for is whether you learn from those plays or keep doing them over and over. Whether you come back and try to atone for your mistake the next time out or fold like a fat man in a lawn chair. I like Darnold is humble and always looking to get better. Will he look bad at times? Let see how he looks against New England who made him see ghosts. Or Tampa twice. We will take some lumps. But until then I am loving 2-0 and rooting for 3-0 Thursday night.

Do you think Rhule really liked his offense or ran the best one he could given the talent he had. He could have gotten any college OC he worked with to be our OC but he took Brady who turned a little known guy who would have gotten drafted later in the draft if at all into the number 1 pick in Burrow. Brady does a super job of finding out what a qb is most comfortable doing and then building the offense around that. Plus the New Orleans model has been highly effective. As much as I hate their team I respect their offense and was excited to know we would be running a version of it.

I remember watching salt and pepper in 1996 aling with the rest of that amazing defense. It was amazing to watch Greene rush the passer. He might be handled most of the game but when you had to have a sack you could count on him delivering a herculean effort. He was money when the game was on the line.

If you are a Jets fan who migrated with Darnold, welcome aboard. You are going to like this ride. Darnold always had the ability but now he has a good team around him and coaches who can teach the concepts. That is one of the advantages of having coaches that coached a lot in college. They know how to break it down and help players assimilate it quickly as they don't often have lots of years with a starter unless they are good enough to start as a freshman or sophomore.

One advantage watching the game live is you can see the whole field and how well we are covering guys. Pressure helps the secondary immensely just like no easy throws make it easy for pressure to get there. It has been great so far. Next up, the Texans.

You can say the same thing about any QB.

That was exactly what I was saying about why Darnold will be more successful in this scheme. This scheme is QB friendly and let's him audible at the line which he couldn't do with the Jets. And obviously having more talent helps

You see what you want to see not what is actually happening. Way to be consistent. Consistently wrong...

Yep. At the end of the day they count up the wins not how you got em. We play who shows up and so do they.