Haason Reddick and Brian Burns have been really, really good

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[joemac]

Great rushing the passer.....not so great against the run. 

[BlackPanther21_]

2 minutes ago, joemac said:

Great rushing the passer.....not so great against the run. 

Blame Brown. Dude is not making an impact at all. I knew he wasn't supposed to be a big sack numbers guy, but the other team running straight at him and succeeding almost every time is concerning.

[Khyber53]

And yeah, they are doing well. Once again, pass rush isn't everything, though. The guys at the top of the graph aren't necessarily on the winningest teams. Cleveland, Philly, Steelers, Chargers and Panthers at the top of the charts. All have middling or worse records, sometimes because they can't stop the run or have anemic offenses.

Analytics, though, amirite? 

Our scheme has been to make the most of opportunities for Riddick and Burns, with great success early on. Both draw double teams and break through at a fairly decent rate, about once a game each or thereabouts. The problem isn't them, but there is a problem in the scheme and in the efforts/capabilities of some of their teammates.

Right now, for the effort they are putting out, and the attention they each draw from the opposing team, we should be seeing bigger overall results in our defensive efforts. Now before we start getting into that #1 or #2 pass defense remember that we had some absolute walkover opponents in the beginning of the season and a number of games where they've just run and run and run on us, with passes now and then just to keep their WRs from falling asleep. Our defensive performance numbers are definitely skewed.

In the end, we have the personnel. We just don't have professional level coaching across the board.

[KSpan]

2 minutes ago, BlackPanther21_ said:

Blame Brown. Dude is not making an impact at all. I knew he wasn't supposed to be a big sack numbers guy, but the other team running straight at him and succeeding almost every time is concerning.

They're having the most success going right at/just inside of Burns and Reddick and outside the DTs. Franky, I don't necessarily blame Burns and Reddick for the run failures since they aren't really built for that. I'd like to see a more traditional DE on the field to pair and one of those guys playing more off-ball, giving more of a zone blitz-esque vibe. Hell, put them both on the same side at times and let them try to block both.

[davos]

At least we've got this midst the poo that has become this season.

Quality DEs, Quality CBs, and umm, the rest lol.

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