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Originally Posted by painekiller
Cushing is the leading tackler, IMO, because of scheme. Zack Diles was the leading tackler last season until he broke his leg.
We have to get Bennett off the field until he learns to tackle. Otherwise he is killing us. I want to see Robinson and Okam on the field on 1st down. I want to see a modern defense with movement that confuses the QB.
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The difference is that Cushing takes his man to the ground and stops their forward momentum. Diles made tackles further down the field.
I don't know what the deal is with Bennett. Molden is still an enigma to me, seems like he should be on the field with Glover Quinn and Dunta Robinson. If we can't keep Dunta after the season, then McCain could take the slot. With so many youngsters in the Secondary, there needs to be a strong presence in the Secondary to line people up. Perhaps Jaques Reeves or Eugene Wilson step into that role. Maybe it's Bernard Pollard who has some history with lil' Gibbs.
Putting Okam in on 1st down is an idea I want to implement. I've seen flashes where he is really impressive at holding the point of attack as well as getting penetration. The more double-teams he takes on, the more single matchups Mario has outside.
I have seen some stunts from the DL and have seen some LB blitzes. Not with the frequency I would like to see, but at least I know it's in the play book. What I haven't seen is blitzing anyone in the Secondary. Well, except for the time Busing blitzed right past the RB.