I have said it once, and I will continue to say it "this teams biggest problem is coaching". And no I am not talking about gameplanning, playcalling, or anything of that nature.
We have been in a position year after year to get quality draft picks. It is not as though they did not go after need...KJackson, Glover Quinn, Brice McCain (CB), Earl Mitchell (DT)...two areas of major concern. Cushing (OLB)...another area of need...and lets not talk about all the draft picks spent of Dlineman.
Then you want to talk about FA signings...Antonio Smith (DE)...area of need They picked up Bernard Pollard (S)...another area of need at the time...And granted it was late in the season they signed Jason Allen (CB) area of need.
The problem is that once they gather these peices they have no idea what to do with them. They have no scheme or identity...whatever you wanna call it. They just pick up random players.
The difference between us and other major contenders, they pick up players perfect for their scheme.
I have one question....What does K.Jax, G.Quin, J. Allen, Brice McCain,have in common? Are they physical players who are willing to press the receivers to make time for the sack? Are they cover corners? Or are they excellent zone defenders? Or (my favorite) are they just a bunch of random players selected with no direction?
My point is without direction, these players are relying on raw talent alone, and as we have found they do not possess enough to get the job done. Put our secondary on the Patriots, I bet they still win games and come up with way more turnovers than we have so far....
With the right DB, Dline, and LB Coaches these same players could be, at the very least, average. THEY NEED TO BE COACHED UP!!!
And by the way "bend but don't break" is the philosophy of the nerd who gets beat up every day after school.
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