DC Frank Bush a Disaster so far

[NBT]

http://blogs.chron.com/jeromesolomon...efense_to.html

Where was the attacking defense Frank Bush is always talking about?

[EndZoneSeats]

So much for the high-risk, high-reward defense.

So far it's been all-risk, no-reward.

[Big Texas]

I do agree that we seem to be a step slow in the blitz department. However we are getting a lot of pressure. Our secondary is just not holding there man long enough. It looks as though they are scared to press with Bennett. He is always lined up 10 yards off the receiver and still gets taken advantage of like a school girl. If we can press the receivers simultaneously with the blitz we could get to the qb. We are getting pressure though.

[NBT]

Kubiak was on channel 13 with Bob Allen today. He said it wasn't Frank Bush's playcalling, it was the players. Well.........I don't think these defensive players are stupid. Bush has had ever since August (and before), to get them to understand his system, which admittedly places more emphasis on the play of the safeties. But we haven't seen any plays out of the safeties, to speak of. So to me it has to be the gameplanning of the DC and his coaches, it just can't be all the fault of the defensive players. remember when they were always having to dumb down the playbook for the players? Well, it's still same chapter, different verse.

[kRocket]

Originally Posted by NBT

Kubiak was on channel 13 with Bob Allen today. He said it wasn't Frank Bush's playcalling, it was the players. . . Bush has had ever since August (and before), to get them to understand his system, which admittedly places more emphasis on the play of the safeties.

Now safety is one of the weakest positions on the defense, wouldn't that make it pretty DUMB to put emphasis on your weakest players holding up. I am not a coach paid Millions to figure these things out, but come on guys.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by kRocket

Now safety is one of the weakest positions on the defense, wouldn't that make it pretty DUMB to put emphasis on your weakest players holding up. I am not a coach paid Millions to figure these things out, but come on guys.

The defensive philosophy that we have been wanting to see is that of an aggressive blitzing style defense. If we can get pressure on the QB, we should be able to get more TFLs, Sacks, and Interceptions. However, if the front 7 is getting into the backfield, the play of the Safety has to able to clean up and protect against big plays.

Now, if our Safety is so horrible that he can't be depended upon, then the defense would revert back to what it was last season. The LB's stay back and the CBs get picked apart. We essentially go into a Prevent defense that allows the offense to do anything they want, but a "big" play.

Personally, I prefer what Bush is trying to implement. It's just a matter of coaching the players better to execute the called defense. I'm hopeful that Pollard will make a difference in the Secondary. I'm still taking a wait and see approach.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by NBT

Kubiak was on channel 13 with Bob Allen today. He said it wasn't Frank Bush's playcalling, it was the players. Well.........I don't think these defensive players are stupid. Bush has had ever since August (and before), to get them to understand his system, which admittedly places more emphasis on the play of the safeties. But we haven't seen any plays out of the safeties, to speak of. So to me it has to be the gameplanning of the DC and his coaches, it just can't be all the fault of the defensive players. remember when they were always having to dumb down the playbook for the players? Well, it's still same chapter, different verse.

Just rewatched the channel 13 post game report from Sunday night at 10:30, and they showed the gap responsibility, and how on the 61? yd run Busing went to wrong hole. How is that Bush?

In most defenses everybody has to cover a gap. If they do not cover the gap then cutback lanes develop, and boy has our back 5, the LBs and Safeties not played their gaps well. The front 4 appear to playing the run the way the system appears to be designed. The front four run with the flow of the OL. WHY you ask? Because a moving target is harder to block.

If we add a two stud safeties and stronger WILL, this defense should be improved.

Lastly how is Bush responsible for all the missed tackles, this teams DBs are some of the worse tacklers I have witnessed.

[Fonz the Boss]

we need Richard

[NBT]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Lastly how is Bush responsible for all the missed tackles, this teams DBs are some of the worse tacklers I have witnessed.

Because in the final analysis, it is his responsibility to mold what he has into a usable (attacking?) defense. He has supposedly been hammering this into their heads since TC. The players have been playing football all their lives. While they may not be mental giants, they are supposed to be football smart, if they are not getting it, it has to be at least partly Bush's fault............And yes, gap defense is everyone's responsibility.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by painekiller

If we add a two stud safeties and stronger WILL, this defense should be improved.

If I didn't see you were the one who posted this, I would have thought that I had said it.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Big Texas

I do agree that we seem to be a step slow in the blitz department. However we are getting a lot of pressure. Our secondary is just not holding there man long enough. It looks as though they are scared to press with Bennett. He is always lined up 10 yards off the receiver and still gets taken advantage of like a school girl. If we can press the receivers simultaneously with the blitz we could get to the qb. We are getting pressure though.

The pass defense has not been the issue because nobody has really even had to pass. Press vs Soft coverage has nothing to do with us giving up 200 yards per game rushing.

[NBT]

Exactly - What we need that we didn't get was plain 'Ol everyday gap integrity. Kubiak also said that the Drew-Jones play that went for 61 yards and a TD, was the same play JAX ran on the very first play of the game. Exception, they only got one yard on that play because we played gap integrity. He said it was driving him nuts because it was the same read on both plays, but somebody decided to play it differently on the second one.

[Nconroe]

I got a dumb question - isn't gap integrity a problem of the front 7 in stopping these long runs?

If that is the problem , likely it is a player and not the coaching.

[edo783]

Originally Posted by NBT

Exactly - What we need that we didn't get was plain 'Ol everyday gap integrity. Kubiak also said that the Drew-Jones play that went for 61 yards and a TD, was the same play JAX ran on the very first play of the game. Exception, they only got one yard on that play because we played gap integrity. He said it was driving him nuts because it was the same read on both plays, but somebody decided to play it differently on the second one.

This is why it has to be a player issue. Same play by the offense & the same defensive play, but on one the players stay in their lanes and and it's a 1 yard gain, but on the second they jump out of their lanes and the big gain happens. It's been happening time and time again. The right calls are being made, but the players are screwing them up, usually by over committing and then being out of position.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by NBT

but somebody decided to play it differently on the second one.

"earned degree in finance with a minor in entrepreneurship."
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That's about as close as Kubiak will come to calling somebody out by name in public, but clearly that's him pointing a sharp finger at Busing on that busted
61-yard play by MJD.
I dunno but maybe we should stay away from these risk-taking entrepreneurial types who might otherwise be taking long-shots with the Enrons of the corporate-world on derivative-type schemes if the Texans don't give them another opportunity in the NFL ?