CB Antwan Molden

[dalemurphy]

Originally Posted by NBT

Dale, Since you brougt up the fact that the D was playing out of positon on some important plays in the Giants game, what is your opinion about the softness of the defense, to say nothing of the entire team when it comes to playing against playoff level teams outside of our division?

Here are the defensive problems as I see them:

1. Lack of speed at DE- making it difficult to chase a QB out of the pocket.

2. Disconnect between pass rush and secondary- I'm not sure if the secondary is slow to recognize the pressure or understand when to expect pressure and a hurried throw, or if many of our pressure calls have the secondary playing soft.... either way, we need more synergy between the pressure and the coverage (tight, aggressive coverage when pressure is on the QB)

3. Poor fundamental execution in Cover 2 zone by: Diles, Pollard, and Jackson.