What Should Be Focused On During The Bye Week What part of out team should be focused on most during our bye week?
its all good...were just teasing...if your gonna survive around here you will have to learn fast and deal with a bunch of know it alls calling you a noob!!! :shit:
haha thanks a lot. But really I think the source of our problems is our D-line. Thats in my opinion the first thing that needs to get fixed. Its making vilma look bad.
I completely agree, it looks atrocious!!! Chadaboy didnt look so hot this week but i expect that to be fixed...on the other hand, the D-line hasnt looked good all year...but its Mangini's plan to run the 3-4 and hes sticking to it, we just have to suck it up for this year and hopefully our personel will be better suited for the 3-4 next year...
Hey, at least our DL is consistent. They consistently get blown off the ball :sad: I get so frustrated watching all of our DL just stand up and swat at the OL. It's almost like none of our guys even TRY to go around them, but go through them on every single passing down. I really think they need to get our DL to use more than one pass rushing move each.
This read and react scheme is stupid, even more so than just the base package or DL problems. I wish we'd attack more. These are the same criticisms the Patriots D players had on Mangini last year.
Lines, you need to build a team from the inside out, and games are won in the trenches. You get a good O-Line fixes your running and help with passing. a good D-line makes your secondary and LBs much better.
I believe that the lack of offense can be attributed to Chads play, and 8 games of wear and tear. The defense on the other hand has been dismal for the most part every game. In my opinion, at the half-way point, there has to be enough experience on both sides to have "gelled". Mangini, Sutton, and the rest of the D staff have got to either simplify the plans, or shake things up in a big way. Determination and will can have a major effect on team chemistry, and may even make up for some of the less talented players. The CS has to use this break to infuse some fire into this lame defense.
I want Chad to try to work on hitting our receivers with passes! That was pathetic last week! and yes I said our receivers because he threw a pass to one of Clevelands receivers on the sideline last week! Chad should be assamed of how horrible he played! Lets face it our d-line is horrible and Vilma is not hitting the Rb's until they are 7 yards down field. But the d-line and Vilma are not going to be fixed in a week. That will need to be fixed in the offseason but Chad can re-learn to hit his receivers in a week.
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE. Willis McGahee: 150 yds, Indy's RBs: 159 yds, Fred Taylor: 111 yds. Ronnie Brown: 127 yds, Ruben Droughns: 125 yds. This defense needs serious work.
I think we need to get our offensive blocking situation worked out. We have shown that we can put up some points (Against good teams) and that is something to grow on. We've seen a lot of teams with bad defenses put up enough points to win games every once and a while their defense will cough up the game. Defenses take a lot longer to get going in the right direction .One thing that bugged me out was at the start of the game they showed the defense in a 4-3 alignment and switched back and forth during the game. I bet they don’t even know what their good at yet. so I say work that offense till it give you something that will be enough for wins............If we can score ,we'll win the game !!!!!
