The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Regardless of injuries, these players were all part of our game day roster(s). Here is my issue with the defense......
TACKLING!!! It's a fundamental & proper tackling is NOT a hard shoulder block into the ball carrier (exception is when a "bump" sends a sideline hugging runner out) or reaching out & grabbing their shirt sleeves. A good runner will just move WITH the force & often just bounce off on their way to additional yards. Wrap the runner up & put 'em on the ground!! I don't care how far down the depth chart a player is, they need to be taught & play with solid fundamentals.
Regardless of game plans, playcalling et al, execution is IMPOSSIBLE to maintain if our fundamentals are poor.
End of my rant.
Mike
Regardless of injuries, these players were all part of our game day roster(s). Here is my issue with the defense......
TACKLING!!! It's a fundamental & proper tackling is NOT a hard shoulder block into the ball carrier (exception is when a "bump" sends a sideline hugging runner out) or reaching out & grabbing their shirt sleeves. A good runner will just move WITH the force & often just bounce off on their way to additional yards. Wrap the runner up & put 'em on the ground!! I don't care how far down the depth chart a player is, they need to be taught & play with solid fundamentals.
Regardless of game plans, playcalling et al, execution is IMPOSSIBLE to maintain if our fundamentals are poor.
End of my rant.
Mike
Sorry Mike, but tackling is no longer a "fundamental". The "hit", the biggest "impact collision" you can make is what is coached now.
But it really doesn't matter about defense in today's NFL, either. So, there really isn't much point about railing on about whether or not they tackle.
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One of the offensive line issues was definitely on Njoku since the guy went past him on his left side while he was busy blocking the dude to his right (who was also being blocked by the o-lineman) and it was on this play that Njoku looked at him like why didn't you block him?? Why would he think the guy to his right would block a dude going by on his left is way beyond me. It was clearly his guy and he whiffed on it.
OMG, that's the one I'm thinking of. He looked at the guy to his RIGHT! I mean, how in the heck would he even block that guy? ughhhhhhh
OMG, that's the one I'm thinking of. He looked at the guy to his RIGHT! I mean, how in the heck would he even block that guy? ughhhhhhh
I mentioned this earlier, somewhere... hopefully, somebody sits down with NJoku and talks to him about that. What the heck? Maybe the oline was supposed to shift so NJoku could fly out into space ...or...what?
and on the one screen pass - which was the one I was yelling _"screen pass, watch for the..." and they ran the screen pass and the Browns weren't ready. I belive that Schobert and Ward would have stuffed it.
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Just read that on the blocked punt, the Chiefs had the return on....they didn't even go for the block.
AAAAHHHH
Just read that on the blocked punt, the Chiefs had the return on....they didn't even go for the block.
AAAAHHHH
It seemed to me that the punter was really lollygagging it on that play....taking his good old time getting that kick off.
If I didn't know better (and maybe I don't know better) it looked like the fix was in on that play.
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Regardless of injuries, these players were all part of our game day roster(s). Here is my issue with the defense......
TACKLING!!! It's a fundamental & proper tackling is NOT a hard shoulder block into the ball carrier (exception is when a "bump" sends a sideline hugging runner out) or reaching out & grabbing their shirt sleeves. A good runner will just move WITH the force & often just bounce off on their way to additional yards. Wrap the runner up & put 'em on the ground!! I don't care how far down the depth chart a player is, they need to be taught & play with solid fundamentals.
Regardless of game plans, playcalling et al, execution is IMPOSSIBLE to maintain if our fundamentals are poor.
End of my rant.
Mike
Sorry Mike, but tackling is no longer a "fundamental". The "hit", the biggest "impact collision" you can make is what is coached now.
But it really doesn't matter about defense in today's NFL, either. So, there really isn't much point about railing on about whether or not they tackle.
Sorry Mike, but tackling is no longer a "fundamental". The "hit", the biggest "impact collision" you can make is what is coached now.
Boy, ain't that the truth.
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