A55VA6 said:
I'm just so frustrated with the defense. They just give it to the offense. They make it SO damn easy for the opposing offenses..
This.. Sam should have seen the LB right there. Throw it away, I don't know whose to blame.. If it's Sam or Schotty. The game was there for the taking and the defense bends to the point of breaking far too much.. Long other than a few hits provided very little. He should have sat in order to bring the heat.. Finnegan is being erased completely from this defense, Why isn't his impact being felt like last year? Where he was lined up as a JOKER. Now he's just a slot CB with no to very little use.
Our defense was suppose to be the back bone to our team. We cried for our offense. Now that we have it, So it seems our Defense completely craps the bed.. The soft zone and the lack of knowing what other teams like to do is getting annoying. We have very talented players on this defense yet they all look bad at times...
Only positives from today were Mcloud, Quinn and the Interior Dline for shutting down there run.. Growing pains were expected from Tree.. That's not a problem, But much more is expected from James Laurianits who doesn't seem like the same LB from his rookie year to his 3rd.. Somethings gotta give and I hope we figure it out sooner rather than later because our schedule is a gauntlet.
Much is expected from Sam as well.. For years we cried for protection and he finally has it, So why settle for the short stuff? Specially when it's being covered. Things like that just infuriate you because just when you think you're taking 1 step forward, You're actually taking 2 steps back. I won't even mention the pitiful performance by our ST's. Just flat out disgusting.