What about D Will looking terrible this year, getting burned non stop? How about Fuller who looked like a pro bowler last year and has been invisible through 5 games? How about Rapp getting picked on constantly in coverage? Because we are insistent on playing him as a deep cover safety instead of in the box, coming downhill where he could excell. What about taking an all pro CB and putting him in the slot, and LB more than outside? Is that a good idea?
This all falls on Morris' shoulders. These players didn't start just sucking all of a sudden. We have gone from the #1 defense to now currently ranked #27. This scheme is absolute shit. Its the coaches and coordinators job to put the players in the best situation to succeed. And to build a defense that accentuates their strengths and hides their weaknesses. Morris has failed miserably at this so far.
We dont know what Long is after 3 years and thats concerning. Rochelle is a rook like you said. But its impossible to put all the blame on them when we see how our other talented players have played so horribly.
Couldn't agree more. Morris seems like he is trying to reinvent the wheel. He wants to put his stamp on this defense especially with this new Ramsey role.
He definitely has put a stamp on it as terrible but your absolutely right it's not the players it's the scheme. It's not the same they can keep saying that but it isn't.
Just go back to putting your all Pro corners on the other teams best two receivers and worry about Long and Rochelle on 3rd wideout. Now with a team like Tampa we still would have issues the thing is regardless of schemes if the qb looks at Metcalf then Lockett and they covered your making the qb take more time (football 101) allowing us to get home for a sack pressure fumble or a mistake.
To me the whole key besides some missed tackling is this Ramsey crap. You want to look like a genius do it against teams that don't have excellent wide receivers 3+ or super mobile qbs like Murray or Wilson etc. then let Ramsey float if that's your brilliant plan against those weaker teams.
I know most of us in here know football and I'm not saying putting Ramsey back where he belongs fixes everything. You may still need a corner because the young guys aren't ready or are horrible.
That said I think for reasons mentioned above it helps solidify everyone knows good coverage gets you good results up front and vice versa. Ramsey as a 20 million dollar safety/linebacker/CB is not working and a waste of his talents.
McVey needs to speak up once you settle that aspect you can see if you need another corner via trade etc.
Only way this would have been okay and I'm not ok with this Ramsey role at all but would of been better is if you were able to get Gilmore then it's a luxury but realistically I still wouldn't want that. I'd want Gilmore outside as well as Ramsey and DWill inside. We didn't or couldn't do it so moot point but please stop with this Ramsey experiment.
