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Post by lightsout42 on Sept 27, 2023 5:01:31 GMT -7
I think the Fangio/Staley defense is probably on its way out of the LA Chargers this season, and I suspect will at least heavily evolve if not attrit period.
It’s intellectually interesting but requires too much to execute consistently by the players, and too many aspects that are single point of failure weaknesses.
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Post by amped on Sept 27, 2023 6:17:19 GMT -7
you think the Wade Philips would leave his sweet roughnecks gig to come back and coach up our defense?
the talent on this D cant be fake. All of the players flash when they get it right. They just need to be right all of the time and we are top 10.
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Post by frozendisc on Sept 27, 2023 6:29:33 GMT -7
you think the Wade Philips would leave his sweet roughnecks gig to come back and coach up our defense?
the talent on this D cant be fake. All of the players flash when they get it right. They just need to be right all of the time and we are top 10.
Getting an actual DC should have been forced on Staley at the end of last season. The decision makers, AF will blame TT alone but I think it goes much higher, should have insisted on change instead of allowing Staley to run it back one more season. The Staley 'vision' is clearly a failure, and the window of a talented roster gets ugly next season, thanks to that Cap thingy..... GM's seem to find a way, but AF might get his wish, a complete burn down. New GM, HC and staff, new direction on draft philosophy.....etc
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Post by lightsout42 on Sept 28, 2023 6:45:22 GMT -7
A very interesting point that Chase Daniel makes is that, according to people in the building, they simplified the offense “so the guys can play fast.” And they are very high in O efficiency this year, perhaps because it’s more accessible to the players. If so, that is more of a Gus Bradley philosophy applied to offense, albeit with much more creativity and planning. If it’s working for O, why not do the same thing with the defense (especially as we’ve seen how the simplified defense worked better last season)?
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Post by boltnut on Sept 28, 2023 16:49:58 GMT -7
A very interesting point that Chase Daniel makes is that, according to people in the building, they simplified the offense “so the guys can play fast.” And they are very high in O efficiency this year, perhaps because it’s more accessible to the players. If so, that is more of a Gus Bradley philosophy applied to offense, albeit with much more creativity and planning. If it’s working for O, why not do the same thing with the defense (especially as we’ve seen how the simplified defense worked better last season)?
It's a really good point. We seem to play better when we're not so complicated. The counter to that is the first half of the Jags game. We had Lawrence baffled... then went vanilla in the 2nd half. But yeah, I think making things easier/simpler would benefit this defense. If you have 2 deep safeties, why not gamble a little on your cover CB's and bring them to the LOS to bump the WR's...? Give the pass rushers a little more time to harass the QB... throw the timing off for a guy like Tua. The other thing that is different about this "3-4" defense is the way the "OLB's" play. They play the run first. You can see it in their stance... in the angles they take. Seal the edge, then try to shuck the blocker once they've engaged. It makes it harder on your OLB... and will take longer to generate a pass rush that technique.
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Post by boltnut on Oct 14, 2023 8:03:19 GMT -7
The back-up safeties (Layne and Marlowe) held up well v the Raiders. Was it scheme simplification or just the rookie QB mistakes...? 7 sacks, 1 interception signify the pass rush helped the pass defense. Also held Josh Jacobs to 58 yards.
Is this defense better v the pass without JCJ...? Monday night's game v Dak and the Boys should should help answer that question.
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