| RaiderCorporate |
01-06-2014 03:38 PM |
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Originally Posted by ChiefGator
(Post 10349339)
This is a pretty major generality. You can probably do a little better.
Like.. It was simply more of the same they demonstrated during the second half of the season - a defense that couldn't stop the pass and a leaky sieve (or two) in the secondary.
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Yes, it was general and yes I can be more specific. My hope was to collect together here thoughtful responses regarding the chief issues your team needs to address. You and Molitoth are the only ones so far to address my generality instead of using it as an excuse to express their pain. Oh well...
Yes, the secondary is THE glaring defensive weakness. Lewis, Cooper and Smith are liabilities more often than not. Flowers' best days may be behind him. Many of the DBs tackle poorly.
On offense, the wide receivers must be upgraded. Bowe does halfway decent on quick slants and crosses; otherwise, he's a surprise. How many times in the season did you count the ball hitting him in both hands before it fell to the ground? In the playoff loss, Bowe's 4th down out-of-bounds catch - this veteran receiver hasn't yet figured out that he must have more space between himself and the sideline before his QB throws the ball. Avery is just a smaller, quicker, faster version of Bowe who can get farther downfield before he drops the ball.
On the positive side, Alex Smith is an interesting question mark. Decent arm, cautious, good mobility, decisive. I thought he performed well. I noticed many of his throws travelled less than 15 yards. That was obviously by design; I wonder what the OC was hiding? It'll be interesting to see what additional wrinkles the offense adds next year. |
