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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
I still think the Houston in coverage thing and not blitzing enough is a bit of an overreaction. I'd like to see less of it but it isn't the silver bullet people think it is.
The rest of your list makes sense. We have to figure out two defenses. The Dime isn't a bad front against a team like New England but we have to get a million times better at guarding 50/50 balls. Pass rush is a much smaller issue compared to completely incompetent ball skills on the deep ball. In fairness, we've gotten screwed on this because we're getting hosed big time on bullshit non-calls on OPI.
Using Dime on PIttsburgh was moronic. What we did against Dallas was a big improvement but we need to go a step further because in selling out to stop the run, we couldn't stop the pass. We've got to figure out how to make that base 3-4 defense work against power teams like Dallas and Pittsburgh.
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We play so much man coverage that leaves us vulnerable to 50-50 balls and crossing routes. On the flip side it is giving us some INT opportunities but the D is just dropping them, that should have Sutton fuming. To keep playing 3-4 against Dallas and Pittsburgh the LBs have to be good in coverage. Sutton does not trust them, so he brings in Sorenson who is just lost in the pile. Berry could be trusted in the run game in place of a LB. His loss is huge.