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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
I don't think this defense needs as much talent as you think, nor were our previous defenses (counting injuries) nearly as talented as you think. Right now, in most of the games we played, let's point to one execution problem. 50/50 balls. If our DBs were AVERAGE at defending these, we'd be looking at NE, Philly, SD, Denver, Washington, Oakland, Houston and saying... "hmm... our defense played pretty well." And that's considering that our talent has some pretty big gaps.
Yes, there are some annoying nuances to the scheme here and there. No, that doesn't solve for how we defend power offenses like Pitt or Dallas. But the base dime scheme isn't nearly as flawed as we make it out to be. If we executed the basics we'd be getting much better results right now.
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Berry was a huge loss this year because Sorenson isn't nearly as good as Abdullah was.
Losing Houston wasn't nearly as devastating because Hali was still a force.
I know two things.
You win on offense on the shoulders of the QB.
You win on defense by getting after the QB.
The dime package in the first 3 games wasn't nearly as effective as you make it sound.
Our offense put points on the board, putting pressure on the opponent's offense to do the same.
Last 4-5 weeks, not so much, and the dime package proved to be what it is.
A recipe for giving up big plays and points.