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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
The tackling, man.
The Lions game first made it apparent how tackling can level up a defense so quickly. That 'keep it in front of you' shit just does not work if the first man misses; it's 6 yards every time when that happens, if you're lucky.
So many of these plays suddenly look a lot better when the first guy on the scene makes the play. And a TON of those easy little 8-10 yard pickups in previous weeks came with the first guy just missing and giving the ballcarrier/receiver another 6 yards to stay ahead of the sticks and set up another easy play on the next snap.
That Niemann play is a perfect example of it. If Lindsay shucks him off to the ankles, he has 7 yards by just angling to the sideline and 10 if he can put a shoulder into Sorensen and drive him forward. But by just doing his damn job and finishing the tackle, the Broncos are forced into a bad down/distance situation and things get awfully tough for them.
So much of the failures of this defense of late (and by 'of late' I mean for the last 2+ years) have come from guys just not doing the basic fundamental elements of their job.
I didn't watch this game (client stuff) but the common thread among the wins I've seen is rarely some exotic schematic switch - it's just that the individual players on the defense are doing what they're supposed to be doing. And when that happens, team defense becomes possible and things work a looooot better.
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HB said the exact same thing after the Colts loss. He knew we had the talent. It’s just about doing your job. Not everyone has to make the big play. I worry when Jones comes back he will go back to the Me first Jones. If Jones can prove that he can do his job and assignment I pay him. If he proves he just wants to make the big play all the time and abandon his assignment he walks