Evaluate the Defense Game #1

[petegz28]

I thought they looked improved from several aspects. Keep in mind this was Jax and not a high-powered offense.

Tackling = Much, MUCH better

Coverage = Tighter. Few plays without a defender right on the WR

Run Defense = Stellar start, let's not get cocky

Pass Defense = Not a ton of pressure today. Missed a huge sack which ended up leading to a TD. Coverage overall was decent. Made a backup look all-world but that happens when a backup comes in mid-game.

Overall it looked like we were more sound fundamentally. Run gaps were getting filled, screens were getting blown up and not a ton of YAC. Hopefully as the season progresses our defense will as well.

Overall grade today: C+

[PHOG]

C-

[bricks]

There was communication today. Something we didn’t see a lot of last year.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

It was very meh. Good and bad.

But truthfully, we aren’t going to know what we have until week 8 or later.

[kcclone]

Better against the run.

Better secondary tackling.

I'm glad we still have more CB help on the way.

I think Thornhill will be really good by mid-year.

Our pass rush will be fine.

The Foles TD (where he got hurt) was a really great play by the Jags. Good coverage, can't fault anyone for that.

I suspect we'll see more blitzes as our secondary starts to gel.

[threebag]

C

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

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[Chieftain]

Cornerback position is still crap. Fuller got beat constantly. I would feel a lot better when Claiborne returns from his suspension.
Damien Wilson was a stud out there. Very impressed by his game. Frank Clark was decent. Honey Badger had an average game and so did Thornhill imo.
Our run defense seems definitely more improved and we tackle a whole lot better when compared to last year. The pass rush seems to have regressed a little. Overall I notice a slight improvement. Still too early to tell.

[ThaVirus]

They looked like shit. The pass rush is nonexistent, coverage outside of Fuller was nowhere to be found, and the run defense wasn't even all that great.

Matthieu was legitimately invisible. Didn't hear his name called a once.

My gut tells me it won't get any better, but it's a long season. We'll see.

[Pitt Gorilla]

They got the ball back for the offense when it mattered. Mission accomplished.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

Surprised Honey Badger was invisible.

Honey B is probably the reason there was only one long ass burner TD.

[mnchiefsguy]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

When the game was in the balance, when it was 23-13, they made the plays to bring home the W in conjunction with the offense responding to those stops with scores.

That's the standard I always judged Sutton on.

They keep that up and we'll be a hard team to deal with.

This. I was over reacting in the chat to be sure, but looking back, when Jax was in the game in the 3rd qtr and things could have went to shit, the defense did what we have wanted them to do...they got the one or two stops needed that allowed the offense to score a couple of TD's and put the game away.

I am dissappointed in the two 4th qtr garbage time TD's, but there is hope for this defense. I keep reminding myself it is gonna take a few weeks for this defense to develop its chemistry and gel.

[tmax63]

Got a game's worth of experience and a win. A lot of folks here have been saying they will improve as the season goes on and they work together more. Well, this was a full game of practice and 1 step closer to what they'll look like later on.
+1 on tackling - they looked much improved
+1 on stopping the run. Kept them under 100 yds for the game. Only remember a couple of runs over 5yds, most were 3-4 yds and not big gashes.

[Buckweath]

Not good enough.

Run defense was strong.

Passrush was OK.

Coverage was not a disaster but not good.

Ward was a liability.

I was definitly expecting more of Clark and Mathieu but it is just one game.

If Veach adds a good CB, I trust this D to be competent.

[wazu]

I thought for a new scheme and coordinator it looked pretty damn good. Late in the game, when things were pretty much over, we had allowed 13 points, and only 1 really broken play. Saw us "almost" make a lot of great plays in 1st half, including blowing up screen passes. I have some hope this could work.

[bricks]

Defense not playing all that great could be a road thing?

Last year we saw plenty of that but at home it was a different story.

That pattern may repeat itself?