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This defensive line will be historic

Hstokes1447 said:
Beyond insane, and I honestly think it’s directly tied to the number of guys who are liabilities in coverage being on the field at the same time.

Poyser, JJ, Thornton, Chase, and Toure have all been major liabilities in coverage. Because of injuries, all five of them have had to play on the field at the same time.

You can’t expect the secondary to hold up when injuries force you to put that many coverage liabilities on the field at once. Any competent OC is going to recognize that and exploit it every time.

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Well having 5 kids on the field who can't cover anyone seems less than ideal.
 
ShadowSpring said:
#33 and #88 need to play more. Those 2 and #8 are the best pass rushers on the squad. #31 might be a captain but he can't pass rush.
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If we get DJ Jacobs to pair with Jaiden Bryant... A kid like Scroggins (#31) will have to seek greener pastures. Hes like Malik Bryant to me. Solid but not great at anything. That wont cut it. And I agree..we need to give guys like Pickett and Lafayette some opportunities.

And Mario needs to sit Blount down like Pat Riley did Lebron in the 2nd season of the Big 3 era when he told him if he wants to take that next step and be truly elite..he has to develop a post game. And learn to play a strech 4 position at times...Well..Mario needs to tell Blount in the offseason he needs to move inside. There is no other way around it. Hes not helping himself or the team playing DE. Too late to make the switch now..but when the season is over? That move has to be made.
 
Jassid82 said:
If we get DJ Jacobs to pair with Jaiden Bryant... A kid like Scroggins (#31) will have to seek greener pastures. Hes like Malik Bryant to me. Solid but not great at anything. That wont cut it. And I agree..we need to give guys like Pickett and Lafayette some opportunities.

And Mario needs to sit Blount down like Pat Riley did Lebron in the 2nd season of the Big 3 era when he told him if he wants to take that next step and be truly elite..he has to develop a post game. And learn to play a strech 4 position at times...Well..Mario needs to tell Blount in the offseason he needs to move inside. There is no other way around it. Hes not helping himself or the team playing DE. Too late to make the switch now..but when the season is over? That move has to be made.
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Malik Bryant actually showed something when he was getting snaps tbh
 
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Need to see Moten and Scott play like top 50 picks. They can impact what Carr sees and doesn’t see…have to make him uncomfortable stepping into the pocket or throws. To me, these two are the key to this game. If they are not harassing Carr, he is going to feast on the coverage.
 
Steve44 said:
Need to see Moten and Scott play like top 50 picks. They can impact what Carr sees and doesn’t see…have to make him uncomfortable stepping into the pocket or throws. To me, these two are the key to this game. If they are not harassing Carr, he is going to feast on the coverage.
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I agree. I’ve been okay with what I saw was a team progressing for the first 8 games in a 16 game season. But it’s time for us to begin peaking this weekend. I want to see playoff Moten, Lightfoot, Scott and Blount. And I want to see R1 Wilson.
 
grover said:
I agree. I’ve been okay with what I saw was a team progressing for the first 8 games in a 16 game season. But it’s time for us to begin peaking this weekend. I want to see playoff Moten, Lightfoot, Scott and Blount. And I want to see R1 Wilson.
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I think these guys respond. Even with Bain/Mesi we were ok in regular season, but in high profile games/playoffs they hit another gear. This game has every one’s attention….

Whole lot of NFL and NIL money can be made in this game. Period.
 
Steve44 said:
I think these guys respond. Even with Bain/Mesi we were ok in regular season, but in high profile games/playoffs they hit another gear. This game has every one’s attention….

Whole lot of NFL and NIL money can be made in this game. Period.
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That’s my expectation too. JT and DLew will have them ready. Need to see it in action. Going to be a great game!
 
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