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[QUOTE="kingottoiii, post: 372586"]
IMO a lot of that is schematic. There is zero excuse for allowing 3rd and longs. I think we did a great job in stopping the run. And I can understand if we were beat by the pass on 1st and 2nd downs as we were concentrating on the run. But in passing situations having such soft coverage and relying mainly on a zone D with zero pass rush is insane. Sunseri sucks. Put pressure on him and/or make him beat you down the field. Even when we do blitz we play a soft zone in which the QB already knows where he is passing it on the snap, negating the blitz. Can we see some press coverage? Or drop a guy into that passing lane that EVERY team goes to against us. We get beat by the same pass over and over. Sorry but if you blitz with press coverage from Reddish and Lyn we will be a lot more successful than rushing 3 and playing a soft zone. 
 
This D is so frustrating to watch. We allow long drive after long drive, letting the other team dictate what happens on the field. Yet somehow in the end (aided somewhat by the time consuming drives) we don't give up many points (17 last week, 13 this week). It prevents the O from being on the field or getting into a rhythm. Plus we rarely get good field position on O as a result. All that really matters is that we score more than our opponents. If we keep winning this way I will certainly take it. However I think being more agressive on D will make the team better and help the O as well. It will give us our best chance at winning.
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