Puka made more defensive plays than Myles Garrett…
It is every DCs dream to rush 4 and drop 7. One tiny problem with that. The 4 you are rushing need to control the LOS. Didnt quite happen last night.Getting timing and rhythm takes time.
This was a rust game.
Not worried at all.
Especially with Donald out and Garrett clearly not all there.
The big concern is whether Garrett has a knee issue that will shut him down.
The other big concern is the defensive scheme which is not aggressive at all. You simply can’t rush 4 all day and sit in zone. The QB get his timing down and into a rhythm.
It’s a carry over from last year of a defensive philosophy that needed to be blown up because it’s rotten at the core.
Then there is the special teams. Whittington has no speed why in the hell do we settle for mediocrity.
I hope you're right about that part because it was really bad. The Rams got bitch slapped over and over last night. It was so fucking embarrassing. Now we get the pleasure of their fans gloating like their team is the next great one. The need to return the favor in the rematch. Lastly, stop playing that soft cushion zone bullshit. Thought we got the secondary help to man up a bit more to allow the D line to get home?I still believe we will win it all this year....I truly think this was the travel. It's an easy read because the receivers didn't get separation, Stafford was bad, Garrett invisible, OL allowed pressure to a bad pass rush, we fumbled, had a false start, a roughing the passer.....just uncharacteristic stuff and in totality it actually makes it less concerning because there's no way that's all legit just players falling off.
It was the travel plan and I'll admit, I bought into it. But McVay was wrong on this one
This X100I'd like to also Vent that I hate the Bitch Ass NFL and their overseas corporate money grab bullshit.
Regular season game in Australia is fucking retarded.
I concur it sucks and it's making me actually rethink the Garrett deal because he seems hurt and has not been healthy since they acquired him. I truly hope this does not linger all year. This is the last team any of us wanted to lose to, so we are all pissed.I don't know what to say. Aside from a couple of guys... the whole team sucked. The game plan sucked, and the coaching sucked. But the worst part for me was seeing the fucking whiners dinking and dunking all day against the soft zone defense that McVay seems to prefer. We thought it was Raheem but I'm starting to think it is McVay. If wasn't the whiners paying soft-ass zone last night Why leave the defense out there for long drives and then watch the other team kick a field goal (or worse) after a long drive? Eventually the D gets gassed! I think this is one of the reasons why AD retired... he was tired of fighting O-linemen all day long only to have the QB throw an easy 10 yard pass for a first down.
We have been drooling at the thought of having Mcduffie, Garrett, and finally AD on our super team with the highest-rated offense against an injury-plagued, old, whiner team and they dominated us.
Sorry boys and girls... I am having a hard time getting over this one.
Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?Lake still can't cover anybody albeit the interception. Kick coverage units were fucking horrible, still. Returns provide no spark. Garrett was a no show. Speights looked fucking lost when he was on the field. Watson didn't look any better than the shit we trotted out last year. Byron Young, hay, there was a game last night, where did you go? McVay got outcoached again by Shanny and Shula once again he showed he is an amateur d coordinator. There was a lot of bad shit to decipher from last night. Still, just 1 game, offense looked like shit in last years opener too.
If Garrett ends up being Gurley 2.0, Snead is going to be feeling some serious heat, given what he gave up for him.I concur it sucks and it's making me actually rethink the Garrett deal because he seems hurt and has not been healthy since they acquired him. I truly hope this does not linger all year. This is the last team any of us wanted to lose to, so we are all pissed.