Originally posted by NCommand:
Nobody is panicking. But that's FAR below standards esp. given the continuity of the unit, personnel and resources allocated to this side of the ball and familiarity with the opponent and scheme. You didn't think Saleh knew they'd force feed Hopkins and let Murray scramble? Poor plan all around and well below standards. Nobody is panicking (or should) in week 1 but there are some legit patterns of concern here too.
LOL look at this walkback. You just compared last week's mediocre performance to the worst defensive performance we had last year when the defense gave up almost twice (46) the points to the Saints because of yards allowed. Really?
Calm down, dude. We may have serious defensive problems down the road, especially if our secondary continues to be injured, but this game wasn't anywhere near the defensive catastrophe you're describing. In fact, we gave up less points in it than we did in our combined two game average against the same team last year, and that was with a blocked punt practically giving away redzone position for one of the TD scores.
I was wrong though.
That's for sure. Eat that crow...yum....
[ Edited by RasSuar on Sep 17, 2020 at 10:11 AM ]