LRtagger
12-14-2008, 08:16 PM
Anyone have an answer to this question?
At first I thought it was because Champ has been out and we didnt want to leave our corners hanging out to dry by bringing extra defenders on the rush, but all we end up doing is rushing 4 guys who have no idea how to get to the QB and leaving our corners trying to cover guys for 7, 8, 9 seconds.
Its great that we are able to stop the run, but watching our linebackers stand there picking their ass on passing plays while our front four struggle to even get 1 yard upfield towards the QB is nauseating.
Does Slowik realize that you can blitz AND stop the run at the same time? Does he realize that by NOT blitzing, we are putting our corners in an even more difficult situation?
It didnt really hit me until they switched off the Broncos game at the start of the 4th quarter (in North Carolina no less...how embarrasing) to show the Steelers/Ravens game. Watching these two defenses play was refreshing. Both teams brought guys from all angles, dropped DEs into coverage, brought safeties and corners, and really disrupted the opposing offense.
I'm not saying that if we start blitzing that we are going to become the Steelers defense, but if we continue on this pace, we are going to keep making mediocre QBs look like Dan Marino.
Delhomme, Thigpen, Russell, Quinn, Cassell, Garrard, etc etc etc. How many more mediocre QBs can we make into all stars? Next week JP Losman may have the game of his career.
IF YOU CANT GET PRESSURE WITH YOUR FRONT FOUR, BRING MORE GUYS!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad:
At first I thought it was because Champ has been out and we didnt want to leave our corners hanging out to dry by bringing extra defenders on the rush, but all we end up doing is rushing 4 guys who have no idea how to get to the QB and leaving our corners trying to cover guys for 7, 8, 9 seconds.
Its great that we are able to stop the run, but watching our linebackers stand there picking their ass on passing plays while our front four struggle to even get 1 yard upfield towards the QB is nauseating.
Does Slowik realize that you can blitz AND stop the run at the same time? Does he realize that by NOT blitzing, we are putting our corners in an even more difficult situation?
It didnt really hit me until they switched off the Broncos game at the start of the 4th quarter (in North Carolina no less...how embarrasing) to show the Steelers/Ravens game. Watching these two defenses play was refreshing. Both teams brought guys from all angles, dropped DEs into coverage, brought safeties and corners, and really disrupted the opposing offense.
I'm not saying that if we start blitzing that we are going to become the Steelers defense, but if we continue on this pace, we are going to keep making mediocre QBs look like Dan Marino.
Delhomme, Thigpen, Russell, Quinn, Cassell, Garrard, etc etc etc. How many more mediocre QBs can we make into all stars? Next week JP Losman may have the game of his career.
IF YOU CANT GET PRESSURE WITH YOUR FRONT FOUR, BRING MORE GUYS!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad: