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Originally Posted by Skins_4_Lyfe
Yeah, we didn't yield many yards in 04' and 05', but I've always second guessed GW's defense. It always seemed to be vulnerable to big plays and never forced many turnovers (going back to his days in Tennessee).
I clearly blame last season on the coaches, they didn't work together. I'm not at all surprised with the defenses drastic regression when you hear stories about the safeties coach not speaking to the corners coach all season. Someone should have put an end to this before it even begun, this is ridiculous and it obviously had an effect on the team.
Sometimes I think GW lets his arrogance get the best of him...imagine playing for someone who said that he purposely put his players in bad positions to bring them down to earth.
You can refer to the 04' and 05' rankings if you want, but I'm not saying this coaching staff isn't capable, I'm saying that they obviously have some internal problems and changes need to be made (Lindsay was not the problem). I'm clearly saying that they didn't work well together last season and the "scheme" isn't "player friendly".
Is GW's 04' and 05' rankings supposed to secure his job for the rest of his career??? In this league its' all about "what have you done for me lately..."
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Did it occur to you that maybe the players that made this a top ten defense got old over the course of three years? It does happen you know. In fact, guys like Salave'a and Philip Daniels were stop-gap measures that should never have been expected to anchor the D-line for years to come. Even Cornelius Griffin was had fizzled in NY before having a rejuventation of sorts when he signed here. He's over 30 now, and injuries are popping up more than they ever have.
Last season's performance was bound to happen for a team that was not committed to rebuilding an aging defense. Success in '04 and '05 only further halted what should have been a plan for an overhaul. In 2006, no amount of coaching genius could have reversed those awful results.
Griffin, Salave'a, Wynn, Daniels, Holdman, and Springs are old. There's just no way around it. To ignore this and blame it all on coaching would be the setup for a collossal disappointment.