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Originally Posted by Dirtbag59
I'm actually hesitant to blame the defensive coaches. If anything the Rams did exactly what they needed to do by sticking to quick passes to neutralize the pass rush. Our front 7 is the strength of our defense. The secondary on the other hand is a huge weakness, which we knew going in.
Also people complained about them not playing man coverage but keep in mind when they finally switched to man coverage Bradford beat us deep.
The sad truth is for this defense to work we need to be able to get a pass rush going. This secondary is not good enough to play man to man coverage.
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I think the reason I put some blame on the coaches is because the Rams had inferior talent (or what we thought was inferior talent) at the offensive line and wide receivers. How is it that they were able to keep Brees, the Saints o-line and receivers at bay? Maybe the Saints are that bad. But there were tweets by some insiders about Haslett not being good at making adjustments, and to me that kinda showed during this game.
I am by no means trying to excuse the lack of talent in the secondary. But it was inexcusable to have such a poor showing in the pass rush and letting Bradford look like a hall of famer out there.