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AnonEmouse · 10-22-2012, 10:01 AM

OK, a lot of hot under the collar commenting here, so I will try to be objective.

Last post makes a good point, but look at the factor here - Giants and Steelers have good pass rush (and with Harrison out, look how average the Steelers were). If you give the QB all day to pass, he will find someone open.We've lost 2 good D players early in the season, and even then, we weren't generating terrific pass rush. We have to take away the opposition QB time in the pocket to help the secondary.

As for the secondary, yes they are weak, but we also have a weak LB corps who can't cover underneath in zone. Williams was guilty on that last play. Never mind the 25yd line up, he came up on a pass play instead of keeping his depth, and got caught flat footted. Only direction Cruz was going was downfield, so why step up? But in the first place why was Cruz given a free lane off the line? No bump or chip on him by a CB or pass rushing LB? It wasn't all on the secondary, but they didn't cover themselves in glory.

And no, you can't blame the D for the TO's on O. There were IMHO too many botched handoffs (RGIII covered up one by gaining yardage), but RGIII didn't allow the lineman through to strip sack him and Moss fumbled away a perfectly good catch, so lets not dump it all on RGIII either.

This is a team that's forming an identity. It takes time unless you get supremely lucky with talent. Look at our injury list and tell me we can go toe to toe with the Giants on paper? No, but we played them close and nearly came out with the win. Lets get some perspective here and look at the bright future instead of the dim and gloomy past. We're 3-4, not 0-7, so lets see what we can do with 9 games left. After that we can look at pointing fingers.

10-22-2012, 10:01 AM	#8
AnonEmouse Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Age: 60 Posts: 2,895	Re: Raheem Morris OK, a lot of hot under the collar commenting here, so I will try to be objective. Last post makes a good point, but look at the factor here - Giants and Steelers have good pass rush (and with Harrison out, look how average the Steelers were). If you give the QB all day to pass, he will find someone open.We've lost 2 good D players early in the season, and even then, we weren't generating terrific pass rush. We have to take away the opposition QB time in the pocket to help the secondary. As for the secondary, yes they are weak, but we also have a weak LB corps who can't cover underneath in zone. Williams was guilty on that last play. Never mind the 25yd line up, he came up on a pass play instead of keeping his depth, and got caught flat footted. Only direction Cruz was going was downfield, so why step up? But in the first place why was Cruz given a free lane off the line? No bump or chip on him by a CB or pass rushing LB? It wasn't all on the secondary, but they didn't cover themselves in glory. And no, you can't blame the D for the TO's on O. There were IMHO too many botched handoffs (RGIII covered up one by gaining yardage), but RGIII didn't allow the lineman through to strip sack him and Moss fumbled away a perfectly good catch, so lets not dump it all on RGIII either. This is a team that's forming an identity. It takes time unless you get supremely lucky with talent. Look at our injury list and tell me we can go toe to toe with the Giants on paper? No, but we played them close and nearly came out with the win. Lets get some perspective here and look at the bright future instead of the dim and gloomy past. We're 3-4, not 0-7, so lets see what we can do with 9 games left. After that we can look at pointing fingers.