How bad is our secondary?

[The Goat]

Per the thread topic. The secondary is really, really bad when the front seven don't pressure the QB, as we observed yesterday. The secondary is average i.e. just good enough, when the front seven does its job.

We knew what secondary would be be going into the season, and we thought we knew what the front seven was, but yesterday puts that group back in the questionable column. Haslett's gameplan was a bad one no doubt, really quite awful. But had the front seven played like it did in week one Haslett's approach could have passed as "too conservative" instead of "effing retarded."

[calia]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Per the thread topic. The secondary is really, really bad when the front seven don't pressure the QB, as we observed yesterday. The secondary is average i.e. just good enough, when the front seven does its job.

We knew what secondary would be be going into the season, and we thought we knew what the front seven was, but yesterday puts that group back in the questionable column. Haslett's gameplan was a bad one no doubt, really quite awful. But had the front seven played like it did in week one Haslett's approach could have passed as "too conservative" instead of "effing retarded."

To be honest, I think the secondary is just not good period. We pressured Brees last week, and he still threw for 340 (granted, he's one of the very best). But this week Bradford lit us up for 310 yards. That's 325 yards passing per game folks -- we will not win a lot of games with that kind of production by our opponents. And while these were two good QBs, we still have to face Romo (twice), Manning (twice), Vick (twice), Ryan, Roethlisburger, and Newton -- all of whom are guys capable of hanging those kinds of numbers on us. If we cannot cover better (no matter what we do with the pass rush, which I agree has to improve from yesterday), we're in for a lot of 35-27 losses this season.

[44 goes 50 gut]

Originally Posted by calia

To be honest, I think the secondary is just not good period. We pressured Brees last week, and he still threw for 340 (granted, he's one of the very best). But this week Bradford lit us up for 310 yards. That's 325 yards passing per game folks -- we will not win a lot of games with that kind of production by our opponents. And while these were two good QBs, we still have to face Romo (twice), Manning (twice), Vick (twice), Ryan, Roethlisburger, and Newton -- all of whom are guys capable of hanging those kinds of numbers on us. If we cannot cover better (no matter what we do with the pass rush, which I agree has to improve from yesterday), we're in for a lot of 35-27 losses this season.

we're in for a lot of 35-27 losses this season

There's no magic fix to losing your starting CB1 and SS1 in two years, when you're trying to find a franchise QB, build an OL, give RGIII some weapons, and deal with an unexpected Cap penalty.

Fortunately most of us had realistic expectations going into this season amiright?

right? :yeahright