The Defense Only Thread

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

My only thoughts are.....

• We bypassed on Wade Phillips for this bum of a defensive coach Joe Barry?
• Who the fuck thought going into the season with having Golston as your starting NT was a good idea? He's a career backup.
• We currently have a practice squad guy who'll be seeing a lot of time on the DL this season. I question our defensive off-season moves.

I agree with all of this. I never understood the Joe Barry hire, unless nobody else wanted the job.
What frustrates the shit out me so far in 2016 is the lack of doing the basics right. Our zone defense is the perfect example and we suck at it. You play zone up to a certain point in the play,then cover a man. I am seeing receivers get released, left wide open, at the worst time so the defender can cover an empty part of the field. Releasing your zone to cover a receiver right before the qb throws it is basic football. On a pass play the goal is to cover players, not form a pretty pattern of defenders on the field. That is shitty coaching.