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Something about the D I have noticed

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We seem to give up a lot of yards and points, which can be frustrating to watch sometimes. However when their back is against the wall, they respond much better. As an example, when Sanders missed the XP in San Diego. They were marching up and down the field all day, and at the end with the game on the line, we killed Herbert! Vs the Patriots, game on the line the D made the play to stop the first down on the Gesicki pitch. Finally yesterday, before the blowout commenced, MM went for it on 4th down, running the FB a 2nd time and got stopped in our territory. The D got a huge stop and kept them off of the board.

Don't get me wrong, I am ecstatic to be 3-0 again, but would like to see the D more consistently dominant. We are last in the AFC East for points against. This really isn't a gripe, just an observation....and don't get me wrong, as long as they make the plays they need to win, all is good. I am not sure if it is a mentality thing, or more aggressive calling when our backs are against the wall.
 
67Stang said:
We seem to give up a lot of yards and points, which can be frustrating to watch sometimes. However when their back is against the wall, they respond much better. As an example, when Sanders missed the XP in San Diego. They were marching up and down the field all day, and at the end with the game on the line, we killed Herbert! Vs the Patriots, game on the line the D made the play to stop the first down on the Gesicki pitch. Finally yesterday, before the blowout commenced, MM went for it on 4th down, running the FB a 2nd time and got stopped in our territory. The D got a huge stop and kept them off of the board.

Don't get me wrong, I am ecstatic to be 3-0 again, but would like to see the D more consistently dominant. We are last in the AFC East for points against. This really isn't a gripe, just an observation....and don't get me wrong, as long as they make the plays they need to win, all is good. I am not sure if it is a mentality thing, or more aggressive calling when our backs are against the wall.
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They are still shaping into form in a new system, have seen some encouraging moments for sure. Also, just imagine if Ramsey comes back in and hits the ground running. The way the offense plays, we aren't asking a lot of the D, and that's okay for now. Essentially the gameplan seems to be NO BIG PLAYS, create turnovers (love the way this d is forcing fumbles!), let the clock bleed out...more or less
 
Can you imagine if this year’s team was a morph of the No Name Defense and 86 Marino year?!?! There’s nothing wrong with wanting total domination and of course a SB this year.
 
Brandon Jones coming back will help. I saw he got a few snaps yesterday. The defense will be better when he is healthy enough to return full time.
 
Has a lot to do with zone coverage and playing bend but don't break defense, they are getting better.
They seem to pick when they want to turn it on and off, McDaniel's went for it on 4th down and lost and the defense came in and pushed them back out of field goal range, was impressive. Also think the injury to Jalen Ramsey and it being Vic Fangio 1st year with these guy's there's been a feeling out process.

Shout out to both Andrew Van Ginkel and Justin Bethal who have both gotten noticeable better in this system.
 
Our offense is forcing other teams to play more aggressively with the pass. We will be in some high scoring games such as San Diego. Expect Buffalo and Miami to be a shoot out.
 
DuderinoN703 said:
Miami has scored 36 points more than the Pats/Jets combined. They also have the best point differential in the league.

You’re being too picky.
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I don’t think he is. Fangio was hired to fix the defense and so far the defense has been a huge disappointment. They need to play at a much higher level to compete against Buffalo. Buffalo’s defense is playing at a much higher level than Miami’s. It would be a shame to piss away such a prolific offense by having a defense that can’t even be average.
 
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