hoops
Tua time!
1. inability to stop the run- this ones huge. on first and 2nd down i thought we'd be able to shut down the jets running game but it was anything but. we made thomas jones look like a solid pro running back. 100 plus yards and a td from thomas jones is unacceptable. i can't tell you how many times jones or another rb was in the 2ndary b4 being tackled by yeremiah bell or another 2ndary player. if your 2ndary guys are making a bunch of tackles against the running game your not stopping the run. period. guys showed flashes of shooting the gap and making plays mainly langford but there was too much rbs in the 2nd level of the defense.
2. inability to create consistent pass rush on favre on passing plays- this was my major concern. brett favre didn't quite have tony romo type time against cleveland to see the field but he was for the most part able to look down the field and release the ball. most our pressure came from the inside of the defense and when favre stepped out of the pocket the olbs were no issue. a 3-4 defense cannot survive if the olbs don't create pressure. we don't have a consistent pass rusher on this team i don't care who thinks joey porter is that guy he's not.
3. inability to create separation at wr- darrell revis had ted ginn on lock down. when your best wr is greg camarillo you don't have any wrs. period. 3 catches from the wrs until the middle of the 4th quarter is rediculous. if not for chad penningtons ability to get the ball out and accurate b4 the wrs make their break our wrs wouldn't have caught any balls. completely outclassed by the jets secondary.
4. inability to create running lanes in the running game- the oline was a major dissappointment. none of our olinemen were creating holes. kris jenkins destroyed satele in the center which kills anything pretty much between the tackles.
5. questionable at best offensive play calling- a power running team with wrs that can't get open and we threw the ball all over the lot. 2 goalline plays in a row where the ball is thrown to the corner of the endzone one to bess in the deep corner and the next on a rollout to camarillo on the 2 yard line. run the ball. it seems like dan henning took forever to get the play calls in like he wasn't ready or something. some of the offensive formations had unaccounted for unblocked jets outside the tackles who just blew up penny on pass plays. not a henning fan so far. how about down 13 with 6 minutes in the 4th and still running every pass play off play action like the jets defense were really thinking we may run the ball??? crazy
6. inability to wear out the jets defensive front- this is completely a result of not being able to establish the running game and dictate at the line of scrimmage.
a few trends i think will continue unless something changes:
1. chad pennington while accurate and poised does not have enougn arm to make defenses back off the line of scrimmage. the jets did not respect his ability to beat them over the top one bit. this is gonna severely hamper the running game. however. if not for pennys ability to get the ball out at the right time and with such accuracy i don't think our wrs would catch any balls. they sure don't help him any. it's a bad mix when the qb has no arm and the wrs can't create separation.
having said that b4 we all clamor for chad henne who has the big arm i don't think with this wr core in the regular season he would have much success either. these wrs just don't separate and henne doesn't have pennys anticipation and timeliness on throws yet. key word yet. i could see henne throwing a lot of picks trying to make up for a very poor wr group by throwing into coverage
2. the secondary will be exposed if the olbs don't get more pass rush. qbs will cut us up. period. there's no way i see this one changing this year. our olbs are imo less than average as pass rushers.
3. if matt roth on goalline at olb is the last line of defense keeping the rb from getting to the corner we're gonna have a lot of teams running wide on us. thomas jones is slow relative to other rbs in the league and roth couldn't even turn him inside on the goalline instead he made it look like reggie bush was trying to gain the corner instead of thomas jones. teams will run wide to that side of the field at will on goalline with roth outside.
2. inability to create consistent pass rush on favre on passing plays- this was my major concern. brett favre didn't quite have tony romo type time against cleveland to see the field but he was for the most part able to look down the field and release the ball. most our pressure came from the inside of the defense and when favre stepped out of the pocket the olbs were no issue. a 3-4 defense cannot survive if the olbs don't create pressure. we don't have a consistent pass rusher on this team i don't care who thinks joey porter is that guy he's not.
3. inability to create separation at wr- darrell revis had ted ginn on lock down. when your best wr is greg camarillo you don't have any wrs. period. 3 catches from the wrs until the middle of the 4th quarter is rediculous. if not for chad penningtons ability to get the ball out and accurate b4 the wrs make their break our wrs wouldn't have caught any balls. completely outclassed by the jets secondary.
4. inability to create running lanes in the running game- the oline was a major dissappointment. none of our olinemen were creating holes. kris jenkins destroyed satele in the center which kills anything pretty much between the tackles.
5. questionable at best offensive play calling- a power running team with wrs that can't get open and we threw the ball all over the lot. 2 goalline plays in a row where the ball is thrown to the corner of the endzone one to bess in the deep corner and the next on a rollout to camarillo on the 2 yard line. run the ball. it seems like dan henning took forever to get the play calls in like he wasn't ready or something. some of the offensive formations had unaccounted for unblocked jets outside the tackles who just blew up penny on pass plays. not a henning fan so far. how about down 13 with 6 minutes in the 4th and still running every pass play off play action like the jets defense were really thinking we may run the ball??? crazy
6. inability to wear out the jets defensive front- this is completely a result of not being able to establish the running game and dictate at the line of scrimmage.
a few trends i think will continue unless something changes:
1. chad pennington while accurate and poised does not have enougn arm to make defenses back off the line of scrimmage. the jets did not respect his ability to beat them over the top one bit. this is gonna severely hamper the running game. however. if not for pennys ability to get the ball out at the right time and with such accuracy i don't think our wrs would catch any balls. they sure don't help him any. it's a bad mix when the qb has no arm and the wrs can't create separation.
having said that b4 we all clamor for chad henne who has the big arm i don't think with this wr core in the regular season he would have much success either. these wrs just don't separate and henne doesn't have pennys anticipation and timeliness on throws yet. key word yet. i could see henne throwing a lot of picks trying to make up for a very poor wr group by throwing into coverage
2. the secondary will be exposed if the olbs don't get more pass rush. qbs will cut us up. period. there's no way i see this one changing this year. our olbs are imo less than average as pass rushers.
3. if matt roth on goalline at olb is the last line of defense keeping the rb from getting to the corner we're gonna have a lot of teams running wide on us. thomas jones is slow relative to other rbs in the league and roth couldn't even turn him inside on the goalline instead he made it look like reggie bush was trying to gain the corner instead of thomas jones. teams will run wide to that side of the field at will on goalline with roth outside.
